Washington, New Jersey.
, asking rent $2,008 . Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 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 Washington, Warren County, New Jersey
Washington is a borough of 7,299 people in Warren County. Half its households earn more than $81,336 a year and half less, against $100,869 across Warren County; 8% of its people live below the poverty line. 58% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 42% are rented. Unemployment in Warren County was 4.6% in August 2026, and the county had 2.0% 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 It can be wrong or out of date.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. Washington is a small borough in Warren County, New Jersey, with a median age close to that of the country as a whole. Household incomes are below the county's, and a good share of residents rent, with a typical rent that is not low for the area. Most homes are lived in by their owners, though fewer adults hold a four-year degree than not.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, followed by shops, manufacturing, and restaurants, hotels and entertainment. Among the largest workplaces in Washington are The Arc/Warren County Chapter, which runs group homes, and the Washington Borough School District. Commutes are fairly long, a few residents work from home, and unemployment across Warren County is lower than it was a year ago, with the county adding jobs over the past year.
Things to do. Voorhees State Park, a protected area a short drive away, and Spruce Run Recreation Area, a park also a short drive away, offer open ground close to town. The South Branch Raritan River, a short drive away, is another place to spend time by the water. Winters are cold and snowy, summers warm, and the year brings plenty of rain and melted snow, so outdoor plans suit the seasons.
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- 3,091households
- 27%of adults have a degree
- 8%below the poverty line
- 34 mintypical commute
- 14%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Warren County had 33,915 jobs in 2025, 2.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 36° and lows near 18°; warmest in July, with highs near 84° and lows near 60°. About 23 inches of snow and 48 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Belvidere Brg weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Washington
- The Arc/Warren County ChapterGroup homes, intellectual and developmental disability238
- Washington Borough School DistrictSchool district90FTE
- Advance Auto PartsAutomotive parts22
- WashingtonMail and parcel delivery22
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 282 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. 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
- Cold wavesVery high
- Strong windRelatively high
- Winter weatherRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
- Heat wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Washington’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. 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 Warren County and the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro.
Washington 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 Washington listings — 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.
- Washington24.43%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Washington48
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Washington18
Zip codes with a Washington address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Washington — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.