Appreciation Velocity — New Jersey Cities
Cities of New Jersey ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Buena, NJ
+1,624.1%
#2 · Whippany, NJ
+560.6%
#3 · Cream Ridge, NJ
+500.5%
#4 · Marmora, NJ
+459.7%
#5 · Alloway, NJ
+450.5%
#6 · Chester Township, NJ
+356.3%
#7 · Camden, NJ
+300.3%
#8 · Fanwood, NJ
+294.5%
#9 · Princeton, NJ
+284.1%
#10 · West Cape May, NJ
+273.2%
City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buena, NJ | NJ | +213.1% | +1,624.1% | +221.7% | — | $500K |
| 2 | Whippany, NJ | NJ | — | +560.6% | — | — | $3.6M |
| 3 | Cream Ridge, NJ | NJ | +101.5% | +500.5% | +162.8% | +193.9% | $1.2M |
| 4 | Marmora, NJ | NJ | +10.1% | +459.7% | +173.4% | +140.5% | $625K |
| 5 | Alloway, NJ | NJ | +98.4% | +450.5% | +452.8% | +444.7% | $700K |
| 6 | Chester Township, NJ | NJ | -27.8% | +356.3% | +54.5% | +45.5% | $1.03M |
| 7 | Camden, NJ | NJ | +50.5% | +300.3% | +351.4% | +493.2% | $285.3K |
| 8 | Fanwood, NJ | NJ | +40.7% | +294.5% | +150.9% | +215.0% | $1.32M |
| 9 | Princeton, NJ | NJ | +33.5% | +284.1% | +157.3% | +190.2% | $1.95M |
| 10 | West Cape May, NJ | NJ | +2.4% | +273.2% | +162.7% | — | $1.65M |
| 11 | Chesterfield, NJ | NJ | +63.3% | +245.8% | +151.9% | +119.3% | $830K |
| 12 | Hainesport, NJ | NJ | +23.4% | +233.2% | +185.6% | +90.6% | $561.5K |
| 13 | Denville, NJ | NJ | +66.1% | +229.0% | +174.3% | +219.8% | $1.14M |
| 14 | Piscataway Twp, NJ | NJ | +133.9% | +220.5% | +300.6% | +290.9% | $1.29M |
| 15 | Landisville, NJ | NJ | +7.5% | +217.6% | — | — | $360K |
| 16 | Clayton, NJ | NJ | +6.4% | +201.1% | +141.5% | +217.9% | $323.7K |
| 17 | Del Haven, NJ | NJ | -10.5% | +196.6% | +494.9% | — | $585K |
| 18 | Brielle, NJ | NJ | +43.5% | +193.3% | +209.3% | +247.0% | $1.76M |
| 19 | Brigantine, NJ | NJ | +59.0% | +184.9% | +207.1% | +364.4% | $1.38M |
| 20 | Lavallette, NJ | NJ | +183.0% | +181.6% | +216.3% | +474.3% | $2.63M |
| 21 | Palmyra, NJ | NJ | +63.0% | +172.3% | +147.8% | +297.9% | $456.5K |
| 22 | Cape May, NJ | NJ | -44.9% | +170.9% | +61.4% | +190.7% | $1.45M |
| 23 | Montague, NJ | NJ | +20.0% | +169.3% | +281.0% | — | $493.3K |
| 24 | Fair Haven, NJ | NJ | +48.5% | +168.3% | +179.7% | +202.6% | $2.52M |
| 25 | Audubon, NJ | NJ | +83.9% | +160.4% | +217.2% | +373.0% | $800K |
| 26 | Wantage Township, NJ | NJ | +27.5% | +156.0% | +42.4% | +397.4% | $606K |
| 27 | Lakewood, NJ | NJ | +89.4% | +155.1% | +265.3% | +287.5% | $968.2K |
| 28 | Haddonfield, NJ | NJ | -19.0% | +153.4% | +114.7% | +131.6% | $1.19M |
| 29 | Rutherford, NJ | NJ | +14.8% | +153.0% | +132.7% | +196.3% | $1.05M |
| 30 | Morganville, NJ | NJ | +36.7% | +151.3% | +296.7% | +130.8% | $1.45M |
