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Typical Cost of a House in Salem County, New Jersey

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The median home value in Salem County is $239,500, measured over 2020–2024. That is 47.3% below the New Jersey median of $454,400. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$239,500

2020–2024, give or take $7,170

Against New Jersey

−47.3%

BelowNew Jersey $454,400

Against the U.S.

−28.0%

BelowU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Salem County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with New Jersey as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$2,074a month

−26.7%New Jersey $2,829

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$1,253a month

−27.2%New Jersey $1,720

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Salem County sits among New Jersey's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Salem County is the 20th highest of 21.

Across 21 counties in New Jersey the median home value ranged from $221,400 to $623,000. The typical band runs from $346,500 to $529,200, with a median of $434,600. Salem County is at $239,500.

What this figure is

It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Salem County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.

The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $7,170 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Salem County, New Jersey?

The median home value in Salem County, New Jersey is $239,500, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.

What is the average home price in Salem County, New Jersey?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $239,500 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Salem County, New Jersey?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Salem County, New Jersey pay a median of $2,074 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Salem County, New Jersey?

Median gross rent in Salem County, New Jersey is $1,253 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Salem County, New Jersey expensive compared with other places?

Salem County has the 20th highest median home value of the 21 counties in New Jersey with a published figure, 47.3% below the New Jersey median of $454,400.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

About the American Community Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in New Jersey

The percentage compares each county with the New Jersey median.