Essex County, NJ Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Essex County, NJ is $694,400.46. There were 5,872 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 $667,185.714. The number of current listings in Essex County, NJ is 5,012, and the percentage of properties for sale is 69.11%. The county has 2,240 foreclosures, 62 bank owned properties, 220 headed for auction, and 5,012 properties for sale.
Essex County, NJ Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | $ 424,848 $ 277/sqft | Orange | $ 501,113 $ 298/sqft |
| West Orange | $ 685,000 $ 378/sqft | South Orange | $ 1,141,428 $ 446/sqft |
| East Orange | $ 499,999 $ 287/sqft | Caldwell | $ 904,202 $ 414/sqft |
| Bloomfield | $ 602,666 $ 430/sqft | Short Hills | $ 2,718,559 $ 713/sqft |
| Livingston | $ 1,310,507 $ 571/sqft | Verona | $ 759,000 $ 430/sqft |
| Montclair | $ 1,399,000 $ 550/sqft | Cedar Grove | $ 783,176 $ 406/sqft |
| Irvington | $ 428,776 $ 317/sqft | West Caldwell | $ 772,266 $ 435/sqft |
| Nutley | $ 672,453 $ 402/sqft | Glen Ridge | $ 1,286,186 $ 589/sqft |
| Belleville | $ 546,244 $ 395/sqft | Roseland | $ 876,744 $ 405/sqft |
| Maplewood | $ 987,602 $ 514/sqft | Millburn | $ 1,426,258 $ 708/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Essex County, NJ
| Jun 2025 | June 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $579.7K | $644.8K | 11.22% |
| Median Sold Price | $615.1K | $644.8K | 4.83% |
| Homes For Sale | 684 | 4,581 | 569.74% |
| Homes Sold | 3,527 | 2,312 | -34.45% |
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 $17,395 to $20,000,000. Short Hills is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $2,650,000, and Irvington is most affordable with average house prices of around $432,500.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 1.27% of all residential properties in Essex County, NJ with Newark containing 620 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 23 cities within Essex County, NJ; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $4,412,185 in Short Hills to the lowest home value of $108,000 in Orange.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Essex County, NJ ranges from the highest value of $1,450,000 in Bloomfield to the lowest value of $105,000 in East Orange. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.04% of properties in Essex County, NJ. There are 23 cities within Essex County, NJ; Newark containing 28 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsNewark has 75 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 0.14% of all properties in Essex County, NJ. There are 23 cities within Essex County, NJ; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $3,550,000 in Livingston to the lowest value of $80,000 in Livingston.