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15,561people live here $131,213median household income▲ 63% above US $2,010median rent per month▲ 42% above US $665,700median home value▲ 100% above US

Princeton Meadows is an unincorporated community in Middlesex 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 Princeton Meadows

Princeton Meadows is an unincorporated community in New Jersey with household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, a highly educated workforce, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Princeton Meadows 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
Clean air
Highly educated workforce
Fast-growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Cold winters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Princeton Meadows compares

Median household income

Princeton Meadows$131,213

New Jersey avg$103,556

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Princeton Meadows$2,010

New Jersey avg$1,720

US$1,413

Median home value

Princeton Meadows$665,700

New Jersey avg$454,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Princeton Meadows

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

To rent

$4,020

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $80,400 a year
32% of Princeton Meadows renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$133,140

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $66,570
Homes cost 5.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 42% above US

$2,010/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,010 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 $665,700. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $665,700 · 32% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Middlesex County is 5.2%, 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.

Middlesex County (county-wide)

Safety

37 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Princeton Meadows doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Plainsboro 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 284/100k · Policed by Plainsboro Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 30% above US

34 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.8 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. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 33% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

56%

Work from home

33%

Carpool

4.9%

Public transit

4.4%

Other

1.2%

Walk

0.5%

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▲ 121% above US

80% 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

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9:1, 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 (22 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Princeton Meadows's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,010/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (33% 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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