Appreciation Velocity — New Jersey Cities
Cities of New Jersey ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 10Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Great Meadows, NJ
+1,363.3%
#2 · Ventnor, NJ
+1,181.6%
#3 · Keansburg, NJ
+631.9%
#4 · Salem, NJ
+552.7%
#5 · Camden, NJ
+493.2%
#6 · Lavallette, NJ
+474.3%
#7 · Alloway, NJ
+444.7%
#8 · Seaside Heights, NJ
+419.0%
#9 · Sea Isle City, NJ
+417.9%
#10 · Wantage Township, NJ
+397.4%
City ranking — 10Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Meadows, NJ | NJ | — | — | +72.2% | +1,363.3% | $439K |
| 2 | Ventnor, NJ | NJ | +47.4% | +28.5% | +99.7% | +1,181.6% | $942K |
| 3 | Keansburg, NJ | NJ | +46.5% | +98.9% | +241.3% | +631.9% | $531.7K |
| 4 | Salem, NJ | NJ | +19.8% | -35.2% | +81.1% | +552.7% | $243K |
| 5 | Camden, NJ | NJ | +50.5% | +300.3% | +351.4% | +493.2% | $285.3K |
| 6 | Lavallette, NJ | NJ | +183.0% | +181.6% | +216.3% | +474.3% | $2.63M |
| 7 | Alloway, NJ | NJ | +98.4% | +450.5% | +452.8% | +444.7% | $700K |
| 8 | Seaside Heights, NJ | NJ | +15.1% | +113.7% | +183.2% | +419.0% | $986.7K |
| 9 | Sea Isle City, NJ | NJ | +54.7% | +29.9% | +50.4% | +417.9% | $2.49M |
| 10 | Wantage Township, NJ | NJ | +27.5% | +156.0% | +42.4% | +397.4% | $606K |
| 11 | Wrightstown, NJ | NJ | +53.2% | +10.6% | +98.1% | +383.9% | $300K |
| 12 | Paterson, NJ | NJ | +16.6% | +33.8% | +135.3% | +378.4% | $609.9K |
| 13 | Audubon, NJ | NJ | +83.9% | +160.4% | +217.2% | +373.0% | $800K |
| 14 | Mount Ephraim, NJ | NJ | +11.7% | +133.1% | +125.7% | +369.0% | $380K |
| 15 | Brigantine, NJ | NJ | +59.0% | +184.9% | +207.1% | +364.4% | $1.38M |
| 16 | Pleasantville, NJ | NJ | +4.9% | +27.2% | +114.0% | +352.8% | $254.2K |
| 17 | Leonardo, NJ | NJ | +168.8% | +124.3% | +204.9% | +340.0% | $1.57M |
| 18 | Paulsboro, NJ | NJ | +20.0% | +24.2% | +164.4% | +339.1% | $270K |
| 19 | Long Branch, NJ | NJ | +7.4% | +10.7% | +68.6% | +336.3% | $1.2M |
| 20 | Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ | NJ | +0.3% | -14.6% | +105.8% | +335.2% | $383K |
| 21 | Long Beach Township, NJ | NJ | -2.6% | +89.6% | +112.1% | +330.2% | $2.92M |
| 22 | Hopatcong, NJ | NJ | +33.8% | +90.6% | +171.1% | +327.4% | $697.5K |
| 23 | Plainfield, NJ | NJ | +18.9% | +72.3% | +113.8% | +323.5% | $679.3K |
| 24 | North Wildwood, NJ | NJ | +17.5% | +39.6% | +118.9% | +321.5% | $929.1K |
| 25 | Point Pleasant Boro, NJ | NJ | +134.1% | +14.7% | +137.4% | +316.7% | $1.6M |
| 26 | Elizabeth, NJ | NJ | +11.5% | — | +94.9% | +316.7% | $666.8K |
| 27 | Roselle, NJ | NJ | +14.9% | +5.4% | +83.9% | +314.9% | $540.6K |
| 28 | Woodbury Heights, NJ | NJ | -15.3% | +19.2% | -18.3% | +313.9% | $300K |
| 29 | Atco, NJ | NJ | +17.1% | +73.8% | +119.5% | +310.8% | $409.3K |
