A typical Heathcote home is worth roughly $728,000
Homes typically sell in 71 days, a little above asking.
What kind of housing town is Heathcote?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 5.1 years of income
More than across New Jersey (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $237K short of a typical Heathcote home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,640 a month here, $2,240 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Heathcote’s typical property tax (1.76% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A strong seller's market
Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
Home prices up 55% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Heathcote rose 55% over the past 5 years, slower than across New Jersey (63%). Last year prices rose 3.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Heathcote home at roughly $728,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $728K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Heathcote, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,640
Renters already here pay a median of $1,623, 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 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, 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.
79% of Heathcote households own their home
Half of Heathcote’s homes were built before 1989.
New Jersey: 64% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Heathcote vs. its neighbors
Heathcote is the 2nd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathcote | $728K* | +3.1%† | $2,640 | — | $141,295 |
| Kingston | $476K* | — | $2,630 | — | $110,813 |
| Kendall Park | $738K | +1.7% | $2,820 | — | $165,958 |
| Franklin | $458K* | +4.7%† | $2,680 | 17 | $124,648 |
| South Brunswick | $583K* | +5.4%† | $2,550 | 292 | $150,933 |
| East Rocky Hill | — | +3.1%† | $2,630 | — | $211,731 |
| Monmouth Junction | $697K | +1.2% | $2,570 | — | $133,585 |
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 Heathcote buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.