Appreciation Velocity — New Jersey Cities
Cities of New Jersey ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Stockton, NJ
+509.7%
#2 · Del Haven, NJ
+494.9%
#3 · Alloway, NJ
+452.8%
#4 · Camden, NJ
+351.4%
#5 · Cresskill, NJ
+351.3%
#6 · Madison, NJ
+343.6%
#7 · Piscataway Twp, NJ
+300.6%
#8 · Morganville, NJ
+296.7%
#9 · Longport, NJ
+287.6%
#10 · Millburn, NJ
+285.9%
City ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockton, NJ | NJ | +336.7% | — | +509.7% | — | $2.98M |
| 2 | Del Haven, NJ | NJ | -10.5% | +196.6% | +494.9% | — | $585K |
| 3 | Alloway, NJ | NJ | +98.4% | +450.5% | +452.8% | +444.7% | $700K |
| 4 | Camden, NJ | NJ | +50.5% | +300.3% | +351.4% | +493.2% | $285.3K |
| 5 | Cresskill, NJ | NJ | +21.9% | — | +351.3% | +296.0% | $2.5M |
| 6 | Madison, NJ | NJ | +85.4% | — | +343.6% | +178.7% | $2.23M |
| 7 | Piscataway Twp, NJ | NJ | +133.9% | +220.5% | +300.6% | +290.9% | $1.29M |
| 8 | Morganville, NJ | NJ | +36.7% | +151.3% | +296.7% | +130.8% | $1.45M |
| 9 | Longport, NJ | NJ | +51.1% | +32.4% | +287.6% | — | $3.4M |
| 10 | Millburn, NJ | NJ | +59.8% | +144.6% | +285.9% | +206.5% | $4M |
| 11 | Montague, NJ | NJ | +20.0% | +169.3% | +281.0% | — | $493.3K |
| 12 | Lakewood, NJ | NJ | +89.4% | +155.1% | +265.3% | +287.5% | $968.2K |
| 13 | Keansburg, NJ | NJ | +46.5% | +98.9% | +241.3% | +631.9% | $531.7K |
| 14 | Hardwick Twp, NJ | NJ | — | +6.4% | +238.7% | +184.4% | $720K |
| 15 | Medford Lakes, NJ | NJ | +83.6% | +10.1% | +226.9% | +272.9% | $850K |
| 16 | Buena, NJ | NJ | +213.1% | +1,624.1% | +221.7% | — | $500K |
| 17 | City of Orange Township, NJ | NJ | +46.8% | +75.5% | +217.8% | +228.5% | $675K |
| 18 | Audubon, NJ | NJ | +83.9% | +160.4% | +217.2% | +373.0% | $800K |
| 19 | Lavallette, NJ | NJ | +183.0% | +181.6% | +216.3% | +474.3% | $2.63M |
| 20 | Pemberton, NJ | NJ | +21.8% | +48.9% | +214.6% | +114.8% | $409.8K |
| 21 | Millville, NJ | NJ | +52.2% | +75.1% | +211.3% | +260.0% | $337.9K |
| 22 | Brielle, NJ | NJ | +43.5% | +193.3% | +209.3% | +247.0% | $1.76M |
| 23 | Moorestown, NJ | NJ | +28.0% | +70.6% | +207.5% | +167.0% | $1.18M |
| 24 | Brigantine, NJ | NJ | +59.0% | +184.9% | +207.1% | +364.4% | $1.38M |
| 25 | Leonardo, NJ | NJ | +168.8% | +124.3% | +204.9% | +340.0% | $1.57M |
| 26 | Metuchen, NJ | NJ | +98.1% | +35.8% | +199.3% | +286.6% | $1.4M |
| 27 | Hainesport, NJ | NJ | +23.4% | +233.2% | +185.6% | +90.6% | $561.5K |
| 28 | Seaside Heights, NJ | NJ | +15.1% | +113.7% | +183.2% | +419.0% | $986.7K |
| 29 | Fair Haven, NJ | NJ | +48.5% | +168.3% | +179.7% | +202.6% | $2.52M |
| 30 | Denville, NJ | NJ | +66.1% | +229.0% | +174.3% | +219.8% | $1.14M |
