Housing data for Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ

Name: Housing in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ has an estimated 5,920 residents and 50 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County.

100.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,197 a month.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 5,920 (±143)
Housing units: 50 (±31)
Households that rent: 100.0%
Median gross rent: $2,197

What stands out in Rutgers University-Busch Campus

Households that moved in since 2020: 71.9% (±42.8 points) in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, higher than in Middlesex County (21.3%).

Households that rent: 100.0% (±61.7 points) in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, higher than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

Average commute: 15.6 minutes (±3.7) in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, lower than in Middlesex County (31.2 minutes).

Commuting by public transportation: 0.9% (±0.9 points) in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, lower than in Middlesex County (5.9%).

Commute and cars in Rutgers University-Busch Campus

Housing in Rutgers University-Busch Campus at a glance

Median rent: $2,197 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Rent burden: 52.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Renters and owners: 100.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Types of homes: 86.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bedrooms: 0.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Age of homes: 74.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Vacancy rate: 36.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Heating fuel: 46.9% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Commute and cars: 15.6 minutes average trip to work
How long people stay: 71.9% 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)

Rutgers University-Busch Campus against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Residents	5,920 (±143)	871,290 (exact)	9,343,809 (exact)	334,922,499
Housing units	50 (±31)	317,979 (±208)	3,791,354 (±469)	143,775,355
Households that rent	100.0% (±61.7 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,197 (±$82)	$1,871 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Median household income	—	$111,549 (±$1,881)	$103,556 (±$513)	$80,734
Median home value	—	$462,900 (±$2,710)	$454,400 (±$1,150)	$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)	—	$9,712 (±$68)	$9,590 (±$25)	$3,119
Built before 1980	74.0% (±93.7 points)	57.4% (±1.0 points)	62.8% (±0.3 points)	49.7%
Average commute	15.6 minutes (±3.7)	31.2 minutes (±0.4)	30.5 minutes (±0.1)	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	46.9% (±39.0 points)	94.3% (±0.4 points)	92.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%
Median age of residents	20.0 years (±0.3)	39.5 years (±0.3)	40.1 years (±0.1)	38.9 years

Rutgers University-Busch Campus covers 1.2 square miles of land, about 4,841 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Middlesex County

Rutgers University-Busch Campus 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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Households that rent
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	1.2 mi	—	—	—
East Franklin	1.8 mi	$2,056	$385,900	51.7%
Somerset	1.9 mi	$2,121	$438,800	27.1%
Highland Park Borough	2.5 mi	$1,873	$471,700	59.7%
New Brunswick	2.6 mi	$1,814	$353,800	78.6%
Voorhees	2.9 mi	$1,531	$388,200	50.8%
Middlebush	3.8 mi	—	$502,100	1.3%
South Bound Brook Borough	3.9 mi	$1,778	$359,000	42.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Rutgers University-Busch Campus, 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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus, 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.

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

It lies inside Piscataway 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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus

How long is the average commute in Rutgers University-Busch Campus?

Workers who live in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ take an average of 15.6 minutes each way (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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus CDP, New Jersey (place:65249, 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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