A typical Belford home is worth about $657,000
Up 7.1% in a year, 13% above the New Jersey typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Belford?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Up 41.6% in five years
Faster than New Jersey (35.4%).
Show as a table
| January | Belford | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $335,000 | $317,000 |
| 2018 | $353,000 | $330,000 |
| 2019 | $366,000 | $343,000 |
| 2020 | $379,000 | $358,000 |
| 2021 | $426,000 | $394,000 |
| 2022 | $468,000 | $441,000 |
| 2023 | $507,000 | $471,000 |
| 2024 | $555,000 | $511,000 |
| 2025 | $604,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $630,000 | $568,000 |
| August 2026 | $657,000 | $580,000 |
A typical Belford home worth $331K in September 2016 is worth about $657K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
93% of Belford households own their home
Half of Belford’s homes were built before 1977.
New Jersey: 64% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A typical home costs 5.8 years of income
About the same as across New Jersey. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $248K short of a typical Belford home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,220 a month here, $2,010 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Belford’s typical property tax (1.44% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,220
Renters already here pay a median of $1,458, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Belford vs. its neighbors
Belford is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belford | $657K | +7.1% | $2,220 | $113,359 |
| Port Monmouth | $631K | +7.3% | $1,790 | $104,135 |
| Leonardo | $696K | +9.7% | $1,970 | $138,125 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Belford buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.