Sober living · New Brunswick, NJ

A safe, structured home for the next chapter of your recovery.

DB House New Brunswick is a substance-free recovery residence in the heart of Middlesex County — structure, community, and accountability, minutes from downtown and the train.

Call (201) 354-5103 Check bed availability

Beds available this weekMove-ins often within 48 hours

Front exterior of DB House New Brunswick in natural light

Class F licensed residence

Part of DB House — 11 homes in NJ

House manager on site 24/7

Structured, substance-free living

About the house

A real home, not a facility

DB House New Brunswick is a Class F licensed sober living residence for men — 14 beds in a well-kept home on a quiet block, minutes from downtown New Brunswick. The people who live here work, go to school, attend treatment, and keep each other honest.

Every day has a shape: wake-ups, house meetings, chores, curfew. A house manager lives on site. It isn’t rigid for its own sake — structure is what makes early recovery livable.

See the house

Open living and dining area at DB House with sectional couch and long dinner table

Life at the house

Room to live, space to recover

Private and shared bedrooms, a full kitchen, quiet corners for the hard days and a porch for the good ones.

Shared bedroom at DB House with two beds, closet, and hardwood floors

Furnished bedrooms

Beds, storage, and linens included — bring a duffel bag, not a moving truck.

Real common spaces

Living room, full kitchen, laundry, Wi-Fi, and a backyard that gets used.

Downtown main street with brick storefronts at golden hour

A walkable city

Groceries, gyms, meetings, and New Brunswick station all within a short trip.

Full amenities and house tour →

The program

How we keep it steady

Structure

A house schedule that holds — curfew, chores, meetings, and work or program enrollment within 30 days.

Accountability

Random screening, a house manager on site 24/7, and honest conversations when things wobble.

Community

Shared meals, house meetings, and people at every stage of recovery pulling in the same direction.

How the program works →

Service area

Serving New Brunswick and all of Middlesex County

Most of our residents come from the towns around us — close enough for family and work, far enough from old routines.

Schematic map of New Brunswick and surrounding Middlesex County towns served by DB House

9A Wright Pl, New BrunswickA quiet residential block near Routes 18 and 27

NJ Transit — Northeast CorridorNew Brunswick station, about a mile from the house

Under 20 minutesfrom Edison, Piscataway, East Brunswick, Somerset, and Sayreville

Edison 12 min from the house Highland Park 5 min from the house Piscataway 10 min from the house East Brunswick 10 min from the house

All areas we serve →

“Somebody notices whether you came home last night. That’s the whole model — and it works because it never takes a day off.”

The DB House approachWhat we promise every resident

Guides

Know what you’re looking for

Plain-language answers for residents and the families helping them.

A row of different front doors on one street

Basics

Sober living vs. halfway house in NJ

They get used interchangeably. They aren’t the same thing — here’s what each means in New Jersey.

8 min read

Two men talking over coffee at a kitchen counter

For families

A family’s guide to early recovery

What helps, what doesn’t, and what to expect the first 90 days someone lives here.

10 min read

Notebook and a cup of coffee on a wooden table

Cost & payment

What sober living costs in New Jersey

Typical weekly rates, what they include, and how residents actually pay.

6 min read

All guides and resources →

FAQ

Common questions

Straight answers first — call us for anything we missed.

A substance-free home shared with other people in recovery. You live a normal life — work, school, treatment — with structure around it: a house schedule, meeting attendance, chores, and a house manager on site. It is housing with accountability, not a treatment program.

Most residents pay a weekly rate that covers the bed, utilities, and the program of the house. We go over exact numbers and payment options in the first phone call — no surprises at move-in.

Call us. The first conversation takes about ten minutes — where you are, what you need, and whether our home is the right fit. If it is, move-in often happens within 48 hours. See how admissions works.

Men, 18 and older, sober at move-in and willing to keep the house schedule. Most residents arrive from detox, treatment, or a stretch of white-knuckling it alone — the common thread is wanting structure around the next chapter.

Yes — during set visiting hours, once you are settled in. Family is part of recovery here, not an interruption to it.

Beds available now

One call can start the next chapter.

A quick, judgment-free conversation — where you are, what you need, and whether our home is the right fit.

Call (201) 354-5103 Check bed availability