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The median home value in Atlantic County, NJ is $387,254 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.68% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$387,254
Year-over-Year
+3.68%
National Rank
#499 of 3071
Atlantic County ranks 18th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +65.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $591,891, making Atlantic County -34.6% below the NJ state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,050 a year against a typical home value of $387,254 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 83% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Atlantic County recorded a violent crime rate of 207 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,419 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 78,881 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Atlantic County is $387,254. That's up 3.68% from a year earlier. That is about 65.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Atlantic County the 18th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $78,050, so a typical home costs about 5.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Atlantic County recorded 207 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 78,881 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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