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40.70° N · 74.65° W · GEOID 3457300

Peapack and Gladstone

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Peapack and Gladstone is home to 2,571 people. Median household income is $202,578 a year and median rent is $1,820 a month, 10.8% 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 $868,800, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,820
33% above the median place
Median household income
$202,578
152% above the median place
Median home value
$868,800
172% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
3% below 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 Peapack and Gladstone

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,124 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $171,800 a year left, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 10.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 10.3% a year while rent rose 3.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of places its size.
  • 35% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 96% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 91 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 35% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 77% of places.

01

Moving to Peapack and Gladstone

Somerset County loses about 0.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in18,482
Moved out18,750
Net−268

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Middlesex County, NJ4,8303,200+1,630
Union County, NJ2,2511,223+1,028
Morris County, NJ1,121919+202
Hunterdon County, NJ6141,202−588
Mercer County, NJ576765−189
New York County, NY484

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$114K
Leavers$128K

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

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Somerset County report $114,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $127,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$72,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,820 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,944 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $868,800.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 34.6% work from home; 3.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$127,772
82% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$114,065
62% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.5%
25% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePeapack and GladstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.6%3% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%25% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-0.950% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$114,06562% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$127,77282% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 10.8%, 47% below the median place.

Peapack and Gladstone10.8%
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
$72,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
10.8%
47% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$172,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Peapack and Gladstone, 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
Medina, MN7.4% vs 10.8%$34,900Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,944
111% above the median place
Median home value1
$868,800
172% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePeapack and GladstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,82033% above
Rent to income110.8%47% below
Home price to income14.3x13% above
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$868,800172% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.3%97% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.4%10% above
Homeownership179.6%20% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.0%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,944111% above
Vacant homes1County figure2.1%70% below
Median year built119700% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $100,805, 152% above the median place.

Income per person1
$100,805
152% above the median place
Median household income1
$202,578
152% above the median place
Works from home1
34.6%
178% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePeapack and GladstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$202,578152% above
Income per person1$100,805152% above
Unemployment1County figure4.7%3% below
Average annual pay6County figure$112,98271% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.2%68% above
Jobs6County figure192,37428% above
Poverty rate1County figure5.4%50% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home134.6%178% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.4%299% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 72.1%, 125% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
72.1%
125% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.8%
6% above the median place
Median age1
44.4
14% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad17.1% +93%
Homes with broadband94.2% +2%
Household size2.5 +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePeapack and GladstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,5716646th largest
Population change since 202071.0%11% below
Median age144.414% above
Bachelor's or higher172.1%125% above
High school or higher197.8%6% above
Household size12.51% above
Born abroad117.1%93% above
No health insurance1County figure5.4%16% below
Homes with broadband194.2%2% above
05

Life in Peapack and Gladstone

87 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.6 +53%
Playgrounds per 10k7.8 −17%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k35.0 3.1×
Libraries per 10k3.9 4.5×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.9 4.1×

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 bars22.3 +7%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics27.6 +37%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

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

Students per teacher12
10.5
32% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
27.6
37% above the median place
Public schools12
84
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePeapack and GladstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure84above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure51,276above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure10.532% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k9County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure27.637% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k1015.653% above
Playgrounds per 10k107.817% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1035.0214% above
Libraries per 10k103.9347% above
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.9314% above
National Register listings11County figure87above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 42.2%, 38% 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 Peapack and Gladstone. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
42.2%
38% below the median place
Median air quality index15
53
23% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
35.4
42% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePeapack and GladstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation13County figure49.0 in12% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure90.92% below
Hurricane risk14County figure83.518% above
Tornado risk14County figure72.311% below
Wildfire risk14County figure35.442% below
Heat wave risk14County figure88.02% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure5323% above
Good air days15Metro figure42.2%38% below
08

Peapack and Gladstone in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 10% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% 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$1,820/mo (2024)$2,310/mo$1,890 to $2,810/mo+4.0%
Median household income$202,578 (2024)$264,500$223,500 to $313,000+4.6%
Median home value$868,800 (2024)$1,205,000$875,000 to $1,661,000+5.6%
Population2,587 (2025)2,6202,520 to 2,740+0.3%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

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

09

Places like Peapack and Gladstone

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY$1,877$193,621Compare
Weddington, NC$1,927$190,766Compare
Medfield, MA$2,014$218,946Compare
Cochituate, MA$1,582$192,361Compare
Cochituate, MAMedfield, MAWeddington, NCHastings-on-Hudson, NYPeapack and Gladstone, NJPeapack and GladstoneWeddingtonMedfieldPeapack and GladstoneWeddingtonMedfield

Common questions

Is Peapack and Gladstone a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,124 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $171,800 a year left, more than in 96% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Peapack and Gladstone expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.8% 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 $868,800.

What salary do you need to live in Peapack and Gladstone?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Peapack and Gladstone?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Weddington, NC, Medfield, MA and Cochituate, MA.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Peapack and Gladstone with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Peapack and Gladstone itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/peapack-and-gladstone-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/peapack-and-gladstone-new-jersey/

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