What percentage of people rent in The Hills, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in The Hills, NJ, 2020–2024
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17.0% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in The Hills, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 848 renting households against 4,131 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.0% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 848 (±175)
Median renter income: $113,095 (±$29,090)

Who rents and who owns in The Hills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Hills	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.0% (±3.4 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	848 (±175)	33,615 (±1,269)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,131 (±298)	97,187 (±1,176)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$113,095 (±$29,090)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$171,793 (±$40,204)	$170,007 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In The Hills, the renter share is lower than in Somerset County (25.7%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Somerset County, The Hills ranks 16 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 115 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near The Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Hills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
The Hills	—	17.0% (±3.4 points)	—
Liberty Corner	2.0 mi	31.7% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Bedminster	2.5 mi	27.7% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Far Hills Borough	2.6 mi	12.9% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bernards Township	3.3 mi	16.9% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Green Knoll	3.4 mi	21.2% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgewater Center	3.8 mi	11.0% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lyons	4.2 mi	1.6% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Martinsville	4.2 mi	4.0% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lyons, NJ (1.6%), Martinsville, NJ (4.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Liberty Corner, NJ (31.7%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Bedminster	27.7% (±10.7 points)
11	Somerset	27.1% (±4.1 points)
12	Franklin Center	25.5% (±6.1 points)
13	Green Knoll	21.2% (±5.8 points)
14	Hillsborough	20.1% (±3.1 points)
15	Ten Mile Run	17.7% (±14.4 points)
16	The Hills	17.0% (±3.4 points)
17	Basking Ridge	16.1% (±4.7 points)
18	Bridgewater Center	11.0% (±6.2 points)
19	Bradley Gardens	9.8% (±3.5 points)
20	Blackwells Mills	4.9% (±3.6 points)
21	Martinsville	4.0% (±2.4 points)
22	Weston	1.7% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Bedminster 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 The Hills

How many renters are there in The Hills?

The Hills has an estimated 848 (±175) renting households, 17.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in The Hills?

A renting household in The Hills has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in The Hills?

The median renting household in The Hills, NJ has an income of $113,095 (±$29,090) a year, against $171,793 for households that own their home.

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 The Hills CDP, New Jersey (place:72635, in state:34).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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