Home values, rents and more in Union County, NJ
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Union County, NJ compares
The typical home in Union County, NJ is worth about $628,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Union County, NJ are 14% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 1.7 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Union County, NJ rose 2.3%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,529 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 29% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 31% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $103,202, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 601,863 people live in Union County, NJ (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Union County, NJ has the 8th-lowest typical home value of the 22 counties in the New York metro area and the 8th-highest of 21 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.
Part of: New York metro area · New Jersey
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Cities in Union County, NJ
- Elizabeth, NJ $552,000
- Plainfield, NJ $517,000
- Linden, NJ $548,000
- Westfield, NJ $1,305,000
- Rahway, NJ $538,000
- Scotch Plains, NJ $834,000
- Summit, NJ $1,411,000
- Roselle, NJ $516,000
- Hillside, NJ $519,000
- Clark, NJ $718,000
- Roselle Park, NJ $542,000
- New Providence, NJ $1,004,000
- Berkeley Heights, NJ $961,000
- Kenilworth, NJ $625,000
- Fanwood, NJ $803,000
- Mountainside, NJ $1,050,000
- Garwood, NJ $679,000
- Union, NJ $573,000
- Cranford, NJ $774,000
- Springfield, NJ $702,000
ZIP codes in Union County, NJ
- 07016 · Cranford $773,000
- 07023 · Fanwood $802,000
- 07027 · Garwood $678,000
- 07033 · Kenilworth $625,000
- 07036 · Linden $538,000
- 07060 · Plainfield $527,000
- 07062 · Plainfield $497,000
- 07063 · Plainfield $490,000
- 07065 · Rahway $538,000
- 07066 · Clark $718,000
- 07076 · Scotch Plains $837,000
- 07081 · Springfield $700,000
- 07083 · Union $577,000
- 07088 · Union $465,000
- 07090 · Westfield $1,306,000
- 07092 · Mountainside $1,048,000
- 07201 · Elizabeth $510,000
- 07202 · Elizabeth $519,000
- 07203 · Roselle $516,000
- 07204 · Roselle Park $542,000
- 07205 · Hillside $518,000
- 07206 · Elizabeth $513,000
- 07208 · Elizabeth $593,000
- 07901 · Summit $1,401,000
- 07922 · Berkeley Heights $938,000
- 07974 · New Providence $1,005,000
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.