Montgomery is the county’s polished southern corner — Skillman and Belle Mead addresses, a school district families move across the country for, and Princeton a ten-minute drive down Route 206. Half the township is preserved land, and it shows.
Values are up 55.4% since 2019 — more measured than the county core, because buyers here are paying for the long game: schools, land preservation, and the Princeton orbit tend to pay back over decades, not quarters.
Source: GSMLS, Somerset County home values, 2019 vs. 2025.
“Top-rated schools and a Princeton-adjacent address, with more measured price growth than the county core — buyers here are paying for the long game, and it tends to pay back.”
Gabby Magsino · Broker Associate · raised in Somerset County
Route 206 runs the township’s spine toward Princeton. Rail commuters drive to Princeton Junction or Hamilton for the Northeast Corridor line to New York or Philadelphia.
Montgomery Township schools rank among New Jersey’s strongest, which is the single biggest driver of demand here. Preserved farmland, orchards, and the Sourland ridge keep the township green.
Newer colonials in planned neighborhoods, townhomes near the 206 corridor and Montgomery Promenade, and older farmhouses with land toward the Sourlands.
Montgomery buyers are almost always schools-first, which concentrates demand on family-sized homes and makes spring markets intense. Touring early — before the peak season — is the quiet advantage here.
How we guide buyers → NJ first-generation buyer programs →Selling in Montgomery means marketing to a national audience: relocating families researching NJ school districts from three time zones away. Listing presentation and online reach matter more here than open-house traffic.
What’s my Montgomery home worth? → What it costs to sell in NJ →Montgomery is served mainly by the Skillman and Belle Mead mailing addresses. Some southern pockets carry Princeton addresses even though they sit in Montgomery — and pay Montgomery taxes.
Montgomery Township schools are consistently ranked among the top public districts in New Jersey, and they are the primary reason most buyers choose the township.
Values are up 55.4% since 2019 — measured against the county’s 21 municipalities, that is mid-pack. Montgomery started from a higher price base, and its buyers are playing a longer, steadier game.
The township borders Princeton — downtown Nassau Street is roughly a ten-to-fifteen-minute drive from most Montgomery neighborhoods via Route 206.
All guides: Bridgewater · Basking Ridge · Hillsborough · Somerville · Bernardsville · Franklin · Warren · Raritan · or see the full Somerset County town map.
A 20-minute call with Gabby covers your budget, your timeline, and whether Montgomery is the right fit — street by street, not town by town.