Housing data for Browns Mills, NJ
Browns Mills, NJ has an estimated 9,672 residents and 3,933 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Burlington County.
21.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,220 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−12.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 9,672 (±651)
- Housing units
- 3,933 (±269)
- Households that rent
- 21.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,220
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −12.1%
What stands out in Browns Mills
Homes heated by fuel oil: 14.3% (±4.3 points) in Browns Mills, higher than in Burlington County (6.6%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 5.7% (±2.8 points) in Browns Mills, lower than in Burlington County (14.9%).
Median real estate taxes: $4,577 (±$181) in Browns Mills, lower than in Burlington County ($7,983).
Working from home: 6.9% (±2.9 points) in Browns Mills, lower than in Burlington County (16.7%).
- Heating fuel in Browns Mills
- Types of homes in Browns Mills
- Property taxes in Browns Mills
- Commute and cars in Browns Mills
Housing in Browns Mills at a glance
- Median rent: $1,220 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,134 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 54.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 21.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $75,867 median household income
- Home values: $231,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,730 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,577 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 5.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 71.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 68.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 4.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 57.4% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 31.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −12.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.8% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Browns Mills against Burlington County, its state and the nation
| Browns Mills | Burlington County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 9,672 (±651) | 467,805 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 3,933 (±269) | 186,315 (±188) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 21.2% (±4.0 points) | 23.9% (±0.8 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,220 (±$120) | $1,745 (±$30) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $75,867 (±$8,751) | $108,111 (±$1,600) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $231,600 (±$12,032) | $354,000 (±$3,061) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,577 (±$181) | $7,983 (±$78) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 68.5% (±7.9 points) | 55.3% (±1.1 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 31.8 minutes (±2.7) | 29.1 minutes (±0.5) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.7% (±3.9 points) | 94.8% (±0.4 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.7 years (±2.7) | 41.7 years (±0.2) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Browns Mills covers 5.4 square miles of land, about 1,800 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Browns Mills has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,998 (±479) | 9,672 (±651) | −12.1% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 4,427 (±179) | 3,933 (±269) | −11.2% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $1,162 (±$103) | $1,220 (±$120) | +5.0% | Down after inflation |
| Median home value | $157,600 (±$5,330) | $231,600 (±$12,032) | +47.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $63,833 (±$4,927) | $75,867 (±$8,751) | +18.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,497 (±$73) | $1,730 (±$89) | +15.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,588 (±$109) | $4,577 (±$181) | +27.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 25.8% (±5.0 points) | 21.2% (±4.0 points) | −4.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 6.7% (±6.0 points) | 4.7% (±5.1 points) | −2.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Burlington County
Browns Mills has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Burlington County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Burlington County recorded 178 violent and 1,154 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Browns Mills
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Lake Estates | 2.4 mi | $1,739 | $249,100 | 14.9% |
| New Hanover Township | 2.8 mi | $2,985 | $360,200 | 64.8% |
| Fort Dix | 3.2 mi | $2,466 | — | 99.7% |
| McGuire AFB | 3.9 mi | $2,541 | — | 97.6% |
| Presidential Lakes Estates | 4.0 mi | — | $220,400 | 9.4% |
| Wrightstown Borough | 4.9 mi | $1,270 | $256,300 | 63.3% |
| Pemberton Heights | 5.7 mi | $1,071 | $237,400 | 45.7% |
| Pemberton Borough | 6.2 mi | $1,334 | $323,200 | 35.0% |
Places in New Jersey most like Browns Mills
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | $1,189 | $248,500 | $80,000 | 22.7% |
| Buena Borough | $1,156 | $256,800 | $79,697 | 29.3% |
| Quinton Township | $1,296 | $220,900 | $86,563 | 23.5% |
| Downe Township | $1,273 | $191,600 | $67,708 | 15.7% |
| Clayton Borough | $1,246 | $252,300 | $90,274 | 19.2% |
| Hampton Borough | $1,125 | $336,500 | $67,222 | 30.3% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New Jersey.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Browns Mills, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Browns Mills, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Browns Mills is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Pemberton Township, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Browns Mills
What is the average rent in Browns Mills, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Browns Mills is $1,220 (±$120) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Browns Mills?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Browns Mills, NJ is $1,046 (±$456) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Browns Mills rent-burdened?
54.1% of renting households in Browns Mills pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Browns Mills?
Browns Mills has an estimated 757 (±153) renting households, 21.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Browns Mills?
The median household income in Browns Mills is $75,867 (±$8,751) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Browns Mills, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $231,600 (±$12,032) for owner-occupied homes in Browns Mills (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Browns Mills growing?
In Browns Mills, the number of residents went from 10,998 in 2015–2019 to 9,672 in 2020–2024 (−12.1%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey (place:08455, in state:34).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .