The median owner-occupied home in Middlesex County had a real-estate tax bill of $9,684 (± $74) a year, compared with $9,541 in New Jersey and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $439,300 (± $3,579), compared with $427,600 in New Jersey and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Middlesex County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 861,535 | 9,267,014 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $9,684 ± $74 | $9,541 ± $25 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $439,300 ± $3,579 | $427,600 ± $1,335 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $109,028 ± $1,808 | $101,050 ± $527 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 2.20% ± 0.02 points | 2.23% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 63.5% ± 0.8 points | 63.7% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 30.8% ± 0.6 points | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 28.7% ± 1.0 points | 28.7% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Middlesex County (15)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Carteret
- Dunellen
- Helmetta
- Highland Park
- Jamesburg
- Metuchen
- Middlesex
- Milltown
- New Brunswick
- Perth Amboy
- Sayreville
- South Amboy
- South Plainfield
- South River
- Spotswood
Census-designated places in Middlesex County (34)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Avenel
- Brownville
- Clearbrook
- Colonia
- Concordia
- Cranbury
- Dayton
- Deans
- Encore at Monroe
- Fords
- Forsgate
- Heathcote
- Hopelawn
- Iselin
- Keasbey
- Kendall Park
- Kingston (partly in this county)
- Laurence Harbor
- Madison Park
- Menlo Park Terrace
- Monmouth Junction
- Monroe Manor
- Old Bridge
- Plainsboro Center
- Port Reading
- Princeton Meadows
- Regency at Monroe
- Renaissance at Monroe
- Rossmoor
- Sewaren
- Stonebridge
- The Ponds
- Whittingham
- Woodbridge
Towns and townships in Middlesex County (25)
- Carteret borough
- Cranbury
- Dunellen borough
- East Brunswick
- Edison
- Helmetta borough
- Highland Park borough
- Jamesburg borough
- Metuchen borough
- Middlesex borough
- Milltown borough
- Monroe
- New Brunswick city
- North Brunswick
- Old Bridge
- Perth Amboy city
- Piscataway
- Plainsboro
- Sayreville borough
- South Amboy city
- South Brunswick
- South Plainfield borough
- South River borough
- Spotswood borough
- Woodbridge
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (3)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Middlesex County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Monroe township
- Rutgers University-Busch Campus CDP
- Rutgers University-Livingston Campus CDP
Other named communities in Middlesex County (122)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Adams
- Applegarth
- Avon Park
- Barber
- Berdines Corners
- Black Horse
- Bonhamtown
- Boynton Beach
- Brookview
- Browntown
- Brunswick Gardens
- Cheesequake
- Chrome
- Clara Barton
- Clarks Mills
- Clearbrook Park
- Cottageville
- Cottrell Corners
- Cranbury Station
- Crossmans
- Dunhams Corners
- East Spotswood
- Edgar
- Edgebrook
- Ernston
- Fairview Knolls
- Farrington Lake Heights
- Feaster Park
- Fieldville
- Franklin Park
- Fresh Ponds
- Gillespie
- Gillilandtown
- Gravel Hill
- Greensand
- Half Acre
- Harbor Terrace
- Haven Homes
- Hazelton
- Herberts
- Hoffman
- Jamesburg Gardens
- Jamesburg Park
- Jefferson Park
- John J Delaney Homes
- Lahiere
- Laurel Park
- Lawrence Brook Manor
- Lincoln Park
- Lindenau
- Little Rocky Hill
- Lynn Woodoaks
- MacArthur Manor
- Maple Meade
- Martins Landing
- Matchaponix
- Maurer
- Mechanicsville
- Melrose
- Menlo Park
- Middlesex Downs
- Moerls Corner
- Morgan
- Morgan Heights
- Morristown
- Mounts Mills
- New Dover
- New Durham
- New Market
- Newton Heights
- Newtown
- Nixon
- North Edison
- North Stelton
- Oak Tree
- Orchard Heights
- Outcalt
- Parlin
- Patricks Corners
- Paulas Corners
- Phoenix
- Possumtown
- Potters
- Prospect Plains
- Pumptown
- Randolphville
- Raritan Gardens
- Raritan Manor
- Red Lion
- Redshaw Corner
- Riverview Manor
- Robinvale
- Rockingham
- Runyon
- Rutgers
- Samptown
- Sand Hills
- Sayerwood South
- Sayre Woods
- Sayreville Junction
- Sayreville Station
- Schalks
- Shore Road Estates
- Shore View
- Society Hill
- South Brunswick Terrace
- South Old Bridge
- Spotswood Manor
- Stelton
- Tanners Corners
- Texas
- Thomas J Dohany Homes
- Tracy
- Union Valley
- Valentine
- Washington Heights
- Washington Park
- West Carteret
- Westons Mills
- William Dunlap Homes
- Woodbridge Oaks
- Wyckoffs Mills