Housing data for ZIP code 07079

Name: Housing in ZIP code 07079, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 07079 has an estimated 18,539 residents and 6,231 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in South Orange Village, Essex County.

34.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,294 (±$184) a month.

The median home value is $866,600 (±$31,776).

The median household income is $195,417 (±$19,355) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 18,539 (±90)
Median gross rent: $2,294
Median home value: $866,600
Households that rent: 34.8%

How ZIP code 07079 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 07079	South Orange Village	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Residents	18,539 (±90)	18,474	863,002	9,343,809	334,922,499
Housing units	6,231 (±239)	6,208	336,962	3,791,354	143,775,355
Households that rent	34.8% (±3.0 points)	34.6%	55.1%	36.2%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,294 (±$184)	$2,296	$1,531	$1,720	$1,413
Median home value	$866,600 (±$31,776)	$866,600	$524,100	$454,400	$332,700
Median household income	$195,417 (±$19,355)	$196,481	$80,789	$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	50.1% (±10.0 points)	49.6%	55.1%	51.6%	51.1%
Built before 1980	78.5% (±6.1 points)	78.3%	74.2%	62.8%	49.7%
Average commute	38.6 minutes (±2.9)	38.6 minutes	33.6 minutes	30.5 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	94.6% (±2.1 points)	94.5%	90.4%	92.8%	91.0%
Median age of residents	37.5 years (±1.8)	37.5 years	37.7 years	40.1 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 07079, median gross rent is higher than in Essex County ($1,531).

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 07079 is not measurably different from South Orange Village as a whole ($2,296).

Its median home value is not measurably different from South Orange Village as a whole ($866,600).

Among the 31 ZIP codes in Essex County with a published estimate, ZIP 07079 ranks 7 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 31 ZIP codes in Essex County with a published estimate, ZIP 07079 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 31 ZIP codes in Essex County with a published estimate, ZIP 07079 ranks 7 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 07079

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	3.3% (±2.1 points)	9.6%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.3% (±1.3 points)	9.8%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.4% (±5.8 points)	28.8%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.5% (±7.7 points)	27.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.2% (±6.9 points)	14.2%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	11.8% (±5.0 points)	5.3%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	29.4% (±8.0 points)	4.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 29.4% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 07079

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,731 (±$265)
1 bedroom	$2,528 (±$295)
2 bedrooms	$2,351 (±$173)
3 bedrooms	$2,167 (±$371)

Rent burden in ZIP code 07079

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	20.6% (±7.9 points)	10.7%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.1% (±4.4 points)	11.5%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.2% (±5.2 points)	10.6%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.9% (±4.5 points)	12.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.4% (±6.2 points)	9.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	38.7% (±7.9 points)	46.1%	42.7%	41.9%

50.1% (±10.0 points) of renting households in ZIP code 07079 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 07079

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $50,000	0.4% (±0.5 points)	3.3%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.9%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.3% (±0.4 points)	1.3%	2.2%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.6% (±0.5 points)	2.0%	4.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	2.2% (±1.7 points)	9.0%	12.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	9.3% (±3.1 points)	31.0%	34.2%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	53.0% (±4.5 points)	39.7%	34.5%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	33.7% (±4.3 points)	12.9%	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 07079

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	58.8% (±2.8 points)	33.3%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.0% (±1.7 points)	7.4%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	4.5% (±2.3 points)	14.1%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.9% (±0.8 points)	13.8%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.7% (±0.6 points)	5.8%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	6.2% (±2.1 points)	5.6%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	24.7% (±3.5 points)	19.7%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.2%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 07079 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
2020 or later	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.7%	1.1%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	8.4% (±2.9 points)	5.3%	6.2%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	5.3% (±1.5 points)	7.4%	9.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	2.1% (±1.1 points)	5.9%	8.9%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	5.7% (±2.2 points)	6.4%	11.8%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	3.7% (±1.6 points)	9.1%	12.3%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	6.7% (±2.5 points)	12.5%	12.8%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	14.6% (±3.3 points)	14.4%	13.8%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	10.0% (±2.4 points)	9.1%	6.5%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	43.5% (±3.5 points)	29.1%	17.4%	11.7%

78.5% of the homes in ZIP code 07079 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 07079

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Utility gas	78.0% (±3.8 points)	72.1%	73.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5.4% (±1.5 points)	3.8%	6.4%	3.9%
Electricity	13.2% (±2.9 points)	18.6%	16.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.1% (±1.7 points)	2.5%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.0%	0.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.6% (±0.8 points)	0.9%	0.5%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.3 points)	1.9%	0.8%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 07079 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 07079	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Drove alone	34.8% (±3.9 points)	52.7%	62.2%	68.8%
Carpooled	1.7% (±0.9 points)	7.9%	7.7%	8.5%
Public transportation	22.1% (±3.3 points)	15.8%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked	4.4% (±1.8 points)	3.0%	2.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.2% (±1.4 points)	4.5%	2.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	34.8% (±3.4 points)	16.1%	16.8%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 07079 take an average of 38.6 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 07079

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
South Orange Village	100%	$2,296	34.6%

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 07079

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
07040	1.2 mi	$2,269	$720,700	$173,500	25.1%
07106	1.7 mi	$1,242	$355,400	$53,440	64.6%
07050	1.9 mi	$1,548	$364,500	$52,563	74.5%
07111	2.3 mi	$1,386	$335,600	$61,609	70.4%
07018	2.3 mi	$1,532	$353,800	$62,564	72.2%
07088	2.4 mi	$2,101	$346,000	$93,240	49.5%
07052	2.6 mi	$1,897	$556,800	$129,475	30.8%
07041	2.8 mi	$1,961	$961,700	$202,750	31.2%

Crime reported to police in South Orange Village

Most of ZIP code 07079 is policed by the South Orange Police Department, which reported 101 violent and 1,251 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 South Orange Village

ZIP code 07079 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07079: 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 07079

What is the median rent in ZIP code 07079?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07079 is $2,294 (±$184) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 07079?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 07079 is $866,600 (±$31,776) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 07079?

The median household income in ZIP code 07079 is $195,417 (±$19,355) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 07079 in?

ZIP code 07079 lies mostly in South Orange Village.

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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