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Retire To Princeton, NJ
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Princeton, New Jersey is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Princeton, New Jersey
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Princeton, New Jersey


Princeton Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Mercer County blank blank 366,513
Princeton 12,016 14,203 12,307



Princeton
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$689,19221.0%
Mar $531,000 . .
Feb $655,000 . .
Jan $770,000 . .
2011 .$569,460-7.0%
2010 .$612,3681.0%
2009 .$606,559-1.5%
2008 . $615,858 -16.0%
2007 . $732,958 13.1%
2006 . $648,068 2.6%
2005 . $631,862 18.7%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Princeton GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $689,192 $276,000
Nearest Big City Trenton na
Home Sales Price in Trenton $219,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 315% of Trenton home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Princeton GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $689,192 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,591 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 29.1 times the annual rent 14.7



Princeton
Cost of Living (2012)
227% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Princeton Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.0% -- 22* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 122 days 2* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Princeton Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 13
2009 19
2008 19
2007 11
2006 23
2005 12



Princeton Interactive Maps


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