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12,035people live here $210,661median household income▲ 161% above US $2,715median rent per month▲ 92% above US $685,100median home value▲ 106% above US

Robertsville is an unincorporated community in Monmouth 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 Robertsville

Robertsville 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. Robertsville deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, long average commutes, 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
Long commutes
Cold winters

How Robertsville compares

Median household income

Robertsville$210,661

New Jersey avg$103,556

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Robertsville$2,715

New Jersey avg$1,720

US$1,413

Median home value

Robertsville$685,100

New Jersey avg$454,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Robertsville

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

To rent

$5,430

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $108,600 a year
25% of Robertsville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$137,020

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $68,510
Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 92% above US

$2,715/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,715 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 $685,100. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $685,100 · 25% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Monmouth County is 4.7%, 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.

Monmouth County (county-wide)

Safety

53 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Robertsville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Marlboro 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 634/100k · Policed by Marlboro Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 57% above US

41 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 40.7 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% take public transit; 32% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

53%

Work from home

32%

Public transit

8.8%

Carpool

4.5%

Other

1.2%

Walk

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°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▲ 84% above US

66% 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

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. 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 Gateway National Recreation Area (25 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Robertsville'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 ($2,715/mo) equals 15% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (32% 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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