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The median home value in Sussex County, NJ is $451,801 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.97% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$451,801
Year-over-Year
+2.97%
National Rank
#300 of 3071
Sussex County ranks 13th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +92.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $591,891, making Sussex County -23.7% below the NJ state median.
Households here earn a median of $116,186 a year against a typical home value of $451,801 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 59% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Sussex County recorded a violent crime rate of 77 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 346 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 42,754 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sussex County is $451,801. That's up 2.97% from a year earlier. That is about 92.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Sussex County the 13th most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $116,186, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Sussex County recorded 77 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 42,754 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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