Essex County, NJ Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Essex County, NJ is $691,598. There were 6,047 home sales in Essex County, NJ over the past 12 months. The median residential Essex County, NJ home value for transactions over the previous year is $660,968. The number of current listings in Essex County, NJ is 5,350, and the percentage of properties for sale is 5350.00%. The county has 2,329 foreclosures, 31 bank owned properties, 243 headed for auction, and 5,350 properties for sale.
Essex County, NJ Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | $ 522,111 $ 267/sqft | South Orange | $ 1,196,850 $ 459/sqft |
| West Orange | $ 699,000 $ 393/sqft | Verona | $ 799,000 $ 442/sqft |
| East Orange | $ 536,772 $ 280/sqft | Short Hills | $ 2,823,945 $ 734/sqft |
| Bloomfield | $ 649,999 $ 428/sqft | Caldwell | $ 987,417 $ 427/sqft |
| Livingston | $ 1,320,893 $ 572/sqft | Cedar Grove | $ 807,646 $ 435/sqft |
| Irvington | $ 460,484 $ 299/sqft | Roseland | $ 895,972 $ 423/sqft |
| Montclair | $ 1,405,353 $ 567/sqft | Glen Ridge | $ 1,340,385 $ 622/sqft |
| Nutley | $ 680,769 $ 415/sqft | Fairfield | $ 873,748 $ 372/sqft |
| Belleville | $ 559,000 $ 379/sqft | Millburn | $ 1,459,752 $ 742/sqft |
| Maplewood | $ 1,058,113 $ 521/sqft | Essex Fells | $ 1,567,079 $ 540/sqft |
| Orange | $ 544,372 $ 297/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Essex County, NJ
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $609.4K | $636.5K | 4.45% |
| Median Sold Price | $661.7K | $660.4K | -0.21% |
| Homes For Sale | 3,290 | 5,282 | 60.55% |
| Homes Sold | 3,198 | 2,221 | -30.55% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Essex County, NJ home values range from $50,000 to $20,000,000. Short Hills is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $3,499,000, and Irvington is most affordable with average house prices of around $450,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 16.76% of all residential properties in Essex County, NJ with Newark containing 646 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 21 cities within Essex County, NJ; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,024,486 in Short Hills to the lowest home value of $105,000 in East Orange.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Essex County, NJ ranges from the highest value of $877,321 in Nutley to the lowest value of $159,900 in Roseland. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.25% of properties in Essex County, NJ. There are 21 cities within Essex County, NJ; Newark containing 10 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsNewark has 83 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Essex County, NJ. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 1.98% of all properties in Essex County, NJ. There are 21 cities within Essex County, NJ; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $970,000 in Glen Ridge to the lowest value of $150,000 in Glen Ridge.
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