Housing in New Jersey

Home prices, rents, supply and how affordable it is to live here.

Topics

Dive into each indicator for New Jersey.

$492,000
Median home value
$1,690
Median monthly rent
2023
64.3%
Homeownership rate
3.8 M
Total housing units
9.4%
Vacancy rate
≈ 34,000
Building permits
2023
2.23%
Effective property tax
1st in the U.S.
51%
Homes built before 1970

Historical data

Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.

Median home value

19502023
$492,000 4631%

Census / Zillow ZHVI, nominal dollars.

Homeownership rate

19502023
64.3% 21%

Census Housing Vacancy Survey.

Data table

Median home value$492,000
Median monthly rent$1,6902023
Homeownership rate64.3%
Total housing units3.8 M
Vacancy rate9.4%
Building permits≈ 34,0002023
Effective property tax2.23%1st in the U.S.
Homes built before 197051%

Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of New Jersey vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

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