| 31 | Mountain Lakes, NJ | NJ | +116.3% | +149.5% | +48.1% | +201.6% | $2.37M |
| 32 | Millburn, NJ | NJ | +59.8% | +144.6% | +285.9% | +206.5% | $4M |
| 33 | Cape May Court House, NJ | NJ | -17.5% | +142.6% | +48.1% | +47.4% | $412.5K |
| 34 | New Egypt, NJ | NJ | -4.7% | +141.1% | +96.6% | +259.0% | $747.4K |
| 35 | Independence Township, NJ | NJ | +59.6% | +139.2% | +6.4% | +55.1% | $580.1K |
| 36 | Carneys Point, NJ | NJ | +3.8% | +136.4% | +65.5% | +248.8% | $215.1K |
| 37 | Mount Ephraim, NJ | NJ | +11.7% | +133.1% | +125.7% | +369.0% | $380K |
| 38 | Bergenfield, NJ | NJ | +55.0% | +130.4% | +146.8% | +276.3% | $1.1M |
| 39 | Flemington, NJ | NJ | +80.4% | +127.9% | +52.2% | +146.7% | $784.3K |
| 40 | Allenwood, NJ | NJ | — | +125.0% | -9.9% | +225.5% | $900K |
| 41 | Leonardo, NJ | NJ | +168.8% | +124.3% | +204.9% | +340.0% | $1.57M |
| 42 | Hewitt, NJ | NJ | +15.1% | +123.7% | +154.3% | — | $787.7K |
| 43 | Lumberton, NJ | NJ | +23.8% | +123.1% | +99.6% | +18.4% | $563.8K |
| 44 | Penns Grove, NJ | NJ | +20.7% | +120.6% | +101.8% | +276.1% | $260K |
| 45 | North Brunswick, NJ | NJ | +48.4% | +118.6% | +115.2% | +168.2% | $728K |
| 46 | Ocean Township, NJ | NJ | +15.7% | +118.1% | +119.6% | +288.2% | $1.21M |
| 47 | Millstone, NJ | NJ | +7.5% | +117.3% | +39.2% | +128.0% | $1.1M |
| 48 | Villas, NJ | NJ | +1.4% | +116.7% | +172.3% | +240.2% | $629.5K |
| 49 | Franklin Twp, NJ | NJ | +55.1% | +116.0% | +158.9% | +195.9% | $896.7K |
| 50 | Wall, NJ | NJ | -48.1% | +115.9% | +102.0% | +120.9% | $1.12M |
| 51 | Seaside Heights, NJ | NJ | +15.1% | +113.7% | +183.2% | +419.0% | $986.7K |
| 52 | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | NJ | +28.5% | +103.8% | +101.4% | +211.2% | $520.3K |
| 53 | Middletown, NJ | NJ | +41.8% | +103.7% | +147.6% | +134.5% | $1.17M |
| 54 | Keansburg, NJ | NJ | +46.5% | +98.9% | +241.3% | +631.9% | $531.7K |
| 55 | Beach Haven, NJ | NJ | +26.8% | +98.8% | +76.8% | +180.4% | $2.17M |
| 56 | Sicklerville, NJ | NJ | +27.8% | +97.8% | +76.5% | +238.7% | $491K |
| 57 | Haledon, NJ | NJ | +18.4% | +97.1% | +85.2% | +180.6% | $670K |
| 58 | West Berlin, NJ | NJ | +35.7% | +95.3% | +139.7% | +82.4% | $395K |
| 59 | Cinnaminson, NJ | NJ | +8.9% | +93.8% | +88.1% | +98.6% | $470K |
| 60 | Hopatcong, NJ | NJ | +33.8% | +90.6% | +171.1% | +327.4% | $697.5K |
| 61 | Maplewood, NJ | NJ | +23.2% | +90.2% | +123.8% | +106.0% | $1.22M |
| 62 | Tabernacle, NJ | NJ | -12.8% | +89.6% | +99.9% | +145.6% | $730K |
| 63 | Long Beach Township, NJ | NJ | -2.6% | +89.6% | +112.1% | +330.2% | $2.92M |
| 64 | Colts Neck, NJ | NJ | -23.6% | +88.9% | +33.6% | +82.0% | $1.82M |
| 65 | Guttenberg, NJ | NJ | -0.2% | +86.4% | +6.9% | +73.2% | $521.4K |
