Appreciation Velocity — New Jersey Cities
Cities of New Jersey ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 1Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Newfield, NJ
+831.4%
#2 · Stockton, NJ
+336.7%
#3 · Buena, NJ
+213.1%
#4 · Lavallette, NJ
+183.0%
#5 · Leonardo, NJ
+168.8%
#6 · Sandyston, NJ
+158.2%
#7 · Laurel Springs, NJ
+143.3%
#8 · Titusville, NJ
+142.1%
#9 · Mansfield, NJ
+138.6%
#10 · Point Pleasant Boro, NJ
+134.1%
City ranking — 1Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newfield, NJ | NJ | +831.4% | +31.8% | +59.4% | +246.8% | $326K |
| 2 | Stockton, NJ | NJ | +336.7% | — | +509.7% | — | $2.98M |
| 3 | Buena, NJ | NJ | +213.1% | +1,624.1% | +221.7% | — | $500K |
| 4 | Lavallette, NJ | NJ | +183.0% | +181.6% | +216.3% | +474.3% | $2.63M |
| 5 | Leonardo, NJ | NJ | +168.8% | +124.3% | +204.9% | +340.0% | $1.57M |
| 6 | Sandyston, NJ | NJ | +158.2% | -26.6% | +159.7% | +289.1% | $447.5K |
| 7 | Laurel Springs, NJ | NJ | +143.3% | +11.8% | +82.7% | +66.7% | $346.7K |
| 8 | Titusville, NJ | NJ | +142.1% | +38.2% | +39.0% | +189.9% | $920K |
| 9 | Mansfield, NJ | NJ | +138.6% | +40.5% | +83.2% | +276.4% | $510K |
| 10 | Point Pleasant Boro, NJ | NJ | +134.1% | +14.7% | +137.4% | +316.7% | $1.6M |
| 11 | Piscataway Twp, NJ | NJ | +133.9% | +220.5% | +300.6% | +290.9% | $1.29M |
| 12 | Mountain Lakes, NJ | NJ | +116.3% | +149.5% | +48.1% | +201.6% | $2.37M |
| 13 | Cream Ridge, NJ | NJ | +101.5% | +500.5% | +162.8% | +193.9% | $1.2M |
| 14 | Alloway, NJ | NJ | +98.4% | +450.5% | +452.8% | +444.7% | $700K |
| 15 | Metuchen, NJ | NJ | +98.1% | +35.8% | +199.3% | +286.6% | $1.4M |
| 16 | Lakewood, NJ | NJ | +89.4% | +155.1% | +265.3% | +287.5% | $968.2K |
| 17 | Passaic, NJ | NJ | +86.9% | +76.2% | +136.1% | +308.9% | $925K |
| 18 | Madison, NJ | NJ | +85.4% | — | +343.6% | +178.7% | $2.23M |
| 19 | Audubon, NJ | NJ | +83.9% | +160.4% | +217.2% | +373.0% | $800K |
| 20 | Woodstown, NJ | NJ | +83.8% | +54.8% | +143.9% | +174.2% | $628.3K |
| 21 | Medford Lakes, NJ | NJ | +83.6% | +10.1% | +226.9% | +272.9% | $850K |
| 22 | Port Murray, NJ | NJ | +83.2% | — | +104.7% | — | $660K |
| 23 | Mendham Township, NJ | NJ | +82.7% | +62.4% | +102.3% | +172.2% | $2.04M |
| 24 | Flemington, NJ | NJ | +80.4% | +127.9% | +52.2% | +146.7% | $784.3K |
| 25 | Milford, NJ | NJ | +73.6% | +47.6% | +103.5% | — | $625K |
| 26 | Bridgewater, NJ | NJ | +70.8% | +18.6% | +67.7% | +97.2% | $805K |
| 27 | Lake Hiawatha, NJ | NJ | +70.5% | — | — | +37.1% | $480K |
| 28 | Hoboken, NJ | NJ | +66.9% | +38.8% | +123.6% | +113.5% | $1.74M |
| 29 | Denville, NJ | NJ | +66.1% | +229.0% | +174.3% | +219.8% | $1.14M |
| 30 | Florence, NJ | NJ | +63.8% | -13.6% | +17.2% | +260.2% | $190K |
