New Jersey · Census place 31620
Hightstown borough, NJ
Quick answer
Hightstown borough has 5,869 residents, ranking #266 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $107,431, the median home is worth $333,200 and median gross rent runs $1,638 a month.
- Population
- 5,869Hightstown borough residents
- Median household income
- $107,431Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $333,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,638Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hightstown borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hightstown borough median would spend about 18.3% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.5% of residents and 70.8% 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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