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

Moving to Rutgers University-Livingston 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: 26.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 23.4% 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: $74,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,871 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: 11 minutes each way on average; 20.3% work from home; 5.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Kingston, RI matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
23.4%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
26.4%
359% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$95,604
36% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	26.4%	359% above
Moved from another state1	23.4%	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

Property tax rate is 2.1%, 131% above the median place.

Rutgers University-Livingston Campus20.1%

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

$74,840

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.1%

1% below 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

20%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$85,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, $1,871 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-Livingston 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
Durham, NH	13.9% vs 20.1%	n/a	Compare
Swarthmore, PA	12.1% vs 20.1%	n/a	Compare
Middlebury, VT	16.7% vs 20.1%	n/a	Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.1%
131% above the median place
Vacant homes1
3.2%
55% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$9,712
198% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	Vs median
Median gross rent1County figure	$1,871	37% above
Rent to income1	20.1%	1% below
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
Homeownership1County figure	63.6%	4% below
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 built1County figure	1974	0% below

Work and pay

Income per person is $8,531, 79% below the median place.

Income per person1
$8,531
79% below the median place
Mean commute1
11 min
54% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.6%
55% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	Vs median
Median household income1County figure	$111,549	39% above
Income per person1	$8,531	79% below
Unemployment1	7.6%	55% 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 rate1County figure	8.6%	20% below
Mean commute1	11 min	54% below
Works from home1	20.3%	63% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	5.8%	above (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 94.0%, 193% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
94.0%
193% above the median place
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
19.9
49% below the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	Vs median
Population1	3,258	6646th largest
Median age1	19.9	49% below
Bachelor's or higher1	94.0%	193% above
High school or higher1	100.0%	8% above
Household size1County figure	2.8	10% above
Born abroad1	17.5%	98% above
No health insurance1County figure	7.2%	12% above
Homes with broadband1County figure	94.3%	2% above

Life in Rutgers University-Livingston Campus

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 residents3.1 −70%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k15.3 +38%

Libraries per 10k6.1 7.1×

Named paths and bike trails8 km 4.2×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.5 21.4×

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

Measure	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	213	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	129,255	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County 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	3.1	70% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	15.3	38% above
Libraries per 10k9	6.1	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	8.3	315% above
Transit stops per sq mi9	4.5	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County 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-Livingston Campus. 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

Measure	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	Vs median
July average high12County figure	87°F	0% above
January average low12County figure	24°F	6% below
Average temperature12County figure	54°F	1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	47.7 in	9% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	97.8	6% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	92.6	31% above
Tornado risk13County figure	94.5	16% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	79.7	30% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	96.5	7% above
Median air quality index14County figure	36	16% below
Good air days14County figure	81.5%	19% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

No history available.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

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Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

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

Places like Rutgers University-Livingston Campus

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

Place	Rent	Income
Kingston, RI	$1,568	$107,404	Compare
Williamstown, MA	$1,424	$97,917	Compare
Durham, NH	$1,302	$112,070	Compare
University of California-Santa Barbara, CA	$1,526	$69,327	Compare

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Common questions

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

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 70 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 279 New Jersey places. 94% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rutgers University-Livingston Campus expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.1% 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 $462,900.

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

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $74,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rutgers University-Livingston Campus?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kingston, RI, Williamstown, MA, Durham, NH 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 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).

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