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The median home value in Hunterdon County, NJ is $645,030 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.07% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$645,030
Year-over-Year
+3.07%
National Rank
#94 of 3071
Hunterdon County ranks 8th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +175.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $591,891, making Hunterdon County +9.0% above the NJ state median.
Households here earn a median of $141,715 a year against a typical home value of $645,030 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 77% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hunterdon County recorded a violent crime rate of 41 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 795 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 36,229 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hunterdon County is $645,030. That's up 3.07% from a year earlier. That is about 175.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hunterdon County the 8th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $141,715, so a typical home costs about 4.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hunterdon County recorded 41 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 36,229 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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