08863
Fords, New Jersey.
Fords, Middlesex County, NJ · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro · population 12,771
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,616 (+139%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $20,840 +4%
- $508,625$529,465 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $158,458 +43%
- $371,007$529,465 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.
- 08863$2,779
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in zip 08863 rose 4.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Fords, NJ — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 08863
Against the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro and the national benchmark.
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Typical home value — 08863
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 08863$529,465
- New York$730,949
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 07095 | Woodbridge | 20,756 | $2,444 | $478,607 |
| 2.2 | 08830 | Iselin | 19,551 | $2,631 | $553,900 |
| 2.3 | 08861 | Perth Amboy | 59,351 | $2,540 | $493,275 |
| 2.3 | 08837 | Edison | 19,437 | $2,538 | $524,857 |
| 2.5 | 08840 | Metuchen | 18,206 | $2,773 | $687,648 |
| 3.2 | 07077 | Sewaren | 3,248 | — | $534,144 |
| 3.8 | 07067 | Colonia | 18,587 | $2,472 | $639,233 |
| 3.9 | 07001 | Avenel | 17,121 | $2,256 | $513,185 |
| 3.9 | 08820 | Edison | 39,978 | $3,165 | $817,591 |
| 4.1 | 07064 | Port Reading | 3,481 | — | $542,305 |
| 4.2 | 10307 | Staten Island | 15,512 | $2,214 | $838,454 |
| 4.5 | 08817 | Edison | 49,020 | $2,624 | $558,336 |
| 4.9 | 10309 | Staten Island | 34,885 | $2,121 | $795,011 |
| 5.1 | 07065 | Rahway | 30,109 | $2,472 | $537,708 |
| 5.2 | 08872 | Sayreville | 20,204 | $2,838 | $526,563 |
| 5.3 | 08879 | South Amboy | 23,556 | $2,501 | $521,441 |
| 5.4 | 08859 | Parlin | 25,448 | $3,014 | $545,267 |
| 5.5 | 07008 | Carteret | 25,526 | $2,430 | $560,439 |
| 5.8 | 07066 | Clark | 15,622 | $2,350 | $717,896 |
| 6.0 | 07080 | South Plainfield | 24,411 | $2,651 | $581,281 |
| 6.6 | 08904 | Highland Park | 15,121 | $2,447 | $590,992 |
| 6.9 | 10312 | Staten Island | 63,469 | $2,582 | $761,384 |
| 7.2 | 07036 | Linden | 45,671 | $2,468 | $538,145 |
| 7.2 | 08882 | South River | 16,124 | — | $532,103 |
| 7.4 | 07076 | Scotch Plains | 24,843 | $2,923 | $837,431 |
| 7.8 | 08901 | New Brunswick | 57,263 | $2,820 | $439,891 |
| 7.9 | 07027 | Garwood | 4,885 | — | $677,525 |
| 7.9 | 07060 | Plainfield | 48,363 | $2,150 | $526,822 |
| 8.0 | 08854 | Piscataway | 61,088 | $2,643 | $595,607 |
| 8.1 | 07090 | Westfield | 31,111 | $2,973 | $1,305,612 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.