Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 08854 (Piscataway, NJ)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 08854 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 08854 (Piscataway, NJ) is worth about $596,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 08854 are 19% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 1.6 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 08854 rose 2.6%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,643 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 25% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 37% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 0.5% over the past year.
The median household income is $127,806, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 61,088 people live in 08854 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
08854 has the 204th-lowest typical home value of the 815 ZIP codes in the New York metro area and the 254th-highest of 546 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.
Part of: Piscataway, NJ · 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.