DB House New Brunswick — sober living

Sober living near Somerset, NJ

A structured, substance-free home ten minutes from Somerset — over the county line, close enough that nothing else has to change.

10 min from SomersetBeds availableClass F licensed

Somerset — the Franklin Township side of the river — runs right up against New Brunswick along Hamilton Street. DB House sits about ten minutes away, which makes it the nearest structured sober living option for most of Franklin’s neighborhoods, from the Hamilton Street corridor down to Somerset Run.

The county line means nothing in practice. Residents from Somerset keep their jobs, their church, their family Sundays — and trade an unstructured living room for a house where the day has a shape and the door has a watcher.

Why DB House

What Somerset residents get here

Ten minutes on Hamilton Street

No highways needed — straight down Hamilton or Franklin Boulevard and you’re at the house.

Structure that holds

Wake-ups, chores, three verified meetings a week, random screening, 11 pm curfew. Every day, not most days.

A house doing the work

A full house of men working the same program, shared dinners, and a live-in manager who answers at 2 a.m.

Getting here

From Somerset to the house

The county line is a technicality

Hamilton Street runs straight from the heart of Somerset into New Brunswick — about ten minutes to the house. Franklin Boulevard and Easton Avenue work just as well from other corners of the township.

That proximity keeps recovery logistics simple: same pharmacy, same doctors, same bus lines — with a completely different living environment underneath them.

Quiet tree-lined residential street in the early morning

What life at the house looks like

Wake-ups and chores before work. A weekly house meeting, dinner together most nights, three recovery meetings a week minimum, curfew at 11. A house manager lives on site and answers the phone at 2 a.m.

How the program works · Tour the house

Front porch with a bench and a bicycle in the evening light
Where we are

Directions from Somerset

Schematic map showing Somerset and the DB House service area around New Brunswick
About 10 min · 3 miHamilton St or Easton Ave into New Brunswick
New Brunswick stationNortheast Corridor to Newark & NYC
9A Wright Pl, New BrunswickTours daily — call first
(201) 354-5103Fastest way to check tonight’s availability
A note on terms

Looking for a “halfway house” in Somerset?

“Halfway house Somerset NJ” is a phrase people reach for when they mean a safe, structured place to live sober. In New Jersey the actual halfway-house system is court- and corrections-run — you get placed, you don’t apply.

DB House is the thing you can apply to: a private sober living residence with real structure, ten minutes from Somerset. The guide below untangles the two terms.

Sober living vs. halfway house in NJ →

Local resources

Recovery meetings near Somerset

A sample of the AA and NA meeting landscape residents attend within a short trip of the house.

Tue7:00 pm
AA — discussionSomerset, Hamilton St area
AA
Wed8:00 pm
NA — open meetingNew Brunswick
NA
Fri7:30 pm
AA — big book studyDowntown New Brunswick
AA
Sun10:00 am
AA — Sunday morningFranklin Township
AA

Schedules change — confirm times with the AA and NA meeting finders before attending.

FAQ

Questions from Somerset families

About three miles — ten minutes down Hamilton Street or Easton Avenue. Somerset is closer to the house than most of Middlesex County is.
It makes the fit natural — you’re already commuting our way. Residents keep jobs across both counties; the schedule is built around real shifts.
No. It’s a private, voluntary, Class F licensed sober living home — no court placement involved. Read the full comparison.
Usually the screen happens on the first call, and move-in often follows within 48 hours if a bed is open and it’s a fit.
Get started

Call, or have us call you

One conversation — where you are, what you need, whether this is the right house. If we’re not the fit, we’ll point you somewhere that is.

7 days a week, 8 am – 9 pm

Confidential, no obligation. We reply within one business day — or call (201) 354-5103 now.

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