| 30 | Passaic, NJ | NJ | +86.9% | +76.2% | +136.1% | +308.9% | $925K |
| 31 | Palmyra, NJ | NJ | +63.0% | +172.3% | +147.8% | +297.9% | $456.5K |
| 32 | Cresskill, NJ | NJ | +21.9% | — | +351.3% | +296.0% | $2.5M |
| 33 | Pine Hill, NJ | NJ | +44.1% | +0.9% | +93.5% | +293.8% | $270K |
| 34 | Piscataway Twp, NJ | NJ | +133.9% | +220.5% | +300.6% | +290.9% | $1.29M |
| 35 | Sandyston, NJ | NJ | +158.2% | -26.6% | +159.7% | +289.1% | $447.5K |
| 36 | Ocean Township, NJ | NJ | +15.7% | +118.1% | +119.6% | +288.2% | $1.21M |
| 37 | Lakewood, NJ | NJ | +89.4% | +155.1% | +265.3% | +287.5% | $968.2K |
| 38 | East Orange, NJ | NJ | -1.6% | +72.5% | +132.4% | +287.3% | $544.8K |
| 39 | Metuchen, NJ | NJ | +98.1% | +35.8% | +199.3% | +286.6% | $1.4M |
| 40 | Little Egg Harbor, NJ | NJ | +24.4% | +37.8% | +169.5% | +279.1% | $525.2K |
| 41 | Mansfield, NJ | NJ | +138.6% | +40.5% | +83.2% | +276.4% | $510K |
| 42 | Bergenfield, NJ | NJ | +55.0% | +130.4% | +146.8% | +276.3% | $1.1M |
| 43 | Penns Grove, NJ | NJ | +20.7% | +120.6% | +101.8% | +276.1% | $260K |
| 44 | Medford Lakes, NJ | NJ | +83.6% | +10.1% | +226.9% | +272.9% | $850K |
| 45 | Harding Township, NJ | NJ | -18.6% | +29.1% | +55.6% | +272.6% | $2.22M |
| 46 | Irvington, NJ | NJ | -15.5% | +19.0% | +68.9% | +270.9% | $409.7K |
| 47 | Linwood, NJ | NJ | +6.8% | +19.9% | +10.7% | +260.8% | $633.4K |
| 48 | Florence, NJ | NJ | +63.8% | -13.6% | +17.2% | +260.2% | $190K |
| 49 | Millville, NJ | NJ | +52.2% | +75.1% | +211.3% | +260.0% | $337.9K |
| 50 | New Egypt, NJ | NJ | -4.7% | +141.1% | +96.6% | +259.0% | $747.4K |
| 51 | Phillipsburg, NJ | NJ | -4.5% | +41.2% | +57.3% | +257.8% | $285.3K |
| 52 | Pitman, NJ | NJ | +22.6% | +42.6% | +79.4% | +253.4% | $385K |
| 53 | Beachwood, NJ | NJ | +17.9% | +74.1% | +137.5% | +253.3% | $575K |
| 54 | Browns Mills, NJ | NJ | -5.1% | +65.3% | +62.8% | +251.0% | $319.8K |
| 55 | Carneys Point, NJ | NJ | +3.8% | +136.4% | +65.5% | +248.8% | $215.1K |
| 56 | Brielle, NJ | NJ | +43.5% | +193.3% | +209.3% | +247.0% | $1.76M |
| 57 | Newfield, NJ | NJ | +831.4% | +31.8% | +59.4% | +246.8% | $326K |
| 58 | Villas, NJ | NJ | +1.4% | +116.7% | +172.3% | +240.2% | $629.5K |
| 59 | West Long Branch, NJ | NJ | +4.1% | -23.8% | +88.8% | +239.9% | $992.5K |
| 60 | Sicklerville, NJ | NJ | +27.8% | +97.8% | +76.5% | +238.7% | $491K |
| 61 | Willingboro, NJ | NJ | -6.5% | +31.5% | +88.0% | +233.7% | $355.5K |
| 62 | Wildwood, NJ | NJ | -0.6% | +43.0% | +65.4% | +233.3% | $515.1K |
| 63 | City of Orange Township, NJ | NJ | +46.8% | +75.5% | +217.8% | +228.5% | $675K |
| 64 | Allenwood, NJ | NJ | — | +125.0% | -9.9% | +225.5% | $900K |
| 65 | Highlands, NJ | NJ | +5.4% | +55.8% | +80.9% | +223.1% | $681.3K |
