New Jersey · Census place 65130
Rumson borough, NJ
Quick answer
Rumson borough has 7,265 residents, ranking #222 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $250,001, the median home is worth $1,609,400 and median gross rent runs $2,351 a month.
- Population
- 7,265Rumson borough residents
- Median household income
- $250,001Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,609,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,351Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rumson borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rumson borough median would spend about 11.3% 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 6.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 93.2% 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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