| 31 | Chesterfield, NJ | NJ | +63.3% | +245.8% | +151.9% | +119.3% | $830K |
| 32 | Palmyra, NJ | NJ | +63.0% | +172.3% | +147.8% | +297.9% | $456.5K |
| 33 | Beesleys Point, NJ | NJ | +62.8% | +62.8% | — | — | $842.5K |
| 34 | Pittsgrove, NJ | NJ | +60.2% | +33.3% | +139.7% | +113.0% | $350.5K |
| 35 | Millburn, NJ | NJ | +59.8% | +144.6% | +285.9% | +206.5% | $4M |
| 36 | Independence Township, NJ | NJ | +59.6% | +139.2% | +6.4% | +55.1% | $580.1K |
| 37 | Brigantine, NJ | NJ | +59.0% | +184.9% | +207.1% | +364.4% | $1.38M |
| 38 | Cliffwood, NJ | NJ | +58.2% | +25.7% | +76.5% | +109.8% | $530K |
| 39 | Franklin Twp, NJ | NJ | +55.1% | +116.0% | +158.9% | +195.9% | $896.7K |
| 40 | Bergenfield, NJ | NJ | +55.0% | +130.4% | +146.8% | +276.3% | $1.1M |
| 41 | Sea Isle City, NJ | NJ | +54.7% | +29.9% | +50.4% | +417.9% | $2.49M |
| 42 | Wrightstown, NJ | NJ | +53.2% | +10.6% | +98.1% | +383.9% | $300K |
| 43 | Kenilworth, NJ | NJ | +52.7% | +37.1% | +133.2% | +181.4% | $840K |
| 44 | Millville, NJ | NJ | +52.2% | +75.1% | +211.3% | +260.0% | $337.9K |
| 45 | Longport, NJ | NJ | +51.1% | +32.4% | +287.6% | — | $3.4M |
| 46 | Camden, NJ | NJ | +50.5% | +300.3% | +351.4% | +493.2% | $285.3K |
| 47 | Fair Haven, NJ | NJ | +48.5% | +168.3% | +179.7% | +202.6% | $2.52M |
| 48 | North Brunswick, NJ | NJ | +48.4% | +118.6% | +115.2% | +168.2% | $728K |
| 49 | Wildwood Crest, NJ | NJ | +47.8% | +66.3% | +59.8% | +143.9% | $853.5K |
| 50 | Ventnor, NJ | NJ | +47.4% | +28.5% | +99.7% | +1,181.6% | $942K |
| 51 | City of Orange Township, NJ | NJ | +46.8% | +75.5% | +217.8% | +228.5% | $675K |
| 52 | Keansburg, NJ | NJ | +46.5% | +98.9% | +241.3% | +631.9% | $531.7K |
| 53 | Rio Grande, NJ | NJ | +46.1% | -22.1% | +97.1% | +176.9% | $545.5K |
| 54 | Little Silver, NJ | NJ | +45.8% | +54.8% | +63.8% | +140.9% | $1.3M |
| 55 | Pine Hill, NJ | NJ | +44.1% | +0.9% | +93.5% | +293.8% | $270K |
| 56 | Brielle, NJ | NJ | +43.5% | +193.3% | +209.3% | +247.0% | $1.76M |
| 57 | Middletown, NJ | NJ | +41.8% | +103.7% | +147.6% | +134.5% | $1.17M |
| 58 | Fanwood, NJ | NJ | +40.7% | +294.5% | +150.9% | +215.0% | $1.32M |
| 59 | Garwood, NJ | NJ | +40.4% | — | +97.2% | +116.3% | $925K |
| 60 | Bethlehem Township, NJ | NJ | +40.2% | +28.3% | — | — | $680K |
| 61 | Roseland, NJ | NJ | +39.7% | +67.4% | +113.5% | +156.3% | $960K |
| 62 | Lebanon, NJ | NJ | +39.1% | +7.9% | +85.3% | +56.1% | $650K |
| 63 | Paramus, NJ | NJ | +37.4% | +76.9% | +161.5% | +192.3% | $2M |
| 64 | Morganville, NJ | NJ | +36.7% | +151.3% | +296.7% | +130.8% | $1.45M |
| 65 | Secaucus, NJ | NJ | +35.9% | +61.1% | +124.6% | +167.0% | $845K |
| 66 | West Berlin, NJ | NJ | +35.7% | +95.3% | +139.7% | +82.4% | $395K |
| 67 | Farmingdale, NJ | NJ | +33.9% | +74.3% | +91.9% | +204.7% | $1.25M |