| 31 | Marmora, NJ | NJ | +10.1% | +459.7% | +173.4% | +140.5% | $625K |
| 32 | Villas, NJ | NJ | +1.4% | +116.7% | +172.3% | +240.2% | $629.5K |
| 33 | Hopatcong, NJ | NJ | +33.8% | +90.6% | +171.1% | +327.4% | $697.5K |
| 34 | Little Egg Harbor, NJ | NJ | +24.4% | +37.8% | +169.5% | +279.1% | $525.2K |
| 35 | Paulsboro, NJ | NJ | +20.0% | +24.2% | +164.4% | +339.1% | $270K |
| 36 | Saddle River, NJ | NJ | +12.6% | +59.6% | +164.1% | +115.9% | $2.74M |
| 37 | Cream Ridge, NJ | NJ | +101.5% | +500.5% | +162.8% | +193.9% | $1.2M |
| 38 | West Cape May, NJ | NJ | +2.4% | +273.2% | +162.7% | — | $1.65M |
| 39 | Magnolia, NJ | NJ | -5.2% | +25.5% | +161.7% | +174.8% | $345K |
| 40 | Paramus, NJ | NJ | +37.4% | +76.9% | +161.5% | +192.3% | $2M |
| 41 | Sandyston, NJ | NJ | +158.2% | -26.6% | +159.7% | +289.1% | $447.5K |
| 42 | Franklin Twp, NJ | NJ | +55.1% | +116.0% | +158.9% | +195.9% | $896.7K |
| 43 | Princeton, NJ | NJ | +33.5% | +284.1% | +157.3% | +190.2% | $1.95M |
| 44 | Hewitt, NJ | NJ | +15.1% | +123.7% | +154.3% | — | $787.7K |
| 45 | Chesterfield, NJ | NJ | +63.3% | +245.8% | +151.9% | +119.3% | $830K |
| 46 | Union Beach, NJ | NJ | +19.9% | +29.6% | +151.0% | +209.2% | $639.3K |
| 47 | Fanwood, NJ | NJ | +40.7% | +294.5% | +150.9% | +215.0% | $1.32M |
| 48 | Northfield, NJ | NJ | -15.1% | -31.1% | +150.6% | +114.1% | $325.8K |
| 49 | Tewksbury Township, NJ | NJ | +3.5% | +51.2% | +150.4% | +34.5% | $1.45M |
| 50 | Neptune City, NJ | NJ | +1.6% | +36.8% | +148.5% | +91.7% | $576.5K |
| 51 | Palmyra, NJ | NJ | +63.0% | +172.3% | +147.8% | +297.9% | $456.5K |
| 52 | Middletown, NJ | NJ | +41.8% | +103.7% | +147.6% | +134.5% | $1.17M |
| 53 | Bergenfield, NJ | NJ | +55.0% | +130.4% | +146.8% | +276.3% | $1.1M |
| 54 | Maple Shade, NJ | NJ | +28.2% | +49.6% | +146.2% | +158.4% | $395.8K |
| 55 | Woodstown, NJ | NJ | +83.8% | +54.8% | +143.9% | +174.2% | $628.3K |
| 56 | Livingston, NJ | NJ | -9.8% | +46.3% | +142.0% | +108.3% | $1.36M |
| 57 | Clayton, NJ | NJ | +6.4% | +201.1% | +141.5% | +217.9% | $323.7K |
| 58 | Millington, NJ | NJ | -6.3% | — | +140.0% | — | $750K |
| 59 | West Berlin, NJ | NJ | +35.7% | +95.3% | +139.7% | +82.4% | $395K |
| 60 | Pittsgrove, NJ | NJ | +60.2% | +33.3% | +139.7% | +113.0% | $350.5K |
| 61 | Beachwood, NJ | NJ | +17.9% | +74.1% | +137.5% | +253.3% | $575K |
| 62 | Point Pleasant Boro, NJ | NJ | +134.1% | +14.7% | +137.4% | +316.7% | $1.6M |
| 63 | Mullica Hill, NJ | NJ | +26.6% | +77.9% | +136.8% | +106.5% | $782.2K |
| 64 | Passaic, NJ | NJ | +86.9% | +76.2% | +136.1% | +308.9% | $925K |
| 65 | Paterson, NJ | NJ | +16.6% | +33.8% | +135.3% | +378.4% | $609.9K |
