Home values, rents and more in Linden, NJ
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Linden compares
The typical home in Linden, NJ is worth about $548,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Linden are 25% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 50% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Linden rose 2.0%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,468 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 30% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 28% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $92,915, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 44,192 people live in Linden (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Linden has the 86th-lowest typical home value of the 558 cities in the New York metro area and the 212th-lowest of 473 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.
Part of: Union County, NJ · New York metro area · New Jersey
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.