| 68 | Hopatcong, NJ | NJ | +33.8% | +90.6% | +171.1% | +327.4% | $697.5K |
| 69 | Delanco, NJ | NJ | +33.7% | +39.3% | +107.9% | +111.8% | $425K |
| 70 | Princeton, NJ | NJ | +33.5% | +284.1% | +157.3% | +190.2% | $1.95M |
| 71 | Warren Twp, NJ | NJ | +33.4% | +48.8% | +69.4% | +55.5% | $1.4M |
| 72 | Ocean View, NJ | NJ | +31.4% | +6.0% | +29.5% | +178.9% | $564.4K |
| 73 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | NJ | +31.1% | -3.9% | +77.5% | +148.0% | $533.3K |
| 74 | Middlesex, NJ | NJ | +30.9% | +47.5% | +90.2% | +198.9% | $583.5K |
| 75 | Basking Ridge, NJ | NJ | +30.6% | +2.7% | — | +105.8% | $850K |
| 76 | Hardyston, NJ | NJ | +30.4% | +9.2% | +79.1% | +96.1% | $492.5K |
| 77 | Netcong, NJ | NJ | +30.1% | — | +129.2% | +123.4% | $525K |
| 78 | Wayne, NJ | NJ | +30.1% | — | +99.2% | +165.7% | $882.7K |
| 79 | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | NJ | +28.5% | +103.8% | +101.4% | +211.2% | $520.3K |
| 80 | Maple Shade, NJ | NJ | +28.2% | +49.6% | +146.2% | +158.4% | $395.8K |
| 81 | Moorestown, NJ | NJ | +28.0% | +70.6% | +207.5% | +167.0% | $1.18M |
| 82 | Sicklerville, NJ | NJ | +27.8% | +97.8% | +76.5% | +238.7% | $491K |
| 83 | Wantage Township, NJ | NJ | +27.5% | +156.0% | +42.4% | +397.4% | $606K |
| 84 | Beach Haven, NJ | NJ | +26.8% | +98.8% | +76.8% | +180.4% | $2.17M |
| 85 | Mullica Hill, NJ | NJ | +26.6% | +77.9% | +136.8% | +106.5% | $782.2K |
| 86 | Stratford, NJ | NJ | +26.2% | +10.8% | +120.6% | +201.5% | $350K |
| 87 | Belford, NJ | NJ | +24.4% | +9.1% | +43.5% | +164.1% | $622.5K |
| 88 | Little Egg Harbor, NJ | NJ | +24.4% | +37.8% | +169.5% | +279.1% | $525.2K |
| 89 | Lumberton, NJ | NJ | +23.8% | +123.1% | +99.6% | +18.4% | $563.8K |
| 90 | Hainesport, NJ | NJ | +23.4% | +233.2% | +185.6% | +90.6% | $561.5K |
| 91 | Garfield, NJ | NJ | +23.3% | — | +107.7% | +154.5% | $700K |
| 92 | Hammonton, NJ | NJ | +23.2% | -2.3% | +78.5% | +115.8% | $431.7K |
| 93 | Maplewood, NJ | NJ | +23.2% | +90.2% | +123.8% | +106.0% | $1.22M |
| 94 | Pitman, NJ | NJ | +22.6% | +42.6% | +79.4% | +253.4% | $385K |
| 95 | Beverly, NJ | NJ | +22.3% | +31.1% | +76.7% | +154.2% | $335K |
| 96 | Cresskill, NJ | NJ | +21.9% | — | +351.3% | +296.0% | $2.5M |
| 97 | Pemberton, NJ | NJ | +21.8% | +48.9% | +214.6% | +114.8% | $409.8K |
| 98 | Bound Brook, NJ | NJ | +21.1% | +45.5% | +73.0% | +142.7% | $560K |
| 99 | Fords, NJ | NJ | +20.8% | — | +78.4% | +193.7% | $575K |
| 100 | Penns Grove, NJ | NJ | +20.7% | +120.6% | +101.8% | +276.1% | $260K |
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level
A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.
Mean-reversion risk
Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.
Sample sanity
We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.