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Median Home Price in Hackettstown, NJ

The median home value in Hackettstown, NJ is $503,246 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.94% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$503,246

Year-over-Year

+2.94%

Population

10,090

Hackettstown ranks #135 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.6% below the state's city median of $618,410. It sits in Warren County, where the county-wide median is $429,193.

Housing affordability in Hackettstown

Median household income in Hackettstown is $93,083, so the typical home value is about 5.4× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Hackettstown

Hackettstown police recorded a violent crime rate of 10 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 515 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Hackettstown

What is the average home price in Hackettstown, NJ?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Hackettstown, that value is $503,246. That's up 2.94% from a year earlier. It is about 18.6% below the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is Hackettstown expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hackettstown are more expensive than Warren County as a whole, where the median is $429,193 — a difference of about 17.3%.

Is Hackettstown affordable?

Median household income here is $93,083, so the typical home value is about 5.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hackettstown a safe place to live?

Hackettstown police reported 10 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 10,090. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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