Constitution Hill

Constitution Hill is a planned community in Princeton, Mercer County, built mainly in 1980 on two streets, Constitution Hill East and Constitution Hill West, near Princeton's estates section and a short trip from downtown. It is predominantly a twin and semi-detached community rather than a row-townhouse one, so most homes share a single wall, and the floor plans are large by attached-home standards at roughly 1,900 to 3,200 square feet above grade. Every address is served by Princeton Public Schools. The community has a pool and tennis courts, and monthly HOA fees on recent sales have run from about $1,455 to $1,936, a real carrying cost that belongs in a buyer's math alongside the purchase price. Closings over the past two years have run from $900,000 to $1,225,000.

The homes

The housing mix is predominantly twin and semi-detached, which is what most buyers will see on a tour, but it is not the whole picture. MLS records for the community also include a handful of detached houses, a few homes recorded under other styles, and single row-townhouse and unit examples. The clearest illustration is 217 Stockton Street, a detached Colonial whose own listing described it as being in the Constitution Hill section of Princeton and which sold for $999,000 in 2021. So treating every home here as attached is the wrong mental model; predominantly attached with occasional detached exceptions is the accurate one. Above-grade sizes run roughly 1,913 to 3,218 square feet with a median near 2,584, and bedroom counts split fairly evenly between two-bedroom and three-bedroom plans, with a few four-bedroom homes. Most of the community dates to 1980, with a few homes from 1981 and 1982 and a small number of addresses dating to around 1900. For a buyer, that spread means the specific unit type, size, and vintage matter as much as the community name.

Streets and setting

The community is organized along two streets, Constitution Hill East and Constitution Hill West, with 217 Stockton Street also recorded as part of it. Addresses appear in the MLS under several spellings of the same two streets, so a search that misses one variant will miss real comparables. Listing remarks place the community near Princeton's estates section and close to town, which is the practical appeal: a quiet, self-contained pocket that is still a short trip from downtown Princeton and the university. Shared amenities include a pool and tennis courts. Because the two streets differ in position and exposure, it is worth walking the specific building and unit rather than judging by the address alone.

Schools and commute

Every home is served by Princeton Public Schools, the main reason most buyers look here, and the community sits in the 08540 ZIP code. Downtown Princeton and Princeton University are a short trip away. For commuters, the Dinky connects downtown Princeton to Princeton Junction on the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor line, where Midtown Manhattan is roughly 50 minutes out and service also runs toward Trenton and Philadelphia. Princeton Junction is also a short drive, and Route 206 and Route 1 handle the drives north, south, and east.

Market position

Closings in Constitution Hill over the past two years have run from $900,000 to $1,225,000, with a median near $965,000. That sits close to the Princeton district median for twin and semi-detached homes rather than above it, so the community is priced in line with its structure type rather than at a premium to it. The practical trade is a large attached home with shared amenities inside the Princeton Public Schools district, at less than a comparable detached house in town would cost. The offset is carrying cost: monthly HOA fees on recent sales ran roughly $1,455 to $1,936, which at these price points is a meaningful line item and should be confirmed for the specific unit before an offer. Turnover is light, with only a few closings in a typical year, so pricing against the handful of genuine comparables, and adjusting for whether a home is attached or detached, is where knowing the community pays off.