Cost of living in Green Knoll, New Jersey
Green Knoll, New Jersey has about 6,789 people. Typical rent is $1,448 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $165,227 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #44 in New Jersey on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,448 a month.
Green Knoll is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $165,227 a year.
- People
- 6,789
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,448
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $165,227
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $597,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,623
- Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.470
- Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of October 12, 2026
Green Knoll, New Jersey has about 6,789 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $597,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Somerset County is $2,623 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Green Knoll. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, prices sit at 112.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Jersey taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Green Knoll's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Jersey home paid 25.19¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Green Knoll's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Jersey gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) all-grades price was $4.470 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,145.60 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Jersey shares this price.
Among 485 places we list in New Jersey with a rent figure, 381 have higher typical rent than Green Knoll.
Nearby places
- Bridgewater Center
Typical rent $2,662
Compare with Green Knoll - Martinsville
Typical rent $2,171
Compare with Green Knoll - Somerville
Typical rent $1,802
Compare with Green Knoll - Raritan
Typical rent $2,112
Compare with Green Knoll - The Hills
Typical rent $2,376
Compare with Green Knoll - Bradley Gardens
Typical rent $2,670
Compare with Green Knoll - Finderne
Typical rent $2,114
- Liberty Corner
Typical rent $3,501
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.