New Jersey · Census place 22440
Fair Haven borough, NJ
Quick answer
Fair Haven borough has 6,182 residents, ranking #253 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $237,132, the median home is worth $943,300 and median gross rent runs $3,500 a month.
- Population
- 6,182Fair Haven borough residents
- Median household income
- $237,132Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $943,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,500Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fair Haven borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fair Haven borough median would spend about 17.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.2% of residents and 92.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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