housing costs · New Jersey
Housing costs in Union County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,730 | ± $23 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,664 | ± $21 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,570 | ± $22 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,407 | ± $16 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $529,200 | ± $8,258 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $488,800 | ± $4,723 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $458,000 | ± $4,355 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $393,900 | ± $3,469 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 30.8 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 30.4 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 30.8 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.4 % | ± 1.0 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Union County is $1,730, above the New Jersey median of $1,623 across 21 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.