Somerset County · New Jersey · Northeast · 23k residents
Hillsborough, NJ: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Hillsborough: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the New Jersey median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Hillsborough is $435,700, 7% below the New Jersey median. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,228/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 121 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $144,112 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Hillsborough is $435,700, 7.5% below the median for ACS-covered places in New Jersey.
- Household income: Median household income is $144,112, 47.5% above the median for ACS-covered places in New Jersey.
- Adult education: 60.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 58.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in New Jersey.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.0 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Hillsborough about 34 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 205 sunny days and 24 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 32 minutes.
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Compare Hillsborough side by side
Cost of living index
121
ACS median home value
$435,700
2-bedroom rent
$2,228/mo
Median household income
$144,112
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Hillsborough's housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Hillsborough's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $435,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $300 |
| Property tax rate | 2.2% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,758/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,228/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.26% |
| Sales tax | 6.6% |
| Cost of living index | 121 |
| Groceries index | 106 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $100/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 103 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $144,112 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% |
| Population | 23k |
| Crime index | 25/100 |
| School rating | 8.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 91/100 |
| Avg. commute | 32 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 22°F |
| Annual snowfall | 24 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | 34 mi |
| Big lake | 94 mi |
| Mountains | 55 mi |
| Major airport | 28 mi |
| Ski resort | 55 mi |
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Real listings in Hillsborough
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- What is the cost of living in Hillsborough, NJ?
- Hillsborough indexes at 121 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,228/mo and a acs median home value of $435,700.
- How much does a house cost in Hillsborough?
- The acs median home value in Hillsborough is $435,700, 7% below the New Jersey median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Hillsborough?
- A two-bedroom in Hillsborough rents for about $2,228/mo.