Howell, New Jersey.
, asking rent $3,171 . New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,729 (+134%) since Jan 2020.
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.
- New Jersey$3,019
- United States$1,922
Living in Howell, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Howell is a township of 53,537 people in Monmouth County. Half its households earn more than $134,854 a year and half less, against $124,845 across Monmouth County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 89% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 11% are rented. Unemployment in Monmouth County was 4.2% in August 2026, and the county had 1.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Howell is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and a large one, home to more people than many towns that carry the word city. Households here earn more than the county as a whole, and the great majority of homes are lived in by their owners. Poverty is uncommon, and a good share of adults hold a four-year degree. Winters are cold, with January the coldest month, summers turn warm in July, and the year brings a fair amount of rain and melted snow.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, followed by professional and business services, shops, and restaurants, hotels and entertainment. Within Howell itself, some of the biggest workplaces are Walmart, Iron Mountain and Henkels & McCoy. The usual trip to work is a long one, and quite a few people skip it by working from home. Unemployment across Monmouth County has eased over the past year, and the county has added jobs.
Things to do. For time outdoors, Allaire State Park is a protected area a short drive away, and the Manasquan River and the Shark River are both short drives as well. A longer drive brings you to Coney Island, a beach with a long history as a seaside amusement district. Six Flags Great Adventure, a zoo and theme park, is also a longer drive away.
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- 19,134households
- 46%of adults have a degree
- 7%below the poverty line
- 32 mintypical commute
- 18%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Monmouth County had 279,012 jobs in 2025, 1.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 23°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 66°. About 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Freehold-marlboro weather station, 10 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Howell
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters386
- Iron MountainGeneral warehousing and storage215
- Henkels & McCoy, Inc - FarmingdaleTransmission and distribution line construction175
- TargetDiscount department stores171
- Freehold CartageGarbage collection services154
- UtiliquestAll other support services136
- Lowe's Companies, INCHomecenter135
- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.Warehouse club and supercenters108
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 28 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,460 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Strong windVery high
- LightningVery high
- Winter weatherVery high
- Heat wavesRelatively high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
- Ice stormsRelatively high
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Monmouth County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Monmouth County and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro.
Howell home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Levy by levy, and a check of one home’s own bill, the site covers Ohio’s property tax.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Howell listings, and the typical home goes pending in 29 days — the market is cooling.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Howell25.10%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Howell29
- United States27
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Howell192
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Howell64
Sale-to-list ratio
Above 100%, homes sell over asking; below, buyers negotiate wins.
- Howell100.33%
Zip codes with a Howell address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Howell — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.