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Median Home Price in Phillipsburg, NJ

The median home value in Phillipsburg, NJ is $346,057 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.02% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$346,057

Year-over-Year

+2.02%

Population

15,363

Phillipsburg ranks #169 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 44.0% 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 Phillipsburg

Median household income in Phillipsburg is $68,324, so the typical home value is about 5.1× 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 Phillipsburg

Phillipsburg police recorded a violent crime rate of 156 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,777 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 Phillipsburg

What is the average home price in Phillipsburg, 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 Phillipsburg, that value is $346,057. That's up 2.02% from a year earlier. It is about 44.0% below the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is Phillipsburg expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Phillipsburg are cheaper than Warren County as a whole, where the median is $429,193 — a difference of about 19.4%.

Is Phillipsburg affordable?

Median household income here is $68,324, so the typical home value is about 5.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Phillipsburg a safe place to live?

Phillipsburg police reported 156 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 15,363. 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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