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Cranbury, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Cranbury is a Census CDP of 2,185 people across 1.22 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $224,200, 77.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cranbury
What Cranbury is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.22 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,786
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cranbury
How many people live in Cranbury
- Population2,185
- Median age47.1
- Population under 18448 plus or minus 124
- Share under 1820.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over422 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households724
- Family households520 plus or minus 109
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cranbury
Income and work in Cranbury
- Median household income$224,200
- Per capita income$82,835
- Civilian labor force1,326 plus or minus 267
- Employed1,274 plus or minus 257
- Unemployed52 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,490
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree36.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cranbury
Housing in Cranbury
- Housing units738
- Occupied units724
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied559
- Renter occupied165 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate77.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$804,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,581
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Single family units583
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more155 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more21.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cranbury
How Cranbury gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute818 plus or minus 216
- Commuting under 15 minutes95 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more492 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.1 percent
- Drove alone54.4 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home34.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cranbury
SBA loans in Cranbury (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$8,131,000
- Average approval$625,462
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$3,550,000
- Jobs supported166
- Jobs per approval12.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cranbury, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Cranbury
SBA loans in Cranbury (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$6,343,000
- Average approval$1,057,167
- Median approval$889,000
- Largest approval$3,057,000
- Jobs supported59
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cranbury, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Cranbury
Flood risk in Cranbury
- NFIP communityTownship of Cranbury
- NFIP community number340258
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/10
The Township of Cranbury participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340258 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Cranbury
Middlesex County context, not Cranbury figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County22,314
- Covered employment, Middlesex County430,555
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$82,400
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County1,792
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cranbury.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cranbury questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cranbury, New Jersey?
2,185, in 724 households. Cranbury CDP covers 1.22 square miles of land, which is 1,786 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cranbury in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cranbury?
$224,200. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $804,800. Median gross rent is $1,581 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cranbury businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $6.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cranbury, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cranbury borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cranbury. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cranbury in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cranbury appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cranbury, township of, community 340258, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cranbury figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cranbury.
Is zoning published for Cranbury?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.