How much do homeowners pay a month in West Freehold, NJ?

Name: Homeowner costs in West Freehold, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in West Freehold, NJ pay a median of $2,959 (±$286) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $1,240 (±$60).

66.2% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In West Freehold, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,707 in 2015–2019 to $2,959 in 2020–2024 (+9.3%).

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: $2,959 (±$286)
Without a mortgage: $1,240 (±$60)
Owned with a mortgage: 66.2%

Monthly owner costs in West Freehold

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Freehold	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
With a mortgage	$2,959 (±$286)	$3,070 (±$36)	$2,829 (±$8)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$1,240 (±$60)	$1,342 (±$19)	$1,232 (±$6)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	66.2% (±7.1 points)	64.0% (±0.9 points)	63.9% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$9,949 (±$654)	$10,000 or more	$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 West Freehold, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Monmouth County ($3,070).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($2,829).

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

In Monmouth County, West Freehold ranks 10 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 247.

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

How owner costs in West Freehold 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	$2,707 (±$158)	$2,959 (±$286)	+9.3%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$8,848 (±$369)	$9,949 (±$654)	+12.4%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$415,000 (±$15,941)	$529,000 (±$39,685)	+27.5%	No measurable change 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 West Freehold

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Freehold
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
West Freehold	—	$2,959 (±$286)	—
Freehold Borough	2.2 mi	$2,577 (±$146)	Lower
East Freehold	4.2 mi	$3,249 (±$306)	Not measurably different
Manalapan Township	4.5 mi	$3,251 (±$134)	Not measurably different
Vista Center	5.2 mi	$2,324 (±$285)	Lower
Englishtown Borough	5.7 mi	$2,691 (±$282)	Not measurably different
Yorketown	5.7 mi	$3,197 (±$149)	Not measurably different
Howell Township	5.9 mi	$2,846 (±$91)	Not measurably different
Farmingdale Borough	6.9 mi	$2,443 (±$211)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Freehold Borough, NJ ($2,577), Vista Center, NJ ($2,324), Farmingdale Borough, NJ ($2,443).

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

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

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
4	Fairview	$3,342 (±$308)
5	Navesink	$3,292 (±$673)
6	East Freehold	$3,249 (±$306)
7	Yorketown	$3,197 (±$149)
8	Ocean Grove	$3,133 (±$361)
9	Strathmore	$3,124 (±$172)
10	West Freehold	$2,959 (±$286)
11	Oakhurst	$2,909 (±$225)
12	Wanamassa	$2,853 (±$324)
13	Port Monmouth	$2,749 (±$224)
14	Ramtown	$2,743 (±$355)
15	Belford	$2,711 (±$485)
16	Shark River Hills	$2,670 (±$194)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Freehold 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 West Freehold

What is the average mortgage payment in West Freehold?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in West Freehold, NJ is $2,959 (±$286) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in West Freehold?

Owners without a mortgage in West Freehold pay a median of $1,240 (±$60) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in West Freehold gone up?

In West Freehold, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,707 in 2015–2019 to $2,959 in 2020–2024 (+9.3%).

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 West Freehold CDP, New Jersey (place:79100, in state:34).

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.