How much do homeowners pay a month in Stafford Township, NJ?

Name: Homeowner costs in Stafford Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Stafford Township, NJ pay a median of $2,400 (±$76) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $1,131 (±$119).

61.4% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Stafford Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,113 in 2015–2019 to $2,400 in 2020–2024 (+13.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $2,400 (±$76)
Without a mortgage: $1,131 (±$119)
Owned with a mortgage: 61.4%

Monthly owner costs in Stafford Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stafford Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
With a mortgage	$2,400 (±$76)	$2,330 (±$24)	$2,829 (±$8)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$1,131 (±$119)	$920 (±$17)	$1,232 (±$6)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	61.4% (±4.2 points)	58.7% (±0.9 points)	63.9% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$6,953 (±$248)	$6,562 (±$55)	$9,590 (±$25)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Stafford Township, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Ocean County ($2,330).

It is also lower than in New Jersey ($2,829).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,963).

In Ocean County, Stafford Township ranks 17 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 388 of 560.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Stafford Township have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,113 (±$80)	$2,400 (±$76)	+13.6%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$6,034 (±$160)	$6,953 (±$248)	+15.2%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$277,500 (±$7,170)	$426,200 (±$17,491)	+53.6%	Up after inflation

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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Stafford Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stafford Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Stafford Township	—	$2,400 (±$76)	—
Barnegat	4.0 mi	$2,786 (±$304)	Higher
Eagleswood Township	4.2 mi	$2,328 (±$320)	Not measurably different
Barnegat Township	4.3 mi	$2,327 (±$101)	Not measurably different
Surf City Borough	5.7 mi	$3,332 (±$256)	Higher
Ship Bottom Borough	6.0 mi	$2,946 (±$358)	Higher
Little Egg Harbor Township	6.2 mi	$2,012 (±$108)	Lower
Ocean Township (Ocean County)	6.4 mi	$2,332 (±$295)	Not measurably different
Harvey Cedars Borough	6.5 mi	$3,448 (±$263)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ ($2,012).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Barnegat, NJ ($2,786), Surf City Borough, NJ ($3,332), Ship Bottom Borough, NJ ($2,946).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
11	Lakewood Township	$2,806 (±$118)
12	Point Pleasant Borough	$2,700 (±$102)
13	Plumsted Township	$2,609 (±$381)
14	Jackson Township	$2,597 (±$125)
15	Island Heights Borough	$2,475 (±$291)
16	Barnegat Light Borough	$2,421 (±$987)
17	Stafford Township	$2,400 (±$76)
18	Tuckerton Borough	$2,391 (±$280)
19	Toms River Township	$2,372 (±$60)
20	Ocean Township (Ocean County)	$2,332 (±$295)
21	Eagleswood Township	$2,328 (±$320)
22	Barnegat Township	$2,327 (±$101)
23	Pine Beach Borough	$2,323 (±$153)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Stafford Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Beach Haven West, Manahawkin, Ocean Acres.

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 Stafford Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Stafford Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Stafford Township, NJ is $2,400 (±$76) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Stafford Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Stafford Township pay a median of $1,131 (±$119) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Stafford Township gone up?

In Stafford Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,113 in 2015–2019 to $2,400 in 2020–2024 (+13.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Stafford township, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:70320, in state:34 county:029).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.