The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 08629 sells for about $252,000, or $286 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.5%), a market in balance. Homes take about 37 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,391 a month.
ZIP 08629 — Trenton
The 08629 housing market is currently balanced with a median home price of $252,000. Market activity remains steady with a moderate inventory level and a typical time on market of 37 days, reflecting stable demand in the Trenton-Princeton metro area.
Median prices moved down 0.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 37 days on market with 1.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
11% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 10.2% · poverty 13.4% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 08629, Mercer County NJ
Data derived from Neilsberg Research and Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates for Trenton/Mercer County.
A 42-acre sculpture park and museum located in Hamilton, serving the 08629 area.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.