IselinNJ
A town of 19,551, settled in 1875. A regional job hub with 17,720 jobs.
Is Iselin a good place to live?
Iselin’s median rent is $2,113 a month, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $1,778 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. We don’t grade Iselin yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Iselin stand out
Where Iselin beats most towns.
Every workday, about 17,305 people come to Iselin for work
Where Iselin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 540 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Iselin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw22 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw18 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw19 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Iselin: who provides what
Iselin is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Iselin.
Iselin has 2.0 jobs for every working resident, and 17,305 people commute in
Commuting out is the norm in Iselin: 5% of working residents work locally. Its average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The share of workers in Iselin who do their job from home: 21%. Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.
| Iselin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Iselin has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Iselin stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression
Nearly a tenth of Iselin adults smoke cigarettes. Only 6 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Iselin.
| Iselin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Iselin | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.6% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 10.6% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Iselin, with inland flooding at the top
Paid flood insurance claims in Iselin since 1978: 28. Compared with nearly three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. 73% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Iselin are worth about $554K, by Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 3.9% over the year to September 2026. Nearly two thirds of households live in a home they own in Iselin. On the market locally: a median 69 days to sell.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Iselin
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of Iselin
About 9 of every 100 Iselin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Iselin’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Iselin.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iselin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menlo Park Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge Township | #277 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Edison Township | #210 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
Woodbridge Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Iselin, Colonia and Menlo Park Terrace aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Iselin with a neighbor →
Questions about Iselin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Iselin, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Iselin yet; the figures below are still real.