ZIP 08901 · New Brunswick, New Jersey
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
57,263 people call ZIP 08901 home.
57,263
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 32% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,814
a month. New Jersey's median is $1,720.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,274–$1,911
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,814 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 80% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 1–3% to the 16,854 homes here.
187–530
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 22% less than New Jersey's.
$353,800
median home value in ZIP 08901.
- $353,800 ZIP 08901
- $454,400 New Jersey
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year