| 66 | Fair Lawn, NJ | NJ | +18.0% | +85.1% | +114.0% | +162.8% | $879.3K |
| 67 | Neptune, NJ | NJ | — | +83.1% | +98.3% | +189.9% | $714K |
| 68 | Neptune Township, NJ | NJ | +7.2% | +82.7% | +53.0% | +158.0% | $626K |
| 69 | Vineland, NJ | NJ | +14.7% | +82.7% | +67.8% | +117.0% | $328.9K |
| 70 | Englewood, NJ | NJ | +19.6% | +81.8% | +6.9% | +109.4% | $1.45M |
| 71 | Mullica Hill, NJ | NJ | +26.6% | +77.9% | +136.8% | +106.5% | $782.2K |
| 72 | Paramus, NJ | NJ | +37.4% | +76.9% | +161.5% | +192.3% | $2M |
| 73 | Passaic, NJ | NJ | +86.9% | +76.2% | +136.1% | +308.9% | $925K |
| 74 | Toms River, NJ | NJ | +11.6% | +75.8% | +79.8% | +169.4% | $553K |
| 75 | City of Orange Township, NJ | NJ | +46.8% | +75.5% | +217.8% | +228.5% | $675K |
| 76 | Greenwich Township, NJ | NJ | -17.8% | +75.5% | +1.6% | +15.4% | $482.5K |
| 77 | Millville, NJ | NJ | +52.2% | +75.1% | +211.3% | +260.0% | $337.9K |
| 78 | Farmingdale, NJ | NJ | +33.9% | +74.3% | +91.9% | +204.7% | $1.25M |
| 79 | Beachwood, NJ | NJ | +17.9% | +74.1% | +137.5% | +253.3% | $575K |
| 80 | Atco, NJ | NJ | +17.1% | +73.8% | +119.5% | +310.8% | $409.3K |
| 81 | Cranford, NJ | NJ | -7.6% | +73.7% | +84.5% | +139.0% | $810K |
| 82 | Williamstown, NJ | NJ | +15.6% | +72.6% | +116.3% | +165.9% | $388K |
| 83 | East Orange, NJ | NJ | -1.6% | +72.5% | +132.4% | +287.3% | $544.8K |
| 84 | Plainfield, NJ | NJ | +18.9% | +72.3% | +113.8% | +323.5% | $679.3K |
| 85 | Avalon Manor, NJ | NJ | — | +71.9% | — | — | $1.43M |
| 86 | Moorestown, NJ | NJ | +28.0% | +70.6% | +207.5% | +167.0% | $1.18M |
| 87 | Somerville, NJ | NJ | +6.8% | +68.9% | +68.7% | +161.2% | $678.5K |
| 88 | North Brunswick Township, NJ | NJ | — | +67.4% | — | — | $440K |
| 89 | Roseland, NJ | NJ | +39.7% | +67.4% | +113.5% | +156.3% | $960K |
| 90 | Sparta, NJ | NJ | +18.4% | +66.9% | +98.1% | +142.0% | $817.4K |
| 91 | Wildwood Crest, NJ | NJ | +47.8% | +66.3% | +59.8% | +143.9% | $853.5K |
| 92 | Browns Mills, NJ | NJ | -5.1% | +65.3% | +62.8% | +251.0% | $319.8K |
| 93 | Egg Harbor City, NJ | NJ | -27.4% | +64.4% | -10.7% | +59.2% | $246.6K |
| 94 | Beesleys Point, NJ | NJ | +62.8% | +62.8% | — | — | $842.5K |
| 95 | Mendham Township, NJ | NJ | +82.7% | +62.4% | +102.3% | +172.2% | $2.04M |
| 96 | Barnegat, NJ | NJ | +0.7% | +61.8% | +78.8% | -13.1% | $494.5K |
| 97 | Secaucus, NJ | NJ | +35.9% | +61.1% | +124.6% | +167.0% | $845K |
| 98 | Whiting, NJ | NJ | +19.2% | +60.1% | +45.5% | +95.5% | $257.1K |
| 99 | Roxbury Township, NJ | NJ | -3.7% | +59.6% | +67.5% | +66.6% | $533.8K |
| 100 | Saddle River, NJ | NJ | +12.6% | +59.6% | +164.1% | +115.9% | $2.74M |
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.