$2,104
New Jersey county average (2024)
21 of 21
Counties with data
$2,883
Highest: Monmouth
$1,667
Lowest: Cumberland
New Jersey counties by home insurance cost
All 21 natively covered New Jersey counties, most expensive first (Escrow 2024). Click a column header to re-sort. “% of home value” is the annual premium divided by the county median home value.
| 1 | Monmouth | $2,883 | +38% | 0.37% |
| 2 | Essex | $2,543 | +22% | 0.38% |
| 3 | Hudson | $2,430 | +16% | 0.38% |
| 4 | Bergen | $2,415 | +16% | 0.31% |
| 5 | Cape May | $2,305 | +10% | 0.29% |
| 6 | Mercer | $2,187 | +5% | 0.48% |
| 7 | Somerset | $2,177 | +4% | 0.32% |
| 8 | Passaic | $2,169 | +4% | 0.36% |
| 9 | Ocean | $2,142 | +3% | 0.39% |
| 10 | Union | $2,127 | +2% | 0.33% |
| 11 | Hunterdon | $2,088 | 0% | 0.32% |
| 12 | Salem | $2,017 | -3% | 0.66% |
| 13 | Atlantic | $2,011 | -4% | 0.52% |
| 14 | Burlington | $1,983 | -5% | 0.46% |
| 15 | Middlesex | $1,946 | -7% | 0.33% |
| 16 | Camden | $1,880 | -10% | 0.52% |
| 17 | Morris | $1,874 | -10% | 0.26% |
| 18 | Sussex | $1,830 | -12% | 0.40% |
| 19 | Gloucester | $1,810 | -13% | 0.46% |
| 20 | Warren | $1,710 | -18% | 0.40% |
| 21 | Cumberland | $1,667 | -20% | 0.60% |
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Methodology
Each county figure is the median annual homeowners insurance payment for owner-occupied homes with a mortgage escrow account, from data compiled by Benjamin Keys and Philip Mulder in NBER Working Paper 32579 (premiums through 2024). The New Jersey average is a simple mean of the covered counties.
Escrow data reflects mortgaged, owner-occupied homes, so a few counties can be absent, and we publish only counties with a natively measured value. For the full methodology and the national picture, see the national home insurance by county report.
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Suggested citation
HearthMap, "Homeowners Insurance Costs by County in New Jersey (2024)," https://hearthmap.app/home-insurance-by-county/new-jersey. Based on Keys and Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579.
Home insurance in New Jersey: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in New Jersey?
- The average homeowners insurance premium in New Jersey was $2,104 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 21 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
- Which New Jersey county has the cheapest home insurance?
- Cumberland had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in New Jersey at $1,667 per year in 2024.
- Which New Jersey county has the most expensive home insurance?
- Monmouth had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in New Jersey at $2,883 per year in 2024.
- How many New Jersey counties are in this dataset?
- 21 of 21 New Jersey counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.
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