Cost of Living in Edison
Edison's cost of living carries a real, disclosed tension: housing costs that run below New Jersey's own statewide average, offset by a severely elevated effective property-tax rate.
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Learn moreHousing costs below the state average, above the national one
Edison's typical home value ($520,610, per Zillow) runs below New Jersey's own $584,681 statewide average, but genuinely above the national figure.
A severe property-tax offset
Edison's median effective property tax rate ran 5.92% per Ownwell -- multiples above New Jersey's own 1.88% statewide average -- producing a median annual tax bill (~$9,568) nearly four times the national median.
A strong income base offsetting some of the cost
Edison's median household income ($125,145) runs substantially above both state and national figures, driven substantially by the area's pharma-and-logistics-corridor job base.
Key takeaways
- Edison's housing costs run below New Jersey's statewide average but above the national figure.
- A severely elevated effective property-tax rate meaningfully raises the real cost of homeownership.
- Edison's median household income runs substantially above state and national figures, offsetting some of that cost.
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