US housing market report · August 2026

The state of the New Jersey housing market.

Median home value and city-by-city trends across New Jersey, from Zillow Home Value Index data. Free to cite with attribution to Home Value Pros.

New Jersey median value

$577K

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

Cities covered

36

with published pages

Report video

Monthly

per city, on each hub

12-month outlook · data through August 2026

Where are New Jersey home values headed?

Current typical value

$576,681

Zillow ZHVI median, August 2026

Past 12 months

+3.9%

change in the median

12 months out

$600,000

if the recent trend continues

Trend projection from the past 12 months, not a prediction. Actual values depend on mortgage rates, inventory, and local conditions.

Where values are climbing

Fastest appreciating New Jersey cities

  1. $2.21MUp12.3%
  2. $1.38MUp10.7%
  3. $696KUp9.6%
  4. $511KUp9.3%
  5. $1.08MUp9.2%
  6. $1.07MUp8.4%
  7. $1.18MUp8.0%
  8. $464KUp6.8%
  9. $1.1MUp5.8%
  10. $861KUp5.5%

Where the market is cooling

Fastest cooling New Jersey cities

  1. $135KDown13.6%
  2. $337KDown2.9%
  3. $647KDown0.3%
  4. $500KUp0.1%
  5. $448KUp0.7%
  6. $529KUp0.8%
  7. $513KUp1.1%
  8. $337KUp1.2%
  9. $497KUp1.4%
  10. $442KUp1.6%

Priciest markets in the state

Most expensive New Jersey cities by median value

  1. $2.21M
  2. $1.38M
  3. $1.18M
  4. $1.1M
  5. $1.08M
  6. $1.07M
  7. $1.04M
  8. $942K
  9. $938K
  10. $883K

Common questions

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Methodology & attribution

Figures are medians of the latest Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) across each city's published ZIPs in New Jersey, as of August 2026. Year-over-year change compares each market to the same month a year earlier, paired ZIPs only. Data and analysis by Home Value Pros; cite with a link to this report. See the national housing market report and the New Jersey market index.