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40.76° N · 75.03° W · GEOID 3407360

Brass Castle

Warren County, New Jersey · part of the Allentown, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Brass Castle is home to 1,936 people. Median household income is $152,256 a year and median rent is $2,461 a month, 19.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $410,800, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,461
80% above the median place
Median household income
$152,256
90% above the median place
Median home value
$410,800
29% above the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
4% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Brass Castle

  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 6.6% a year while rent rose -1.9%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $124 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 96% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,461 a month, higher than in 93% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $124,200 a year left, more than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Brass Castle

Warren County gains about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,525
Moved out5,115
Net+410

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Warren County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Warren County report $72,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,600.
Income you would need
$98,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,461 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,337 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $410,800.
Getting to work
44 minutes each way on average; 12.5% work from home; 1.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Mitchellville, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBrass CastleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$72,5313% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,6120% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Brass Castle19.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$98,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.4%
5% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$123,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Brass Castle, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Tappan, NY15.8% vs 19.4%$15,300Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.4%
164% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBrass CastleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,46180% above
Rent to income119.4%5% below
Property tax rate12.4%164% above
Home price to income12.7x29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.01% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,02125% above
HUD area median income4County figure$127,90019% above
Property tax paid (median)1$9,875203% above
Median home value1$410,80029% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.8%113% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure68.3%33% above
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.6%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,33725% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119661% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 44 min, 78% above the median place.

Mean commute1
44 min
78% above the median place
Median household income1
$152,256
90% above the median place
Income per person1
$64,975
62% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBrass CastleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$152,25690% above
Income per person1$64,97562% above
Unemployment1County figure5.1%4% above
Average annual pay6County figure$65,6620% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.4%62% below
Jobs6County figure33,91577% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.3%23% below
Mean commute144 min78% above
Works from home1County figure12.5%0% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.8%112% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.8%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
54.3%
69% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBrass CastleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,9366646th largest
Median age143.812% above
Bachelor's or higher154.3%69% above
High school or higher197.8%6% above
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad1County figure10.6%20% above
No health insurance1County figure4.8%25% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Brass Castle

44 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k10.3 +10%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.6 −6%
Shops29.6 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.4 −14%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
10.6
31% below the median place
Public schools11
41
356% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
3.2
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBrass CastleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure41356% above
Public school students11County figure15,462216% above
Students per teacher11County figure10.631% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.66% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.62% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.414% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k910.310% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure44238% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 23.4, 62% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Brass Castle. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
23.4
62% below the median place
Median air quality index14
37
14% below the median place
Tornado risk13
49.7
39% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBrass CastleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure19°F26% below
Average temperature12County figure50°F8% below
Annual precipitation12County figure48.8 in11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure80.813% below
Hurricane risk13County figure79.913% above
Tornado risk13County figure49.739% below
Wildfire risk13County figure23.462% below
Heat wave risk13County figure72.220% below
Median air quality index14County figure3714% below
Good air days14County figure77.5%13% above
08

Brass Castle in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,461/mo (2021)$3,360/mo$2,640 to $4,290/mo+3.5%
Median household income$152,256 (2024)$200,500$169,500 to $237,000+4.7%
Median home value$410,800 (2024)$594,000$431,000 to $819,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Brass Castle

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Mitchellville, MD$2,453$149,347Compare
Bowie, MD$2,330$141,995Compare
Frankfort, IL$2,442$154,375Compare
Helotes, TX$2,500$132,675Compare
Helotes, TXFrankfort, ILBowie, MDMitchellville, MDBrass Castle, NJBrass CastleMitchellvilleBowieFrankfortHelotesBrass CastleMitchellvilleBowieFrankfortHelotes

Common questions

Is Brass Castle a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places. Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, household income rose 6.6% a year while rent rose -1.9%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brass Castle expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $410,800.

What salary do you need to live in Brass Castle?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $98,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Brass Castle?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mitchellville, MD, Bowie, MD, Frankfort, IL and Helotes, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Brass Castle with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Brass Castle itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/brass-castle-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Brass Castle, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/brass-castle-new-jersey/

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