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The median home value in Sussex County, NJ is $449,637 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.91% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$449,637
Year-over-Year
+2.91%
National Rank
#294 of 3071
Sussex County ranks 13th out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +91.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $588,036, making Sussex County -23.5% below the NJ state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.8%, from $446,143 in May 2026 to $449,637 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 | $446,143 | +3.1% |
| Jun 2026 | $451,872 | +3.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $451,801 | +3.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $449,637 | +2.9% |
Households here earn a median of $116,186 a year against a typical home value of $449,637 — 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 83 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 368 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 37,230 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sussex County is $449,637. That's up 2.91% from a year earlier. That is about 91.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, 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 83 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 37,230 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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