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40.26° N · 74.47° W · GEOID 3447380

Monroe Manor

Middlesex County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Monroe Manor is home to 2,286 people. Median household income is $176,600 a year and median rent is $1,882 a month, 12.8% 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 $656,800, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,882
38% above the median place
Median household income
$176,600
120% above the median place
Median home value
$656,800
106% above the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
37% 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 Monroe Manor

  • Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 35.4% a year while household income rose 3.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 234 New Jersey places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2009, newer housing than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • Households average 3.58 people, larger than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,973 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 98% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Monroe Manor

Middlesex County loses about 7.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in36,970
Moved out42,672
Net−5,702

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Somerset County, NJ3,2004,830−1,630
Union County, NJ4,3762,764+1,612
Monmouth County, NJ2,3393,282−943
Hudson County, NJ3,0741,362+1,712
Mercer County, NJ1,6522,407−755
Essex County, NJ2,0081,159+849
Kings County, NY2,034
Richmond County, NY1,527

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$87K
Leavers$96K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Middlesex 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 Middlesex County report $87,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $95,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,882 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,855 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $656,800.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 34.8% work from home; 5.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
East Grand Rapids, MI 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%)
Income of households moving out7
$95,604
36% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMonroe ManorAmong 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 figure-7.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$87,05923% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$95,60436% above
02

What it costs to live here

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

Monroe Manor12.8%
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
$75,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.8%
37% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
2% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$146,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Median year built1
2009
2% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,855
106% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMonroe ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,88238% above
Rent to income112.8%37% below
Home price to income13.7x2% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,62362% above
HUD area median income4County figure$154,80044% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$656,800106% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.1%91% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.2%21% above
Homeownership177.6%17% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.1%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,855106% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120092% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Works from home1
34.8%
180% above the median place
Median household income1
$176,600
120% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMonroe ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$176,600120% above
Income per person1$53,38333% above
Unemployment1County figure6.7%37% above
Average annual pay6County figure$85,56430% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure431,665187% above
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute135 min41% above
Works from home134.8%180% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 51.5%, above the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
51.5%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
Household size1
3.6
43% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
74.4%
132% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.6% +4%
High school or higher88.8% −4%
Median age37.7 −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMonroe ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2866646th largest
Median age137.73% below
Bachelor's or higher174.4%132% above
High school or higher188.8%4% below
Household size13.643% above
Born abroad151.5%above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure7.2%12% above
Homes with broadband195.6%4% above
05

Life in Monroe Manor

76 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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 bars20.5 −1%
Shops27.6 −9%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.6 +12%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

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

Public schools11
213
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
129,255
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11
11.9
23% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMonroe ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure213above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure129,255above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.923% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.51% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.69% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.612% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
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 figure76above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 36, 16% 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 Monroe Manor. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
36
16% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
97.8
6% above the median place
Good air days14
81.5%
19% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMonroe ManorAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure87°F0% above
January average low12County figure24°F6% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure47.7 in9% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure97.86% above
Hurricane risk13County figure92.631% above
Tornado risk13County figure94.516% above
Wildfire risk13County figure79.730% above
Heat wave risk13County figure96.57% above
Median air quality index14County figure3616% below
Good air days14County figure81.5%19% above
08

Monroe Manor in 2030: where the trends point

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 household income$176,600 (2024)$220,000$186,000 to $260,500+3.7%
Median home value$656,800 (2024)$919,000$667,000 to $1,266,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

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

09

Places like Monroe Manor

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

PlaceRentIncome
East Grand Rapids, MI$1,862$166,610Compare
Alamo Heights, TX$1,727$183,088Compare
Timnath, CO$2,206$178,257Compare
Madeira, OH$1,777$167,653Compare
Madeira, OHTimnath, COAlamo Heights, TXEast Grand Rapids, MIMonroe Manor, NJMonroe ManorEast Grand RapidsAlamo HeightsTimnathMadeiraMonroe ManorEast Grand RapidsAlamo HeightsTimnathMadeira

Common questions

Is Monroe Manor a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2023 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 35.4% a year while household income rose 3.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 234 New Jersey places. On cost, space and class size it scores 99 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Monroe Manor expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.8% 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 $656,800.

What salary do you need to live in Monroe Manor?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $75,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Monroe Manor?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East Grand Rapids, MI, Alamo Heights, TX, Timnath, CO and Madeira, OH.

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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Monroe Manor, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/monroe-manor-new-jersey/

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