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City · 19,628 residents · Passaic County, New Jersey

Hawthorne , New Jersey

In Hawthorne, a typical home is worth $533,700 and typical rent is $1,830 a month. Compared with all of Passaic County, typical household income is 26% higher, the typical home value is 16% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 16 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $533,700

    16% above the county

    17% above New Jersey

    • Hawthorne
    • Passaic
    • New Jersey

  • Typical rent

    $1,830a month

    13% above the county

    6% above New Jersey

    • Hawthorne
    • Passaic
    • New Jersey

  • Typical household income

    $110,237a year

    26% above the county

    6% above New Jersey

    • Hawthorne
    • Passaic
    • New Jersey

  • Households that own their home

    69%

    16 points above the county

    5 points above New Jersey

    • Hawthorne
    • Passaic
    • New Jersey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$643,942
5.6% more than 12 months ago
Typical rent
$2,607 a month

From Zillow (ZHVI/ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Hawthorne is in Passaic County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Passaic County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Hawthorne apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. 69% of households in Hawthorne own their home, against 53% in Passaic County.

  2. Nearby, in Haledon, the typical home value is $396,400: 26% less than in Hawthorne ($533,700).

  3. The typical household income in Hawthorne is $110,237, 26% more than in Passaic County as a whole ($87,522).

  4. The typical home in Hawthorne is worth $533,700, 16% more than in Passaic County as a whole ($459,500).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Hawthorne

What homes there are in Hawthorne, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

The detached house rules in Hawthorne: 54% of homes, more than in Passaic County (42%).

Year built

The typical year built in Hawthorne is 1953, about the same as in Passaic County (1956).

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$3,295 a month

Passaic County: $3,014 a month

Owners with a mortgage

67%

Passaic County: 65%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

Since 2015–2019, homes in Hawthorne gained value faster than in Passaic County: 40% against 34%.

The typical rent in Hawthorne rose 23% since 2015–2019, about the same as in Passaic County (25%).

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureHawthornePassaic CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate2.1%3.5%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.6%0.7%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate7.7%4.0%3.4%
People per household 2.562.862.622.53
Drive alone 79%65%62%69%
Carpool 5%11%8%9%
Public transit 2%6%8%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate4%3%3%
Work from home 12%12%17%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate2%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Fewer people live in each home here: 2.56 on average, against 2.86 in Passaic County.

To get to work, 79% of workers in Hawthorne drive alone; in Passaic County, 65%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Hawthorne?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Hawthorne, worth $533,700, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 53% of the typical household income in Hawthorne, which is $110,237 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $207,433 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Passaic County.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Hawthorne. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $18,680 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,840

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$524,033
Total interest
$753,960
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $9,013 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,572 a month

  • Tight

    $2,572 to $3,307 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,307 a month

    Your payment · 53%

Compared with the typical household income in Hawthorne ($110,237 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,840
Principal & interest$3,550
Property tax$832
Home insurance$222
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$236

You need at least $18,680 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Hawthorne and Passaic County

Hawthorne is in Passaic County, New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Hawthorne's own numbers

Typical home value
$533,700
Typical monthly rent
$1,830
Typical yearly household income
$110,237
Households that own their home
69%
Effective property tax rate
1.87%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Passaic County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,209,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,282
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+58%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
3.7%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Passaic County.

Everything about Passaic County

Buying

Buying a home in Hawthorne

A typical home in Hawthorne is worth $533,700: 16% above the county and 17% above New Jersey. With the typical household income in Hawthorne ($110,237 a year), a typical home costs 4.8 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Hawthorne 4.8 years
  • Passaic 5.3 years
  • New Jersey 4.4 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Passaic County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Passaic County rose 87% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Passaic County.

