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The median home value in Mercer County, NJ is $445,078 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.23% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$445,078
Year-over-Year
+0.23%
National Rank
#309 of 3071
Mercer County ranks 14th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +89.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $588,036, making Mercer County -24.3% below the NJ state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.3%, from $446,376 in May 2026 to $445,078 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $446,376 | -0.1% |
| Jun 2026 | $453,317 | -0.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $450,985 | +0.1% |
| Aug 2026 | $445,078 | +0.2% |
Households here earn a median of $100,645 a year against a typical home value of $445,078 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 74% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mercer County recorded a violent crime rate of 732 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,804 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 130,961 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mercer County is $445,078. That's up 0.23% from a year earlier. That is about 89.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Mercer County the 14th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $100,645, so a typical home costs about 4.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mercer County recorded 732 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 130,961 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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