Middlesex County, NJ real estate
Every Middlesex County town side by side: values, taxes, commute and rent from official public data. Click any town for its full guide.
Sources: NJ Division of Taxation 2025 & 2026 Average Residential Statistics (county totals) and 2025 General Tax Rates; Zillow ZHVI Sept. 2026; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024.
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| Town | Typical value | Avg sale 2026 | Eff. tax rate | Avg tax bill | Commute | Transit | Median rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret | $560K | $551K | 1.76% | $8,196 | 31.4 min | 6.9% | $2,032 | $97K |
| Cranbury | $971K | $1.04M | 1.454% | $11,281 | 32.9 min | 3.9% | $1,603 | $217K |
| Dunellen | $535K | $544K | 2.399% | $11,300 | 31.7 min | 4.5% | $1,835 | $87K |
| East Brunswick | $626K | $662K | 2.287% | $11,653 | 36.5 min | 7.1% | $2,045 | $143K |
| Edison | $636K | $640K | 2.005% | $10,585 | 33.9 min | 8.3% | $1,974 | $125K |
| Helmetta | $428K | $394K | 2.054% | $7,441 | 32.4 min | 0.3% | $2,144 | $99K |
| Highland Park | $591K | $622K | 2.802% | $13,112 | 27.1 min | 7.8% | $1,873 | $105K |
| Jamesburg | $456K | $475K | 2.631% | $8,744 | 22.4 min | 1.6% | $1,957 | $111K |
| Metuchen | $688K | $755K | 2.374% | $13,819 | 38.3 min | 15.7% | $2,078 | $158K |
| Middlesex | $542K | $541K | 2.164% | $10,241 | 26.1 min | 1.8% | $1,416 | $105K |
| Milltown | $610K | $535K | 2.5% | $11,424 | 28.7 min | 3.4% | $1,204 | $141K |
| Monroe | $626K | $601K | 1.557% | $9,229 | 40.3 min | 5.4% | $2,031 | $108K |
| New Brunswick | $439K | $528K | 2.092% | $7,101 | 23.3 min | 4.6% | $1,814 | $66K |
| North Brunswick | $544K | $541K | 2.352% | $10,588 | 29.2 min | 5.5% | $2,117 | $121K |
| Old Bridge | — | $585K | 1.836% | $9,590 | 36.1 min | 7.5% | $1,538 | $105K |
| Perth Amboy | $493K | $470K | 2.296% | $7,936 | 23.5 min | 2.8% | $1,688 | $62K |
| Piscataway | $597K | $550K | 1.708% | $9,105 | 26.1 min | 2.1% | $2,024 | $128K |
| Plainsboro | — | $740K | 2.294% | $12,635 | 32.5 min | 5.1% | $2,037 | $132K |
| Sayreville | $526K | $532K | 2.098% | $9,156 | 30.8 min | 5.2% | $1,711 | $100K |
| South Amboy | $522K | $560K | 2.056% | $8,859 | 30.5 min | 10.7% | $1,707 | $92K |
| South Brunswick | — | $688K | 1.938% | $10,951 | 34.4 min | 4.9% | $1,935 | $151K |
| South Plainfield | $581K | $566K | 2.023% | $9,155 | 29.7 min | 2.1% | $2,107 | $130K |
| South River | $532K | $540K | 1.797% | $7,824 | 32.2 min | 3% | $1,675 | $96K |
| Spotswood | $563K | $504K | 2.276% | $9,828 | 32.3 min | 2.3% | $1,079 | $105K |
| Woodbridge | $478K | $519K | 2.234% | $9,597 | 32.5 min | 7.7% | $1,959 | $109K |
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Questions, answered
What is the average property tax bill in Middlesex County?
$9,959 in 2025, across 218,563 residential properties (NJ Division of Taxation, 2025 Average Residential Statistics, county total).
Which Middlesex County town has the lowest effective tax rate?
Cranbury, at 1.454% in 2025 (NJ Division of Taxation).
What is the average home sale price in Middlesex County?
The NJ Division of Taxation’s 2026 Average Residential Statistics report an average residential sale price of $594,561 across 4,655 sales, county-wide.
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