New Jersey · Census place 31500
Highlands borough, NJ
Quick answer
Highlands borough has 4,575 residents, ranking #314 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $90,082, the median home is worth $394,800 and median gross rent runs $1,848 a month.
- Population
- 4,575Highlands borough residents
- Median household income
- $90,082Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $394,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,848Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Highlands borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highlands borough median would spend about 24.6% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 64% 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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