Home values, rents and more in Somerset County, NJ
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Somerset County, NJ compares
The typical home in Somerset County, NJ is worth about $656,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Somerset County, NJ are 10% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 1.8 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Somerset County, NJ rose 2.7%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,618 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 26% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 36% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $140,374, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 356,486 people live in Somerset County, NJ (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Somerset County, NJ has the 10th-lowest typical home value of the 22 counties in the New York metro area and the 6th-highest of 21 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.
Part of: New York metro area · New Jersey
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Cities in Somerset County, NJ
- Bridgewater Township, NJ $736,000
- Hillsborough Township, NJ $669,000
- North Plainfield, NJ $494,000
- Somerset, NJ $571,000
- Warren Township, NJ $1,135,000
- Branchburg Township, NJ $723,000
- Somerville, NJ $543,000
- Franklin Park, NJ $414,000
- Bound Brook, NJ $509,000
- Manville, NJ $476,000
- Raritan, NJ $542,000
- Basking Ridge, NJ $941,000
- Bernardsville, NJ $1,032,000
- Green Brook Township, NJ $696,000
- Watchung, NJ $1,069,000
- South Bound Brook, NJ $451,000
- Bedminster, NJ
- Far Hills, NJ $1,424,000
- Rocky Hill, NJ $729,000
- Skillman, NJ $1,040,000
ZIP codes in Somerset County, NJ
- 07059 · Warren Township $1,135,000
- 07069 · Watchung $1,080,000
- 07920 · Basking Ridge $928,000
- 07921 · Bedminster $517,000
- 07924 · Bernardsville $1,022,000
- 07931 · Far Hills $1,436,000
- 07934 · Far Hills $1,026,000
- 08502 · Belle Mead $1,006,000
- 08553 · Rocky Hill $727,000
- 08558 · Skillman $1,041,000
- 08805 · Bound Brook $532,000
- 08807 · Bridgewater Township $722,000
- 08812 · Dunellen $584,000
- 08823 · Franklin Park $418,000
- 08835 · Manville $476,000
- 08836 · Bridgewater Township $876,000
- 08844 · Hillsborough Township $672,000
- 08853 · Branchburg Township $867,000
- 08869 · Raritan $540,000
- 08873 · Somerset $570,000
- 08876 · Somerville $599,000
- 08880 · South Bound Brook $451,000
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.