What kinds of homes are in Freehold Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Freehold Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Freehold Township, NJ has 13,448 (±436) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 348 homes per square mile of land.

62.2% are detached single-family houses.

2.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

15.2% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 13,448 (±436)
Detached houses: 62.2%
2–4 unit buildings: 2.8%
5+ unit buildings: 15.2%

Homes in Freehold Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Freehold Township	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	62.2% (±3.1 points)	65.7%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	16.8% (±2.2 points)	9.7%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	0.7% (±0.6 points)	3.0%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.1% (±1.2 points)	3.5%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	7.9% (±1.4 points)	3.5%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.5% (±0.7 points)	4.1%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.8% (±2.0 points)	9.3%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.0% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Freehold Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Monmouth County (16.9%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Freehold Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Freehold Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Freehold Township	—	15.2% (±2.5 points)	—
Freehold Borough	2.8 mi	20.3% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vista Center	4.7 mi	0.0% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Manalapan Township	4.7 mi	13.1% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Howell Township	5.8 mi	5.7% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Englishtown Borough	5.9 mi	17.0% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Yorketown	6.0 mi	0.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Farmingdale Borough	7.0 mi	32.8% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Millstone Township	7.0 mi	0.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vista Center, NJ (0.0%), Howell Township, NJ (5.7%), Yorketown, NJ (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Farmingdale Borough, NJ (32.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
17	Belmar Borough	23.3% (±5.1 points)
18	Freehold Borough	20.3% (±4.5 points)
19	Keansburg Borough	18.6% (±5.7 points)
20 (tie)	Englishtown Borough	17.0% (±7.4 points)
20 (tie)	Shrewsbury Township	17.0% (±6.8 points)
22	Neptune City Borough	16.3% (±9.0 points)
23	Freehold Township	15.2% (±2.5 points)
24	Avon-by-the-Sea Borough	14.9% (±5.5 points)
25 (tie)	Neptune Township	13.2% (±2.5 points)
25 (tie)	West Long Branch Borough	13.2% (±6.3 points)
27	Manalapan Township	13.1% (±3.1 points)
28	Oceanport Borough	13.0% (±7.7 points)
29 (tie)	Allentown Borough	11.7% (±3.8 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Freehold Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Freehold, West Freehold.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Freehold Township

How many homes are in Freehold Township?

Freehold Township, NJ has an estimated 13,448 (±436) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Freehold Township houses or apartments?

62.2% are detached houses and 16.8% attached houses, while 18.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Freehold Township?

2.8% of homes in Freehold Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Freehold township, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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