| 66 | Ventnor City, NJ | NJ | -36.6% | +19.4% | +134.8% | +218.6% | $720K |
| 67 | Kenilworth, NJ | NJ | +52.7% | +37.1% | +133.2% | +181.4% | $840K |
| 68 | Rutherford, NJ | NJ | +14.8% | +153.0% | +132.7% | +196.3% | $1.05M |
| 69 | East Orange, NJ | NJ | -1.6% | +72.5% | +132.4% | +287.3% | $544.8K |
| 70 | Franklinville, NJ | NJ | -3.9% | -23.0% | +130.0% | +141.5% | $385K |
| 71 | Netcong, NJ | NJ | +30.1% | — | +129.2% | +123.4% | $525K |
| 72 | Deptford, NJ | NJ | -17.1% | +26.8% | +126.9% | +67.7% | $361.3K |
| 73 | Mount Ephraim, NJ | NJ | +11.7% | +133.1% | +125.7% | +369.0% | $380K |
| 74 | Newark, NJ | NJ | -5.5% | +42.3% | +125.3% | +208.1% | $558.1K |
| 75 | Secaucus, NJ | NJ | +35.9% | +61.1% | +124.6% | +167.0% | $845K |
| 76 | Maplewood, NJ | NJ | +23.2% | +90.2% | +123.8% | +106.0% | $1.22M |
| 77 | Hoboken, NJ | NJ | +66.9% | +38.8% | +123.6% | +113.5% | $1.74M |
| 78 | Green Township, NJ | NJ | -24.2% | +2.2% | +122.0% | — | $555K |
| 79 | Stratford, NJ | NJ | +26.2% | +10.8% | +120.6% | +201.5% | $350K |
| 80 | Ocean Township, NJ | NJ | +15.7% | +118.1% | +119.6% | +288.2% | $1.21M |
| 81 | Atco, NJ | NJ | +17.1% | +73.8% | +119.5% | +310.8% | $409.3K |
| 82 | North Wildwood, NJ | NJ | +17.5% | +39.6% | +118.9% | +321.5% | $929.1K |
| 83 | Ewing, NJ | NJ | +1.6% | +35.2% | +117.5% | +128.7% | $417.2K |
| 84 | Clementon, NJ | NJ | -16.6% | +57.4% | +117.0% | +173.2% | $275.5K |
| 85 | Port Norris, NJ | NJ | -22.4% | -65.8% | +116.7% | — | $130K |
| 86 | Linden, NJ | NJ | +12.3% | +24.5% | +116.5% | +157.8% | $648.7K |
| 87 | Williamstown, NJ | NJ | +15.6% | +72.6% | +116.3% | +165.9% | $388K |
| 88 | Lincoln Park, NJ | NJ | +6.8% | +43.6% | +115.2% | +96.4% | $630.5K |
| 89 | North Brunswick, NJ | NJ | +48.4% | +118.6% | +115.2% | +168.2% | $728K |
| 90 | Haddonfield, NJ | NJ | -19.0% | +153.4% | +114.7% | +131.6% | $1.19M |
| 91 | Fair Lawn, NJ | NJ | +18.0% | +85.1% | +114.0% | +162.8% | $879.3K |
| 92 | Pleasantville, NJ | NJ | +4.9% | +27.2% | +114.0% | +352.8% | $254.2K |
| 93 | Plainfield, NJ | NJ | +18.9% | +72.3% | +113.8% | +323.5% | $679.3K |
| 94 | Roseland, NJ | NJ | +39.7% | +67.4% | +113.5% | +156.3% | $960K |
| 95 | West Milford, NJ | NJ | +12.7% | +27.6% | +112.3% | +129.8% | $482.5K |
| 96 | Long Beach Township, NJ | NJ | -2.6% | +89.6% | +112.1% | +330.2% | $2.92M |
| 97 | Somerdale, NJ | NJ | +7.6% | +23.8% | +109.2% | +116.8% | $336.2K |
| 98 | Manchester, NJ | NJ | -3.7% | +48.8% | +108.0% | +178.6% | $456.9K |
| 99 | Randolph, NJ | NJ | +2.8% | +44.6% | +108.0% | +91.6% | $931.7K |
| 100 | Delanco, NJ | NJ | +33.7% | +39.3% | +107.9% | +111.8% | $425K |
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.