Period County New Jersey U.S.
Last year (2025) +6.8% +6.2% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +58% +63% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +87% +88% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Hawthorne next to Passaic County, New Jersey and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Hawthorne $533,700
  • Passaic $459,500
  • New Jersey $454,400
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Hawthorne $1,830
  • Passaic $1,621
  • New Jersey $1,720
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Hawthorne $110,237
  • Passaic $87,522
  • New Jersey $103,556
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Hawthorne next to Passaic County and New Jersey
Measure Hawthorne Passaic County New Jersey U.S.
Typical home value $533,700 $459,500 $454,400 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,830 $1,621 $1,720 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $110,237 $87,522 $103,556 $80,734
Households that own their home 69% 53% 64% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $10,001 $9,590 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.87% 2.18% 2.11% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 48% 57% 52% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Passaic County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Hawthorne

For a typical $533,700 home in Hawthorne, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Hawthorne's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,840a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $18,680
    Cash to close
    $34,691
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $236

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,742a month

    Down payment
    $26,685
    Cash to close
    $42,696
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $254

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,946a month

    Down payment
    $106,740
    Cash to close
    $122,751
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $4,440a month

    Down payment
    $80,055
    Cash to close
    $96,066
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Hawthorne and for Passaic County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Hawthorne

1.87%of the home’s value each year

$10,001 a year for the typical owner in Hawthorne.

  • Hawthorne 1.87%
  • Passaic 2.18%
  • New Jersey 2.11%

What New Jersey publishes ANCHOR, Senior Freeze and Stay NJ: one combined application (New Jersey Division of Taxation)

Exemptions and deadlines in New Jersey

Flood risk in Passaic County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Passaic County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
3.7%
3,719
Of those, with NFIP insurance
48%
County New Jersey U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 3.7% 6.7% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 48% 63% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Hawthorne

Typical rent in Hawthorne is $1,830 a month: 13% above the county. In Hawthorne, 48% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Passaic County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,282 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $43.88 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Passaic County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,772 $34.08 $70,880
1 bedroom $1,987 $38.21 $79,480
2 bedrooms $2,282 $43.88 $91,280
3 bedrooms $2,771 $53.29 $110,840
4 bedrooms $3,497 $67.25 $139,880

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Hawthorne

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Hawthorne is in ZIP code 07506.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,310: $28 more than the fair market rent for Passaic County ($2,282).

  • 07506 $2,310$2,810

A ZIP code counts for Hawthorne when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Hawthorne

HUD lists one building with rents for lower incomes in Hawthorne.

  • NJCDC Supportive Housing 2002 38 N 10th St, Hawthorne 07506 12 low-income homes · For people with disabilities

See all 109 buildings in Passaic County Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Hawthorne

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 2 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Passaic County; none says it serves in Spanish.

A man leans over the armchair where a girl is reading a book.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Hawthorne

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Hawthorne or Passaic County. The ones below are statewide in New Jersey: they work in Hawthorne the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in New Jersey

Housing counselors near Hawthorne

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Hawthorne, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Housing Authority of the City of Paterson

    60 Van Houten St, Paterson · 3 miles away

    • Budget and financial counseling
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 1 more
    (973) 345-5085

  • Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc

    191 Market St, Paterson · 3 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 6 more
    973-279-2333-135

  • Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey

    131 Main St Ste 140, Hackensack · 8 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Fair housing pre-purchase workshops
    • and 2 more
    (201) 489-3552

Every agency in Passaic County All counseling agencies in New Jersey

Help in Spanish near Hawthorne

None of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Hawthorne

HUD’s record names them for Hawthorne or Passaic County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Passaic County Public Housing Agency Section 8 vouchers (973) 881-4370

3 other authorities have an office in Passaic County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Passaic County

These cities are also in Passaic County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Passaic County Housing in New Jersey
See 2 more cities in Passaic County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Hawthorne, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Passaic County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

Keep going

Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Hawthorne.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Hawthorne

Short answers with the numbers for Hawthorne and all of Passaic County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Hawthorne?

The typical home value in Hawthorne is $533,700, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Passaic County it is $459,500.

How much does it cost to rent in Hawthorne?

Typical rent in Hawthorne is $1,830 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Passaic County is $2,282.

What is the FHA loan limit in Hawthorne?

Hawthorne uses the FHA limit for all of Passaic County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Hawthorne?

The typical homeowner in Hawthorne pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.87% of the home’s value; in Passaic County, the rate is 2.18%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Hawthorne?

There are 2 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Passaic County. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).