Ocean County, NJ Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Ocean County, NJ is $528,009.29. There were 11,452 home sales in Ocean County, NJ over the past 12 months. The median residential Ocean County, NJ home value for transactions over the previous year is $486,247.216. The number of current listings in Ocean County, NJ is 12,749, and the percentage of properties for sale is 86.37%. The county has 2,012 foreclosures, 19 bank owned properties, 73 headed for auction, and 12,749 properties for sale.
Ocean County, NJ Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toms River | $ 422,489 $ 282/sqft | Whiting | $ 241,866 $ 198/sqft |
| Brick | $ 498,209 $ 334/sqft | Point Pleasant Boro | $ 716,935 $ 483/sqft |
| Jackson | $ 614,517 $ 295/sqft | Waretown | $ 524,764 $ 277/sqft |
| Lakewood | $ 463,666 $ 279/sqft | Lavallette | $ 976,434 $ 944/sqft |
| Little Egg Harbor Twp | $ 405,622 $ 265/sqft | Beachwood | $ 444,400 $ 305/sqft |
| Barnegat | $ 463,592 $ 252/sqft | Long Beach Township | $ 1,663,601 $ 976/sqft |
| Manahawkin | $ 588,875 $ 323/sqft | Lanoka Harbor | $ 510,905 $ 291/sqft |
| Forked River | $ 471,618 $ 307/sqft | Seaside Heights | $ 735,592 $ 593/sqft |
| Manchester | $ 329,288 $ 223/sqft | Beach Haven | $ 1,754,000 $ 981/sqft |
| Bayville | $ 489,045 $ 299/sqft | New Egypt | $ 528,500 $ 287/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Ocean County, NJ
| Mar 2025 | March 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $454.1K | $517.4K | 13.93% |
| Median Sold Price | $474.6K | $517.4K | 9.01% |
| Homes For Sale | 3,036 | 12,475 | 310.90% |
| Homes Sold | 6,580 | 3,460 | -47.42% |
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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Ocean County, NJ home values range from $38,380 to $11,397,667. Long Bch Twp is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $3,750,000, and Whiting is most affordable with average house prices of around $259,450.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.76% of all residential properties in Ocean County, NJ with Toms River containing 441 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 44 cities within Ocean County, NJ; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $2,880,250 in Mantoloking to the lowest home value of $140,250 in Lakewood.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Ocean County, NJ ranges from the highest value of $663,750 in Bayville to the lowest value of $145,000 in Lakewood. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.01% of properties in Ocean County, NJ. There are 44 cities within Ocean County, NJ; Toms River containing 3 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsToms River has 26 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Ocean County, NJ. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.03% of all properties in Ocean County, NJ. There are 44 cities within Ocean County, NJ; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,504,750 in Lakewood to the lowest value of $234,750 in Lakewood.