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Median Home Price in New Brunswick, NJ

The median home value in New Brunswick, NJ is $449,176 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.59% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$449,176

Year-over-Year

+0.59%

Population

57,259

New Brunswick ranks #150 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 27.4% below the state's city median of $618,410. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $591,891.

Housing affordability in New Brunswick

Median household income in New Brunswick is $65,810, so the typical home value is about 6.8× 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 New Brunswick

New Brunswick police recorded a violent crime rate of 699 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,627 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 New Brunswick

What is the average home price in New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick, that value is $449,176. That's up 0.59% from a year earlier. It is about 27.4% below the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is New Brunswick expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in New Brunswick are cheaper than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $591,891 — a difference of about 24.1%.

Is New Brunswick affordable?

Median household income here is $65,810, so the typical home value is about 6.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is New Brunswick a safe place to live?

New Brunswick police reported 699 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 57,259. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.