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City · 9,710 residents · Monmouth County, New Jersey

Matawan , New Jersey

In Matawan, a typical home is worth $467,800 and typical rent is $1,824 a month. Compared with all of Monmouth County, the typical home value is 23% lower and the share of households that own their home is 24 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $467,800

    23% below the county

    3% above New Jersey

    • Matawan
    • Monmouth
    • New Jersey

  • Typical rent

    $1,824a month

    About the same as the county

    6% above New Jersey

    • Matawan
    • Monmouth
    • New Jersey

  • Typical household income

    $123,354a year

    About the same as the county

    19% above New Jersey

    • Matawan
    • Monmouth
    • New Jersey

  • Households that own their home

    52%

    24 points below the county

    12 points below New Jersey

    • Matawan
    • Monmouth
    • New Jersey

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

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$658,834
5.1% more than 12 months ago
Typical rent
$2,711 a month
1.1% less than 12 months ago

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

Matawan is in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Matawan apart

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

  1. Matawan has the 5th smallest share of rent-burdened renters of the 249 cities in New Jersey with more than 5,000 people (29%).

  2. 52% of households in Matawan own their home, against 76% in Monmouth County.

  3. Nearby, in Laurence Harbor, the typical home value is $306,700: 34% less than in Matawan ($467,800).

  4. Nearby, in Keyport, the typical rent is $1,458: 20% less than in Matawan ($1,824).

  5. The typical home in Matawan is worth $467,800, 23% less than in Monmouth County as a whole ($606,100).

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

The homes here

Housing in Matawan

What homes there are in Matawan, 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

In Matawan there is a bit of everything: no kind of home reaches half. The most common are detached houses (47%); in Monmouth County, 66%.

Year built

By age, homes in Matawan look like those in Monmouth County: the typical year built is 1972.

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

$2,952 a month

Monmouth County: $3,070 a month

Without a mortgage

$1,438 a month

Monmouth County: $1,342 a month

Owners with a mortgage

61%

Monmouth County: 64%

Owning costs about the same in Matawan as in Monmouth County: with a mortgage, $2,952 a month; without one, $1,438.

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

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the typical home value in Matawan rose 34%; in Monmouth County, it rose 44%.

Rents in Matawan rose more slowly than in Monmouth County: 21% since 2015–2019, against 31%.

While home values in Matawan changed +34% and rent +21%, the typical household income rose 23%.

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

MeasureMatawanMonmouth CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate4.2%3.5%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.7%0.7%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate1.9%4.0%3.4%
People per household 2.472.542.622.53
Drive alone 67%65%62%69%
Carpool 6%8%8%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate5%8%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate2%3%3%
Work from home 21%19%17%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate2%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Much as in Monmouth County, a household in Matawan has 2.47 people on average.

In Matawan, 67% of workers drive alone to work; in Monmouth 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 Matawan?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Matawan, worth $467,800, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 42% of the typical household income in Matawan, which is $123,354 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $186,330 a year.

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

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Matawan. 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 $16,373 (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

$4,348

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$459,327
Total interest
$660,864
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $7,900 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,878 a month

  • Tight

    $2,878 to $3,701 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,701 a month

    Your payment · 42%

Compared with the typical household income in Matawan ($123,354 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,348
Principal & interest$3,112
Property tax$834
Home insurance$195
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$207

You need at least $16,373 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

Matawan and Monmouth County

Matawan is in Monmouth 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).

Matawan's own numbers

Typical home value
$467,800
Typical monthly rent
$1,824
Typical yearly household income
$123,354
Households that own their home
52%
Effective property tax rate
2.14%

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

Numbers for all of Monmouth County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,209,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,283
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+64%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
7.4%

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 Monmouth County.

Everything about Monmouth County

Buying

Buying a home in Matawan

A typical home in Matawan is worth $467,800: 23% below the county and 3% above New Jersey. With the typical household income in Matawan ($123,354 a year), a typical home costs 3.8 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.

