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Home values, rents and more in South Amboy, NJ

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$522,000
Metro: $731,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.9%
Metro: +4.9% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,500/mo
Metro: $3,546 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+3.8%
Metro: +4.3% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
9,989
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$91,997
Metro: $99,155 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around South Amboy, NJ, shaded by typical home valueSouth Amboy08879
  • Under $520k
  • $520k–$530k
  • $530k–$600k
  • $600k+
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ZIP codes around South Amboy, NJ, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. South Amboy is outlined.

How South Amboy compares

The typical home in South Amboy, NJ is worth about $522,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in South Amboy are 29% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 43% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in South Amboy rose 2.9%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,500 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 29% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 29% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.8% over the past year.

The median household income is $91,997, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 9,989 people live in South Amboy (American Community Survey 2020–24).

South Amboy has the 65th-lowest typical home value of the 558 cities in the New York metro area and the 190th-lowest of 473 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.

Part of: Middlesex 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.

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