Name: Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

56%43%

Leavers

52%47%

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: 22.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 20.1% 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: $87,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,197 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,877 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $462,900.
Getting to work: 16 minutes each way on average; 19.5% work from home; 5.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: South Hill, NY matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
20.1%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
22.3%
289% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$95,604
36% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	22.3%	289% above
Moved from another state1	20.1%	above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-7.7	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$87,059	23% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$95,604	36% above

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Rutgers University-Busch Campus23.6%

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

$87,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

23.6%

16% above the median place

Home price to income

4.2x

9% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

24%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$81,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, $2,197 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Rutgers University-Busch Campus, but easier on the budget

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

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Kingston, RI	17.5% vs 23.6%	n/a	Compare
Williamstown, MA	17.5% vs 23.6%	n/a	Compare
Durham, NH	13.9% vs 23.6%	n/a	Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Property tax rate1
2.1%
131% above the median place
Median year built1
1968
1% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,197	61% above
Rent to income1	23.6%	16% above
Property tax rate1	2.1%	131% above
Home price to income1	4.2x	9% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	112.6	12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,623	62% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$154,800	44% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$9,712	198% above
Median home value1County figure	$462,900	45% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.1%	91% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	62.2%	21% above
Homeownership1	0.0%	below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	48.1%	5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure	$2,877	54% above
Vacant homes1County figure	3.2%	55% below
Median year built1	1968	1% below

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%)
Income per person1
$10,189
75% below the median place
Mean commute1
16 min
37% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Vs median
Median household income1County figure	$111,549	39% above
Income per person1	$10,189	75% below
Unemployment1	10.2%	109% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$85,564	30% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.8%	3% above
Jobs6County figure	431,665	187% above
Poverty rate1	0.0%	below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute1	16 min	37% below
Works from home1	19.5%	56% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	5.8%	above (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 46.9%, 49% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
46.9%
49% below the median place
Median age1
20.0
49% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
87.7%
174% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.6% +6%

No health insurance3.0% −53%

Born abroad17.3% +96%

Household size2.4 −4%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Vs median
Population1	5,920	5994th largest
Median age1	20.0	49% below
Bachelor's or higher1	87.7%	174% above
High school or higher1	97.6%	6% above
Household size1	2.4	4% below
Born abroad1	17.3%	96% above
No health insurance1	3.0%	53% below
Homes with broadband1	46.9%	49% below

Life in Rutgers University-Busch Campus

The nearest National Park Service site is Great Kills Park, about 18 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1930. 76 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k6.8 −28%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.1 −55%

Libraries per 10k1.7 +94%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.1 62.3×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

Great Kills Park 18 miles
Morristown National Historical Park 19 miles
Thomas Edison National Historical Park 22 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
17.9
42% below the median place
Public schools12
213
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
129,255
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	213	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	129,255	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	11.9	23% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	20.5	1% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	27.6	9% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.9	29% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	22.6	12% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.3	0% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	6.8	28% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	5.1	55% below
Libraries per 10k9	1.7	94% above
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	13.1	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	17.9	42% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	24	above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure	76	above (median 13)

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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
36
16% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
97.8
6% above the median place
Good air days15
81.5%
19% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Vs median
July average high13County figure	87°F	0% above
January average low13County figure	24°F	6% below
Average temperature13County figure	54°F	1% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	47.7 in	9% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	97.8	6% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	92.6	31% above
Tornado risk14County figure	94.5	16% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	79.7	30% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	96.5	7% above
Median air quality index15County figure	36	16% below
Good air days15County figure	81.5%	19% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 56.9% from 2020 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 27.3% from 2020 to 2023.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

-3.5 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 12% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Rutgers University-Busch Campus in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,197/mo (2024)	$2,910/mo	$2,390 to $3,550/mo	+4.8%
Median household income	$118,750 (2023)	$160,000	$133,500 to $192,000	+4.4%

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

Places like Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

Place	Rent	Income
South Hill, NY	$1,991	$104,211	Compare
Kingston, RI	$1,568	$107,404	Compare
Williamstown, MA	$1,424	$97,917	Compare
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA	$1,526	$69,327	Compare

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Common questions

Is Rutgers University-Busch Campus a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 234 New Jersey places. Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 287 New Jersey places. On cost, space and class size it scores 32 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rutgers University-Busch Campus expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $462,900.

What salary do you need to live in Rutgers University-Busch Campus?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $87,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rutgers University-Busch Campus?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Hill, NY, Kingston, RI, Williamstown, MA and University of California-Santa Barbara, CA.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rutgers University-Busch Campus itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rutgers-university-busch-campus-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rutgers-university-busch-campus-new-jersey/

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