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13,535people live here $128,277median household income▲ 59% above US $1,621median rent per month▲ 15% above US $358,600median home valueNear US average

Mercerville is an unincorporated community in Mercer 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 Mercerville

Mercerville is an unincorporated community in New Jersey with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, a growing population, 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. Mercerville deals with cold winters.

The good

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

The not so good

Cold winters

How Mercerville compares

Median household income

Mercerville$128,277

New Jersey avg$103,556

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Mercerville$1,621

New Jersey avg$1,720

US$1,413

Median home value

Mercerville$358,600

New Jersey avg$454,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Mercerville

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

To rent

$3,242

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $64,840 a year
42% of Mercerville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$71,720

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $35,860
Homes cost 2.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 15% above US

$1,621/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,621 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $358,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $358,600 · 42% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Mercer County is 5.3%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Mercer County (county-wide)

Safety

160 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Mercerville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Hamilton Township Police Department, Mercer County 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 1980/100k · Policed by Hamilton Township Police Department, Mercer County (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.6 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

4.6%

Public transit

1.4%

Walk

0.5%

Other

0.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 24°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▲ 21% above US

44% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 44% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, 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 Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (13 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Mercerville's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoff is cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,621/mo) equals 15% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.

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