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Median Home Price in Hawthorne, NJ

The median home value in Hawthorne, NJ is $652,494 as of 2026-06-30, up 5.94% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$652,494

Year-over-Year

+5.94%

Population

19,899

Hawthorne ranks #81 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 6.2% above the state's city median of $614,590. It sits in Passaic County, where the county-wide median is $604,083.

Crime in Hawthorne

Hawthorne police recorded a violent crime rate of 25 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 869 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 Hawthorne

How much does a house cost in Hawthorne, NJ?

The median home value in Hawthorne is $652,494. That's up 5.94% from a year earlier. That is about 6.2% above the typical county in New Jersey.

Is Hawthorne expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hawthorne are more expensive than Passaic County as a whole, where the median is $604,083 — a difference of about 8.0%.

Is Hawthorne a safe place to live?

Hawthorne police reported 25 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 19,899. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.