Editing Marlboro Township, New Jersey (section)

===Housing===

====Housing costs====
The median home cost in Marlboro Township was $446,890. Home prices decreased by 8.18% in 2010. Compared to the rest of the country, Marlboro Township's cost of living is 57% higher than the U.S. average.<ref name="bestplaces.net">[http://www.bestplaces.net/city/new_jersey/marlboro_township Best Places to Live in Marlboro Township, New Jersey], BestPlaces.net. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>

====Affordable housing====
As part of its obligation under the [[Mount Laurel doctrine]], the [[Council on Affordable Housing]] requires Marlboro Township to provide 1,673 low / moderate income housing units.<ref name="newstranscript.gmnews.com">Morton, Rebecca. [https://www1.gmnews.com/2009/05/13/marlboro-sets-record-for-coah-objectors/ "Marlboro sets record for COAH objectors"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819034927/https://www1.gmnews.com/2009/05/13/marlboro-sets-record-for-coah-objectors/ |date=August 19, 2021 }}, ''News Transcript'', May 13, 2009. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Marlboro is facing an obligation of providing 1,673 affordable housing units from COAH for three rounds dating back to 1987."</ref> The first two rounds of New Jersey's affordable housing regulations ran from 1987 to 1999. Under a Regional Contribution Agreement (RCA), Marlboro Township signed an agreement in June 2008 that would have [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] build or rehabilitate 332 housing units, with Marlboro Township paying $25,000 per unit, a total of $8.3 million to Trenton for taking on the responsibility for these units.<ref>Staff. [https://www1.gmnews.com/2008/06/18/marlboro-will-pay-trenton-to-take-affordable-housing/ "Marlboro will pay Trenton to take affordable housing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114224851/http://www1.gmnews.com/2008/06/18/marlboro-will-pay-trenton-to-take-affordable-housing/ |date=November 14, 2016 }}, ''News Transcript'', June 18, 2008. Accessed January 20, 2018. "Gordon said the original agreement provided the cost of transferring 332 affordable housing units to Trenton, but was then negotiated down to 252 units. He said Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik and Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer negotiated back to a transfer of 332 units.... Council President Jeff Cantor said the amount to be paid to Trenton by Marlboro will now be $8.3 million ($25,000 × 332 units) instead of the initial $6.6 million ($20,000 × 332 units)."</ref> Under proposed legislation, municipalities may lose the ability to use these RCAs to pay other communities to accept their New Jersey COAH fair housing obligations, which would mean that Marlboro Township is now required to build the balance of housing. When the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing requested plans to complete this obligation, Marlboro generated the largest number of objectors to an affordable housing plan in the history of New Jersey.<ref name="newstranscript.gmnews.com"/> Numerous appeals followed and in October 2010, the Appellate Division struck down portions of the 2007 regulations, invalidated the growth share methodology and directed COAH to develop new regulations. The NJ supreme court granted all petitions for certification in October 2010 and is set to hear the appeals. In June 2011, the governor issued a reorganization plan which eliminated the 12-member COAH, though state courts overturned the governor's plan.<ref name=MP2012/>

====Retirement communities====
Marlboro Township has a number of retirement communities, which include:
* The Royal Pines at Marlboro
* The Sunrise Senior Community
* Greenbriar North Senior Housing Development. This development contains over 750 homes.
* Marlboro Greens – This community was built between 1986 and 1988 contains 341 homes.
* Rosemont Estates – Built by Regal Homes, Rosemont Estates offers 242 single-family homes in nine different models and range in size from approximately 2,400 to 2,800 square feet.<ref>[http://www.55places.com/new-jersey/communities/rosemont-estates Rosemont Estates - Marlboro, NJ], 55Places.com. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref>
* The Chelsea Square in Marlboro – for adults aged 55 and better consists of 225 condos. Chelsea Square includes a clubhouse, walking and biking trails, and a full-time activities director.<ref>[http://www.55places.com/new-jersey/communities/chelsea-square Chelsea Square - Morganville, NJ], 55Places.com. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref>