Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Even on the area’s higher pay, Ewing Township costs more to live in than 82% of U.S. towns
It ranks #122 of 468 in New Jersey for affordability.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area ($101K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Ewing Township’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($101K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still. Owners keep up better than renters: 31% of owners pay 30% or more of income for housing (typical U.S. town: 20%), against 47% of renters.
In dollars
- $1,930a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 103prices across the Trenton metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 135)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.9 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$101K, Trenton-area income
- 20%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 47%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across New Jersey: 52%Census 2020–24
- 31%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Ewing Township
What’s behind Ewing Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Ewing Township is more affordable than 18% of U.S. towns, #122 of 468 in New Jersey. Property tax pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
Home prices up 74% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Ewing Township rose 74% over the past 5 years, faster than across New Jersey (63%). Last year prices rose 7.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Ewing Township home at roughly $384,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $384K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Ewing Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, September 2026.
A year’s rent takes 20% of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Ewing Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $69K short of a typical Ewing Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,930 a month here, $940 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ewing Township’s typical property tax (2.68% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,930
Renters already here pay a median of $1,679, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
83 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 83 new homes in Ewing Township in 2025: 28 single-family houses and 55 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $8.2 million to build. That's 2.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across New Jersey (3.1). Over the past 10 years, Ewing Township has permitted 1,121 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Ewing Township gained 1,474 residents while 584 new homes were permitted: about 2.5 new residents per new home, about the same as across New Jersey (2.0).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 24 | 19 | 5 | $2.1 million |
| 2025 | 83 | 28 | 55 | $8.2 million |
| 2024 | 97 | 20 | 77 | $9.3 million |
| 2023 | 116 | 20 | 96 | $9.9 million |
| 2022 | 234 | 22 | 212 | $17.9 million |
| 2021 | 151 | 34 | 117 | $12.6 million |
| 2020 | 124 | 17 | 107 | $7.2 million |
| 2019 | 52 | 14 | 38 | $3.5 million |
| 2018 | 119 | 5 | 114 | $1.7 million |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2016 | 141 | 5 | 136 | $12.2 million |
| 2015 | 114 | 72 | 42 | $34.2 million |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 | 4 | $10.7 million |
| 2013 | 27 | 2 | 25 | $9.2 million |
| 2012 | 85 | 3 | 82 | $9 million |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $1.8 million |
| 2010 | 30 | 1 | 29 | $3.8 million |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | 4 | $1.2 million |
| 2008 | 151 | 1 | 150 | $14.1 million |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $814,000 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $4.2 million |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2004 | 212 | 20 | 192 | $25.3 million |
| 2003 | 231 | 7 | 224 | $9.1 million |
| 2002 | 202 | 26 | 176 | $15 million |
| 2001 | 46 | 46 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| 2000 | 69 | 69 | 0 | $3.8 million |
Ewing Township's permit office reported 9 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $7,891, under the New Jersey median of $9,590, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 2.68% a year, against 2.11% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Ewing Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, or New Jersey. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 103 | NJ 109 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 100 | NJ 107 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 112 | NJ 114 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 98 | NJ 104 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Ewing Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Ewing Township. Lower Makefield Township and Hopewell Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Township | C− | — | $294K | 2.68% | $1,930 |
| Hopewell Township | C− | — | $562K | 1.78%+ | $2,550 |
| Lawrence Township | D | $461K | $440K | 2.10% | $2,510 |
| Trenton | B− | $343K | $161K | 2.74% | $1,850 |
| Lower Makefield Township | D | — | $630K | 1.49% | $2,040 |
| Yardley | C− | $693K | $480K | 1.26% | $1,960 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “+”: the Census reports the tax bill only as $10,000 or more, so the rate is at least that.
Questions about the cost of living in Ewing Township
Is Ewing Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Ewing Township costs more than 82% of U.S. towns: a C− for cost of living, #122 of 468 in New Jersey. The typical home costs 2.9 years of the median household income of the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area ($101K).
How much is rent in Ewing Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,930 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,679 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Ewing Township?
The median bill is $7,891 a year, 2.68% of the median home value (New Jersey: $9,590, 2.11%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Ewing Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.