New York metro, NY-NJ relocation guide
Moving to North Brunswick, NJ
$520,000Median listing price
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About North Brunswick
North Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, centrally located in the Raritan Valley within the New York metropolitan area (per Wikipedia, read September 24, 2026), with a 2020 census population of 43,905. It sits directly south of New Brunswick and was named for its earlier-established neighbor.
Home prices in North Brunswick
The median listing price in North Brunswick is $520,000.
Top places in North Brunswick
- North Brunswick Township High School.
- Rutgers' Cook Campus (adjacent in New Brunswick) — redbuds and the farm campus.
- The former Johnson & Johnson site (proposed station location).
- Route 1 retail and restaurant corridor.
- Route 130 commercial corridor.
- Community Park and the township's sports complexes.
Commuting from North Brunswick
- No in-township rail station yet. During peak hours, NJ Transit originates trains to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan from the Jersey Avenue station in neighboring New Brunswick (per Wikipedia's North Brunswick page, read September 24, 2026) — roughly 10–15 minutes by car, approximate.
- A new North Brunswick station on the Northeast Corridor has been proposed for the former Johnson & Johnson site on Route 1 and Aaron Road (announced by NJT in January 2013 with a 2018 target) — still not open as of this research pass (per Wikipedia's North Brunswick page, read September 24, 2026).
- NJ Transit local buses run on the 811 and 814 routes (per Wikipedia's North Brunswick page, read September 24, 2026). Rail-plus-drive to Midtown commonly totals 60–90 minutes (approximate).
- Driving to Midtown via Route 1/Route 130 and the Turnpike is approximately 50–85 minutes depending on traffic (approximate).
North Brunswick FAQs
- What is the housing market like in North Brunswick, NJ?
The median listing price in North Brunswick is $520,000. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026 - How is the commute from North Brunswick, NJ?
No in-township rail station yet. During peak hours, NJ Transit originates trains to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan from the Jersey Avenue station in neighboring New Brunswick (per Wikipedia's North Brunswick page, read September 24, 2026) — roughly 10–15 minutes by car, approximate.
Town links
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New Jersey Department of Education.