Housing data for ZIP code 07016

Name: Housing in ZIP code 07016, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 07016 has an estimated 24,074 residents and 9,661 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Cranford Township, Union County.

22.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,199 (±$255) a month.

The median home value is $660,100 (±$14,370).

The median household income is $155,972 (±$15,105) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 24,074 (±28)
Median gross rent: $2,199
Median home value: $660,100
Households that rent: 22.5%

How ZIP code 07016 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 07016	Cranford Township	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Residents	24,074 (±28)	24,074	579,290	9,343,809	334,922,499
Housing units	9,661 (±343)	9,661	212,385	3,791,354	143,775,355
Households that rent	22.5% (±4.1 points)	22.5%	42.6%	36.2%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,199 (±$255)	$2,199	$1,730	$1,720	$1,413
Median home value	$660,100 (±$14,370)	$660,100	$529,200	$454,400	$332,700
Median household income	$155,972 (±$15,105)	$155,972	$103,202	$103,556	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$9,590	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	48.8% (±16.9 points)	48.8%	51.4%	51.6%	51.1%
Built before 1980	86.5% (±6.7 points)	86.5%	78.2%	62.8%	49.7%
Average commute	34.5 minutes (±2.0)	34.5 minutes	30.2 minutes	30.5 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	91.7% (±3.9 points)	91.7%	93.3%	92.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	43.4 years (±1.6)	43.4 years	39.1 years	40.1 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 07016, median gross rent is higher than in Union County ($1,730).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 07016 is not measurably different from Cranford Township as a whole ($2,199).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Cranford Township as a whole ($660,100).

Among the 26 ZIP codes in Union County with a published estimate, ZIP 07016 ranks 6 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 26 ZIP codes in Union County with a published estimate, ZIP 07016 ranks 7 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 26 ZIP codes in Union County with a published estimate, ZIP 07016 ranks 8 from highest to lowest median household income.

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

Rent in ZIP code 07016

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	8.2% (±3.5 points)	4.6%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.2% (±4.4 points)	6.5%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.2% (±3.3 points)	25.6%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	20.8% (±14.8 points)	28.9%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.2% (±7.6 points)	19.4%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	15.4% (±6.4 points)	8.6%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	23.0% (±6.3 points)	6.3%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 23.0% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 07016

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,836 (±$1,570)
1 bedroom	$2,009 (±$821)
2 bedrooms	$2,788 (±$331)
3 bedrooms	$2,926 (±$232)
4 bedrooms	$1,761 (±$47)

Rent burden in ZIP code 07016

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	12.1% (±4.6 points)	11.6%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.5% (±5.0 points)	11.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.0% (±5.8 points)	13.9%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.6% (±7.0 points)	12.2%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	21.3% (±14.6 points)	8.6%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	27.5% (±8.5 points)	42.8%	42.7%	41.9%

48.8% (±16.9 points) of renting households in ZIP code 07016 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 07016

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $50,000	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.8%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.6% (±0.6 points)	0.6%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.4% (±0.5 points)	0.7%	2.2%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.3%	4.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	2.7% (±1.4 points)	6.5%	12.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	14.4% (±3.0 points)	35.6%	34.2%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	75.4% (±3.4 points)	43.5%	34.5%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	6.2% (±1.5 points)	10.0%	7.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 07016

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	73.4% (±2.6 points)	49.7%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.8% (±0.9 points)	4.8%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	6.5% (±1.6 points)	16.7%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.2% (±0.9 points)	8.1%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.7% (±0.9 points)	3.6%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.1% (±1.6 points)	3.7%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	11.3% (±1.8 points)	13.1%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.2%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 07016 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
2020 or later	0.9% (±0.5 points)	1.0%	1.1%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	4.9% (±1.1 points)	5.8%	6.2%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	2.3% (±1.0 points)	5.9%	9.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	2.8% (±1.3 points)	4.0%	8.9%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	2.5% (±1.0 points)	5.0%	11.8%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	3.9% (±1.3 points)	7.9%	12.3%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	11.6% (±3.7 points)	12.5%	12.8%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	24.5% (±3.1 points)	22.0%	13.8%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	15.4% (±3.0 points)	12.3%	6.5%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	31.1% (±3.3 points)	23.5%	17.4%	11.7%

86.5% of the homes in ZIP code 07016 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 07016

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Utility gas	79.9% (±3.4 points)	81.8%	73.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	7.1% (±1.9 points)	3.9%	6.4%	3.9%
Electricity	9.2% (±2.3 points)	10.9%	16.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.2% (±1.4 points)	1.8%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.4 points)	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 07016 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 07016	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Drove alone	56.6% (±4.0 points)	60.9%	62.2%	68.8%
Carpooled	2.3% (±1.1 points)	8.9%	7.7%	8.5%
Public transportation	11.3% (±2.3 points)	9.1%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked	1.3% (±0.6 points)	2.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.6% (±0.7 points)	4.4%	2.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	27.0% (±3.5 points)	14.2%	16.8%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 07016 take an average of 34.5 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 07016

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Cranford Township	100%	$2,199	22.5%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 07016

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
07027	1.1 mi	$1,753	$533,300	$110,670	45.6%
07033	1.6 mi	$2,023	$522,200	$118,611	25.5%
07204	2.0 mi	$1,663	$443,200	$109,679	40.9%
07090	2.1 mi	$2,357	$953,400	$232,629	18.9%
07203	2.3 mi	$1,567	$379,900	$92,762	45.3%
07066	2.6 mi	$1,743	$609,600	$133,504	23.4%
07083	3.2 mi	$2,060	$455,300	$121,887	27.3%
07081	3.2 mi	$2,188	$636,600	$155,906	33.2%

Crime reported to police in Cranford Township

Most of ZIP code 07016 is policed by the Cranford Township Police Department, which reported 36 violent and 507 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Cranford Township

ZIP code 07016 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07016: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

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 ZIP 07016

What is the median rent in ZIP code 07016?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07016 is $2,199 (±$255) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 07016?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 07016 is $660,100 (±$14,370) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 07016?

The median household income in ZIP code 07016 is $155,972 (±$15,105) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 07016 in?

ZIP code 07016 lies mostly in Cranford Township.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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