County market report · FIPS 34013
Essex County, NJ
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Population 800,501 (Census V2020 est.)
Typical value
$658,593
Sep 2026
1M
+0.3%
3M
+1.0%
12M
+3.8%
5Y
+32.5%
10Y
+80.8%
From peak
0.0%
Peak $658,593 · Sep 2026
Rank US / state
1185 / 10
by 12M change
Zillow Home Value Index
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, smoothed & seasonally adjusted · data through Sep 2026.
Inflection signal
Price-OnlyC · Accelerating Uptrend
r3+0.98%p3+0.37%Acceleration+0.61ppMonths persisting2Evidence (Price-Only)75/100
Inventory, sales & days on market — Phase 2
Supply and demand confirmation is not yet available.
Yearly values (December)
| Year | ZHVI (Dec) | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $643,252 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | $621,340 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | $576,314 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | $532,269 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | $501,469 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | $460,523 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | $419,868 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | $401,807 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | $384,132 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | $367,120 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | $358,064 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | $343,579 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | $320,471 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | $308,355 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | $309,603 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | $338,457 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | $346,722 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | $380,127 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | $409,877 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | $421,906 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | $397,468 | +14.4% |
| 2004 | $347,490 | +14.2% |
| 2003 | $304,154 | +13.0% |
| 2002 | $269,167 | +13.9% |
| 2001 | $236,343 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | $207,770 | — |