08542
Princeton, New Jersey.
Princeton, Mercer County, NJ · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro · population 2,533
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,387 (+103%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $41,812 +5%
- $856,405$898,217 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $195,271 +28%
- $702,947$898,217 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 08542$4,715
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in zip 08542 rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Princeton, NJ — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 08542
Against the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro and the national benchmark.
- 08542$3,327
- Trenton$2,523
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 08542
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 08542$898,217
- Trenton$439,977
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | 08540 | Princeton | 50,388 | $3,341 | $963,053 |
| 3.3 | 08553 | Rocky Hill | 819 | — | $726,798 |
| 4.2 | 08536 | Plainsboro | 20,817 | $2,165 | $661,658 |
| 4.6 | 08558 | Skillman | 7,648 | — | $1,041,172 |
| 5.5 | 08550 | Princeton Junction | 21,067 | $3,643 | $1,010,479 |
| 5.8 | 08648 | Lawrence Township | 31,323 | $2,572 | $465,994 |
| 6.5 | 08502 | Belle Mead | 11,849 | — | $1,005,848 |
| 6.6 | 08852 | Monmouth Junction | 18,062 | $2,406 | $694,546 |
| 7.0 | 08525 | Hopewell | 4,522 | — | $659,411 |
| 7.2 | 08534 | Pennington | 13,272 | $3,020 | $669,660 |
| 7.2 | 08824 | Kendall Park | 13,366 | — | $724,955 |
| 7.5 | 08512 | Cranbury | 12,928 | — | $749,863 |
| 7.9 | 08823 | Franklin Park | 8,884 | — | $418,050 |
| 8.0 | 08619 | Trenton | 24,089 | $2,437 | $429,266 |
| 8.7 | 08638 | Trenton | 22,816 | $2,190 | $306,188 |
| 8.7 | 08810 | Dayton | 7,952 | $3,350 | $643,225 |
| 8.9 | 08690 | Trenton | 18,841 | $2,061 | $485,288 |
| 9.6 | 08520 | Hightstown | 29,504 | $2,493 | $462,394 |
| 9.8 | 08609 | Trenton | 15,938 | $1,922 | $207,453 |
| 9.9 | 08618 | Trenton | 35,634 | $2,061 | $268,656 |
| 10.0 | 08629 | Trenton | 13,013 | $2,068 | $257,582 |
| 10.0 | 08844 | Hillsborough | 44,463 | $2,818 | $671,600 |
| 10.4 | 08628 | Trenton | 9,831 | $2,361 | $422,996 |
| 10.5 | 08691 | Robbinsville | 16,607 | $2,539 | $633,353 |
| 10.8 | 08560 | Titusville | 3,245 | — | $657,868 |
| 10.9 | 08608 | Trenton | 1,250 | $1,300 | — |
| 11.0 | 08902 | North Brunswick | 43,932 | $2,505 | $543,891 |
| 11.3 | 08551 | Ringoes | 5,873 | — | $705,204 |
| 11.5 | 08610 | Trenton | 33,465 | $1,905 | $349,059 |
| 12.0 | 08873 | Somerset | 56,327 | $2,648 | $570,437 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.