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Median Home Price in Highland Park, NJ

The median home value in Highland Park, NJ is $601,903 as of 2026-06-30, up 3.17% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$601,903

Year-over-Year

+3.17%

Population

15,260

Highland Park ranks #95 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 2.1% below the state's city median of $614,590. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $592,229.

Crime in Highland Park

Highland Park police recorded a violent crime rate of 151 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,219 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 Highland Park

How much does a house cost in Highland Park, NJ?

The median home value in Highland Park is $601,903. That's up 3.17% from a year earlier. That is about 2.1% below the typical county in New Jersey.

Is Highland Park expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Highland Park are more expensive than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $592,229 — a difference of about 1.6%.

Is Highland Park a safe place to live?

Highland Park police reported 151 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 15,260. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.