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The median home value in Middlesex County, NJ is $591,891 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.8% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$591,891
Year-over-Year
+2.8%
National Rank
#119 of 3071
Middlesex County ranks 11th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +152.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $591,891, making Middlesex County in line with the NJ state median.
Households here earn a median of $111,549 a year against a typical home value of $591,891 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.3×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 88% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Middlesex County recorded a violent crime rate of 289 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,391 per 100,000.
Based on 16 reporting cities covering 282,450 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Middlesex County is $591,891. That's up 2.8% from a year earlier. That is about 152.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Middlesex County the 11th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $111,549, so a typical home costs about 5.3× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Middlesex County recorded 289 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 282,450 residents across 16 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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