Old Bridge, New Jersey.
, asking rent $2,897 . 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 Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Old Bridge, in Middlesex County, had 27,210 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $111,996 a year and half less, against $111,549 across Middlesex County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 74% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 26% are rented. Unemployment in Middlesex County was 4.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.
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 It can be wrong or out of date.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. Old Bridge is a suburban community in Middlesex County where most homes are lived in by their owners, and the population is somewhat older than in many towns. Household incomes sit close to the county's, and a smaller share of residents live below the poverty line than in many places. A good number of adults hold a four-year degree, and typical rents are high.
Work. Residents most often work in schools, hospitals and social care, in shops, in professional and business services, and in banks, insurance and property. Commutes tend to be long, and a modest share of people work from home. Among the larger workplaces in Old Bridge are Mach 5 Delivery, First Choice Electrical and Security Services, and AWT Environmental Services. Across Middlesex County, unemployment is lower than a year ago, and the number of jobs has edged up slightly.
Things to do. The Statue of Liberty, one of the best known tourist attractions in the country, is a longer drive away, as is the Hudson River. Also a longer drive away is Coney Island, a beach with a long history as a seaside amusement district. Winters are cold, summers are warm, and a fair amount of rain and melted snow falls through the year.
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- 10,368households
- 38%of adults have a degree
- 7%below the poverty line
- 34 mintypical commute
- 12%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Middlesex County had 431,665 jobs in 2025, 0.3% 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, 7 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Old Bridge
- Mach 5 DeliveryDelivery service120
- First Choice Electrical and Security ServicesElectrical contractors108
- AWT Environmental ServicesSite remediation63
- Endo Surgi Center of Old BridgeUrgent medical care centers and clinics, freestanding29
- GWillie LogisticsFreight transportation, air, charter services29
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 5 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 349 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
- Winter weatherrelatively high in parts of Old BridgeRelatively moderate
- Strong windrelatively high in parts of Old BridgeRelatively moderate
- Ice stormsRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Old Bridge’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. 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 Middlesex County and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro.
Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge listings, and the typical home goes pending in 28 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.
- Old Bridge22.49%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Old Bridge28
- United States27
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Old Bridge113
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Old Bridge38
Sale-to-list ratio
Above 100%, homes sell over asking; below, buyers negotiate wins.
- Old Bridge101.23%
Zip codes with a Old Bridge address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Old Bridge — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.