Housing data for Deans, NJ

Name: Housing in Deans, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Deans, NJ has an estimated 1,154 residents and 417 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County.

6.7% of households rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 1,154 (±286)
Housing units: 417 (±95)
Households that rent: 6.7%

What stands out in Deans

Median household income: $248,875 (±$37,698) in Deans, higher than in Middlesex County ($111,549).

Households that rent: 6.7% (±7.9 points) in Deans, lower than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

Median home value: $790,200 (±$49,068) in Deans, higher than in Middlesex County ($462,900).

Working from home: 36.5% (±14.5 points) in Deans, higher than in Middlesex County (18.1%).

Housing in Deans at a glance

Rent burden: 78.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Renters and owners: 6.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Income and affordability: $248,875 median household income
Home values: $790,200 median home value
Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
Bedrooms: 100.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Age of homes: 10.3% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Heating fuel: 88.7% heat with utility gas
Commute and cars: 43.6 minutes average trip to work
How long people stay: 10.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Deans against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deans	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Residents	1,154 (±286)	871,290 (exact)	9,343,809 (exact)	334,922,499
Housing units	417 (±95)	317,979 (±208)	3,791,354 (±469)	143,775,355
Households that rent	6.7% (±7.9 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Median gross rent	—	$1,871 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Median household income	$248,875 (±$37,698)	$111,549 (±$1,881)	$103,556 (±$513)	$80,734
Median home value	$790,200 (±$49,068)	$462,900 (±$2,710)	$454,400 (±$1,150)	$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$9,712 (±$68)	$9,590 (±$25)	$3,119
Built before 1980	10.3% (±20.5 points)	57.4% (±1.0 points)	62.8% (±0.3 points)	49.7%
Average commute	43.6 minutes (±9.8)	31.2 minutes (±0.4)	30.5 minutes (±0.1)	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	100.0% (±10.2 points)	94.3% (±0.4 points)	92.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%
Median age of residents	48.8 years (±4.7)	39.5 years (±0.3)	40.1 years (±0.1)	38.9 years

Deans covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 1,029 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Middlesex County

Deans has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Middlesex County as a whole.

In 2023, the police departments that report for Middlesex County recorded 202 violent and 1,439 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.

Housing across Middlesex County

Places near Deans

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Households that rent
Dayton	1.8 mi	$2,199	$496,600	12.0%
Kendall Park	2.6 mi	$1,928	$590,300	15.1%
Monmouth Junction	2.9 mi	$1,935	$552,900	35.9%
Franklin Park	3.2 mi	$2,157	$336,600	44.3%
Heathcote	3.4 mi	$1,623	$567,500	20.8%
North Brunswick Township	3.8 mi	$2,117	$431,500	42.9%
Ten Mile Run	4.0 mi	—	$710,200	17.7%
Forsgate	4.5 mi	—	$692,800	1.5%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Deans, fiscal year 2027

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
$1,953	$2,103	$2,623	$3,125	$3,508

HUD income limits for Deans, fiscal year 2026

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household size	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$32,550	$54,200	$80,200
2 people	$37,200	$61,950	$91,700
3 people	$41,850	$69,700	$103,150
4 people	$46,450	$77,400	$114,600
5 people	$50,200	$83,600	$123,800
6 people	$53,900	$89,800	$132,950
7 people	$57,600	$96,000	$142,150
8 people	$61,350	$102,200	$151,300

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $154,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Deans is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside South Brunswick 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 Deans

What is the median household income in Deans?

The median household income in Deans is $248,875 (±$37,698) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Deans, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $790,200 (±$49,068) for owner-occupied homes in Deans (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Deans?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Deans, NJ is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Deans?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Deans, NJ is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Deans?

Deans, NJ has an estimated 417 (±95) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Deans?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Deans, used by 88.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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 Deans CDP, New Jersey (place:16720, 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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