| 66 | Denville, NJ | NJ | +66.1% | +229.0% | +174.3% | +219.8% | $1.14M |
| 67 | Ventnor City, NJ | NJ | -36.6% | +19.4% | +134.8% | +218.6% | $720K |
| 68 | Clayton, NJ | NJ | +6.4% | +201.1% | +141.5% | +217.9% | $323.7K |
| 69 | Oakhurst, NJ | NJ | -24.0% | +14.6% | +73.2% | +217.5% | $905K |
| 70 | Fanwood, NJ | NJ | +40.7% | +294.5% | +150.9% | +215.0% | $1.32M |
| 71 | Red Bank, NJ | NJ | +4.9% | +57.8% | +103.0% | +213.9% | $963.8K |
| 72 | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | NJ | +28.5% | +103.8% | +101.4% | +211.2% | $520.3K |
| 73 | Union Beach, NJ | NJ | +19.9% | +29.6% | +151.0% | +209.2% | $639.3K |
| 74 | Newark, NJ | NJ | -5.5% | +42.3% | +125.3% | +208.1% | $558.1K |
| 75 | Millburn, NJ | NJ | +59.8% | +144.6% | +285.9% | +206.5% | $4M |
| 76 | Farmingdale, NJ | NJ | +33.9% | +74.3% | +91.9% | +204.7% | $1.25M |
| 77 | Fair Haven, NJ | NJ | +48.5% | +168.3% | +179.7% | +202.6% | $2.52M |
| 78 | Mountain Lakes, NJ | NJ | +116.3% | +149.5% | +48.1% | +201.6% | $2.37M |
| 79 | Stratford, NJ | NJ | +26.2% | +10.8% | +120.6% | +201.5% | $350K |
| 80 | Middlesex, NJ | NJ | +30.9% | +47.5% | +90.2% | +198.9% | $583.5K |
| 81 | Asbury Park, NJ | NJ | -32.3% | +43.7% | +35.5% | +197.4% | $674.4K |
| 82 | Rutherford, NJ | NJ | +14.8% | +153.0% | +132.7% | +196.3% | $1.05M |
| 83 | Franklin Twp, NJ | NJ | +55.1% | +116.0% | +158.9% | +195.9% | $896.7K |
| 84 | Ridgefield, NJ | NJ | +7.8% | +19.6% | +16.1% | +194.6% | $788.9K |
| 85 | Keyport, NJ | NJ | +3.4% | +31.9% | +81.9% | +194.6% | $575K |
| 86 | Cream Ridge, NJ | NJ | +101.5% | +500.5% | +162.8% | +193.9% | $1.2M |
| 87 | Fords, NJ | NJ | +20.8% | — | +78.4% | +193.7% | $575K |
| 88 | Paramus, NJ | NJ | +37.4% | +76.9% | +161.5% | +192.3% | $2M |
| 89 | Cape May, NJ | NJ | -44.9% | +170.9% | +61.4% | +190.7% | $1.45M |
| 90 | Spring Lake, NJ | NJ | -64.2% | +14.6% | -20.2% | +190.5% | $1.5M |
| 91 | Princeton, NJ | NJ | +33.5% | +284.1% | +157.3% | +190.2% | $1.95M |
| 92 | Neptune, NJ | NJ | — | +83.1% | +98.3% | +189.9% | $714K |
| 93 | Titusville, NJ | NJ | +142.1% | +38.2% | +39.0% | +189.9% | $920K |
| 94 | Brick, NJ | NJ | +2.8% | +37.8% | +92.1% | +187.0% | $661.2K |
| 95 | Hardwick Twp, NJ | NJ | — | +6.4% | +238.7% | +184.4% | $720K |
| 96 | Kenilworth, NJ | NJ | +52.7% | +37.1% | +133.2% | +181.4% | $840K |
| 97 | Haledon, NJ | NJ | +18.4% | +97.1% | +85.2% | +180.6% | $670K |
| 98 | Beach Haven, NJ | NJ | +26.8% | +98.8% | +76.8% | +180.4% | $2.17M |
| 99 | Ocean View, NJ | NJ | +31.4% | +6.0% | +29.5% | +178.9% | $564.4K |
| 100 | Somerset, NJ | NJ | +9.8% | +25.8% | +42.5% | +178.9% | $605K |
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.