See The NJ Counties Where Home Values Are Among Highest In The Nation

NEW JERSEY — Home values in more than half of New Jersey's 21 counties are among the highest in the United States, the most recent Zillow data shows.

That's probably no surprise to anyone looking to buy a house in one of these areas, or in the state as a whole — prices have increased 6.5 percent across the Garden State in the past year, with a statewide average of $548,338.

Patch took a look at Zillow data for more than 3,000 U.S. counties, to see which have the highest typical home values. There are 11 New Jersey counties among the top five percent (top 150) of the priciest counties, the data shows.

This data is current through the end of March, so it is current as of April 1. Zillow's "typical home value" represent the values of all properties in the middle third of the market, not just the sale prices.

All of these counties were also among the top five percent of counties with the highest typical home values back in November, and all 11 have moved higher up that list. The biggest mover was Union County, which was at No. 113 last November and has moved up to No. 104 out of the top 150.

Here are the New Jersey counties within the top 150, the typical home value there in April, and where they fall:

• 57. Bergen County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $726,130
• 59. Cape May County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $713,018
• 60. Monmouth County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $712,385
• 76. Morris County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $671,141
• 85. Somerset County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $641,828
• 87. Essex County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $636,022
• 97. Hudson County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $618,213
• 104. Union County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $610,318
• 108. Hunterdon County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $604,271
• 135. Middlesex County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $564,064
• 138. Passaic County
  • Typical home value, Apr. 2025: $558,522

Nationwide, 18 of these 150 counties had home values of $1 million or more. The most counties with the highest typical home values were Nantucket County, Mass. ($2.7 million), Pitkin County, Colo. ($2.4 million), and Teton County, Wyo. ($2.2 million)

You can explore more data on the country's priciest counties in the table below, or click here to view the table in a new window. The table is searchable, and you can also sort it alphabetically by state.