Home services in Emerson, NJ

Emerson is mostly owner-occupied single-family homes built after World War II. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates put the median year built at 1960 (±3 years). About 39% of housing units were built in the 1950s and 22% in the 1960s. About 7% predate 1940 and about 13% date from 1990 or later. About 91% of the borough's roughly 2,640 units are single-family detached houses, and about 92% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Utility gas is the main heating fuel in about 85% of occupied homes, electricity in about 8% and fuel oil in about 6% (146 homes, ±98). The Building Department says inspections are scheduled by email and require the permit number. It also says the borough requires a $100 permit for construction dumpsters and does not allow contractor advertising signs on lawns.