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11,559people live here $205,000median household income▲ 154% above US $2,171median rent per month▲ 54% above US $720,400median home value▲ 117% above US

Martinsville is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, NJ. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Martinsville

Martinsville is an unincorporated community in New Jersey with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Martinsville deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and cold winters.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Cold winters

How Martinsville compares

Median household income

Martinsville$205,000

New Jersey avg$103,556

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Martinsville$2,171

New Jersey avg$1,720

US$1,413

Median home value

Martinsville$720,400

New Jersey avg$454,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Martinsville

Based on Martinsville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,342

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $86,840 a year
32% of Martinsville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$144,080

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $72,040
Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 54% above US

$2,171/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,171 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $720,400. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $720,400 · 32% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Somerset County is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Somerset County (county-wide)

Safety

45 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Martinsville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Bridgewater Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 750/100k · Policed by Bridgewater Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 31% above US

34 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 34 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 26% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

65%

Work from home

26%

Public transit

4.3%

Carpool

2.9%

Other

1.6%

Walk

0.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 21°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 97% above US

71% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Morristown National Historical Park (11 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Martinsville's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,171/mo) equals 13% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (26% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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