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The median home value in Passaic County, NJ is $599,502 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.65% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$599,502
Year-over-Year
+4.65%
National Rank
#114 of 3071
Passaic County ranks 10th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +155.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $588,036, making Passaic County +1.9% above the NJ state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.1%, from $598,901 in May 2026 to $599,502 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 | $598,901 | +4.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $604,083 | +4.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $605,390 | +4.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $599,502 | +4.7% |
Households here earn a median of $87,522 a year against a typical home value of $599,502 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 96% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Passaic County recorded a violent crime rate of 555 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,897 per 100,000.
Based on 11 reporting cities covering 408,471 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Passaic County is $599,502. That's up 4.65% from a year earlier. That is about 155.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Passaic County the 10th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $87,522, so a typical home costs about 6.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Passaic County recorded 555 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 408,471 residents across 11 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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