  • Matawan 3.8 years
  • Monmouth 4.9 years
  • New Jersey 4.4 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Monmouth County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Monmouth County rose 94% in the 10 years through 2025.

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

Period County New Jersey U.S.
Last year (2025) +6.2% +6.2% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +64% +63% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +94% +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

Matawan next to Monmouth 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
  • Matawan $467,800
  • Monmouth $606,100
  • New Jersey $454,400
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Matawan $1,824
  • Monmouth $1,827
  • New Jersey $1,720
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Matawan $123,354
  • Monmouth $124,845
  • New Jersey $103,556
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Matawan next to Monmouth County and New Jersey
Measure Matawan Monmouth County New Jersey U.S.
Typical home value $467,800 $606,100 $454,400 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $1,824 $1,827 $1,720 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $123,354 $124,845 $103,556 $80,734
Households that own their home 52% 76% 64% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $10,001 $9,590 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 2.14% 1.65% 2.11% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 29% 53% 52% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Monmouth 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 Matawan

For a typical $467,800 home in Matawan, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Matawan's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,348a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $16,373
    Cash to close
    $30,407
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $207

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,262a month

    Down payment
    $23,390
    Cash to close
    $37,424
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $222

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,564a month

    Down payment
    $93,560
    Cash to close
    $107,594
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $3,997a month

    Down payment
    $70,170
    Cash to close
    $84,204
    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 Matawan and for Monmouth County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Matawan

2.14%of the home’s value each year

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

  • Matawan 2.14%
  • Monmouth 1.65%
  • 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 Monmouth County

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

Homes in the high-risk zone
7.4%
14,605
Of those, with NFIP insurance
70%
County New Jersey U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 7.4% 6.7% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 70% 63% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Matawan

Typical rent in Matawan is $1,824 a month: about the same as the county. In Matawan, 29% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Monmouth County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,283 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $43.90 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Monmouth 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 $1,671 $32.13 $66,840
1 bedroom $1,847 $35.52 $73,880
2 bedrooms $2,283 $43.90 $91,320
3 bedrooms $2,927 $56.29 $117,080
4 bedrooms $3,241 $62.33 $129,640

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 Matawan

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Matawan is in ZIP code 07747.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,540: $257 more than the fair market rent for Monmouth County ($2,283).

  • 07747 $2,540$3,180

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Matawan 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

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Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Matawan

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

  • Minnisink Village 16 Minnisink Dr, Matawan 07747 108 low-income homes · For older adults

See all 169 buildings in Monmouth County Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Matawan

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 3 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Monmouth County; 3 say they serve in Spanish.

A young woman and a young man point to a line in their notes beside a laptop in a library.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Matawan

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

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

Housing counselors near Matawan

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

  • Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc.

    100 1st St, Perth Amboy · 7 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 6 more
    (732) 638-2824

  • Puerto Rican Action Board, Inc.

    754 Route 18, East Brunswick · 8 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 7 more
    (732) 832-7535

  • Navicore Solutions

    200 US Highway 9, Manalapan · 8 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (732) 409-6281

Every agency in Monmouth County All counseling agencies in New Jersey

Help in Spanish near Matawan

2 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 Matawan

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

11 other authorities have an office in Monmouth County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Monmouth County

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

Everything about Monmouth County Housing in New Jersey
See 12 more cities in Monmouth County, with prices and rents

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

Nearby cities

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

Neighboring counties

If Monmouth 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 Matawan.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Matawan

Short answers with the numbers for Matawan and all of Monmouth 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 Matawan?

The typical home value in Matawan is $467,800, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Monmouth County it is $606,100.

How much does it cost to rent in Matawan?

Typical rent in Matawan is $1,824 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Monmouth County is $2,283.

What is the FHA loan limit in Matawan?

Matawan uses the FHA limit for all of Monmouth 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 Matawan?

The typical homeowner in Matawan pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 2.14% of the home’s value; in Monmouth County, the rate is 1.65%.

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

There are 3 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Monmouth County. 3 say they serve in Spanish. 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).