Homes Are Selling Fastest In These NJ Counties

NEW JERSEY — The housing market is hot in more than half of New Jersey's 21 counties, where homes are selling in less than a month, according to data from Realtor.com.

At a median of 19 days on the market, homes are selling fastest in Morris County, the data shows. Somerset and Passaic counties followed, where homes sold in just 23 days.

Homes in Cape May County take the longest to sell at a median of 55 days.

Here's a look at the data for each of New Jersey's counties:

1. Morris County: 19 days
2. Somerset County: 23 days
3. Passaic County: 23 days
4. Bergen County: 24 days
5. Camden County: 24 days
6. Burlington County: 24 days
7. Union County: 24 days
8. Warren County: 26 days
9. Hunterdon County: 27 days
10. Middlesex County: 28 days
11. Essex County: 29 days
12. Mercer County: 31 days
13. Gloucester County: 31 days
14. Sussex County: 31 days
15. Hudson County: 32 days
16. Monmouth County: 34 days
17. Ocean County: 37 days
18. Cumberland County: 44 days
19. Salem County: 46 days
20. Atlantic County: 49 days
21. Cape May County: 55 days

Additional data from Realtor.com shows New Jersey is also among the top 10 states in the U.S. where homes are flying off the market fastest.

Data released for April shows homes for sale in New Jersey stay on the market for an average of 32 days. The Garden State came in fourth, along with Virginia and Connecticut.

Massachusetts took the top spot at a median of 26 days, followed by Maryland and Rhode Island at 30 days, according to Realtor.com.

According to a recent Redfin report, pending U.S. home sales fell 3.4 percent year over year during the four weeks ending May 11 to their lowest level on record for this time of year aside from 2020.

Would-be homebuyers are backing off for two main reasons, according to Redfin, including rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates. Some buyers aren't committing because they're anxious about the U.S. economy's future.

While homes are selling quickly in New Jersey, buyers are having to shell out more to purchase them.

In March 2025, the average New Jersey home price jumped to $548,338, up from $515,021 in March 2024, according to data from Zillow.

Of the 547 zip codes Zillow analyzed, only six saw home values decrease this year compared to March 2024.