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The median home value in Salem County, NJ is $301,043 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$301,043
Year-over-Year
+2.18%
National Rank
#941 of 3071
Salem County ranks 20th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +28.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $591,891, making Salem County -49.1% below the NJ state median.
Households here earn a median of $79,960 a year against a typical home value of $301,043 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 55% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Salem County recorded a violent crime rate of 159 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,505 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 31,426 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Salem County is $301,043. That's up 2.18% from a year earlier. That is about 28.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Salem County the 20th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $79,960, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Salem County recorded 159 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 31,426 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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