Essex County, NJ Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Essex County, NJ is $686,767.18. There were 6,013 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 $672,912.571. The number of current listings in Essex County, NJ is 5,158, and the percentage of properties for sale is 69.62%. The county has 2,251 foreclosures, 32 bank owned properties, 220 headed for auction, and 5,158 properties for sale.
Essex County, NJ Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | $ 423,243 $ 271/sqft | Orange | $ 499,900 $ 300/sqft |
| West Orange | $ 688,290 $ 382/sqft | South Orange | $ 1,099,344 $ 430/sqft |
| East Orange | $ 499,029 $ 289/sqft | Verona | $ 755,673 $ 419/sqft |
| Livingston | $ 1,304,012 $ 571/sqft | Short Hills | $ 2,795,000 $ 708/sqft |
| Bloomfield | $ 597,660 $ 424/sqft | Caldwell | $ 940,482 $ 419/sqft |
| Irvington | $ 451,137 $ 328/sqft | Cedar Grove | $ 795,240 $ 422/sqft |
| Montclair | $ 1,400,855 $ 545/sqft | West Caldwell | $ 788,443 $ 438/sqft |
| Nutley | $ 659,843 $ 404/sqft | Fairfield | $ 831,038 $ 362/sqft |
| Belleville | $ 541,504 $ 378/sqft | Glen Ridge | $ 1,311,323 $ 609/sqft |
| Maplewood | $ 966,144 $ 513/sqft | Roseland | $ 847,734 $ 402/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Essex County, NJ
| Jul 2025 | July 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $598.7K | $653.9K | 9.23% |
| Median Sold Price | $636.3K | $653.9K | 2.77% |
| Homes For Sale | 2,041 | 5,314 | 160.36% |
| Homes Sold | 3,102 | 2,514 | -18.96% |
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 $17,308 to $20,000,000. Short Hills is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $2,995,000, and North Caldwell is most affordable with average house prices of around $$[sub-market-agg-lowest-median-list-price].
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 1.29% of all residential properties in Essex County, NJ with Newark containing 637 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 24 cities within Essex County, NJ; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $4,248,058 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 $115,000 in Roseland. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.02% of properties in Essex County, NJ. There are 24 cities within Essex County, NJ; Newark containing 10 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 24 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.