New Jersey · Census place 63360
River Edge borough, NJ
Quick answer
River Edge borough has 12,024 residents, ranking #115 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $155,827, the median home is worth $637,500 and median gross rent runs $1,811 a month.
- Population
- 12,024River Edge borough residents
- Median household income
- $155,827Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $637,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,811Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in River Edge borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the River Edge borough median would spend about 13.9% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 75.9% 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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