Counties in New Jersey by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Cape May County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 21 counties in 2018, at 268.35 index. Salem County had the lowest, at 151.14 index. The median was 190.97 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest268.35Cape May County
Lowest151.14Salem County
Median190.9721 counties

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Cape May CountyCape May County: 268.35 index268.35Hudson CountyHudson County: 251.08 index251.08Essex CountyEssex County: 233.36 index233.36Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 233.04 index233.04Bergen CountyBergen County: 224.34 index224.34Ocean CountyOcean County: 222.84 index222.84Union CountyUnion County: 221.22 index221.22Morris CountyMorris County: 209.31 index209.31Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 207.47 index207.47Somerset CountySomerset County: 200.85 index200.85Passaic CountyPassaic County: 190.97 index190.97Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 175.86 index175.86Burlington CountyBurlington County: 171.84 index171.84Camden CountyCamden County: 170.66 index170.66Mercer CountyMercer County: 170.5 index170.5Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 170.29 index170.29Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 166.23 index166.23Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 165.29 index165.29Sussex CountySussex County: 161.83 index161.83Warren CountyWarren County: 151.33 index151.33Salem CountySalem County: 151.14 index151.14
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
index
Change on 2017
1Cape May County268.35+11.66
2Hudson County251.08+21.11
3Essex County233.36+6.86
4Monmouth County233.04+9.88
5Bergen County224.34+7.19
6Ocean County222.84+7.87
7Union County221.22+7.55
8Morris County209.31+6.31
9Middlesex County207.47+7.19
10Somerset County200.85+5.76
11Passaic County190.97+7.46
12Atlantic County175.86+7.59
13Burlington County171.84+3.42
14Camden County170.66+6.22
15Mercer County170.5+4.2
16Hunterdon County170.29+2.68
17Cumberland County166.23+2.31
18Gloucester County165.29+2.33
19Sussex County161.83+6.46
20Warren County151.33+4.13
21Salem County151.14-2.9

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. Historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Cape May County, with 268.35 index in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Salem County, with 151.14 index in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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