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 2021, at 350.08 index. Salem County had the lowest, at 186.07 index. The median was 226.3 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest350.08Cape May County
Lowest186.07Salem County
Median226.321 counties

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Cape May CountyCape May County: 350.08 index350.08Hudson CountyHudson County: 293.2 index293.2Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 277.63 index277.63Ocean CountyOcean County: 276.09 index276.09Essex CountyEssex County: 274.98 index274.98Union CountyUnion County: 260.49 index260.49Bergen CountyBergen County: 253.05 index253.05Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 244.71 index244.71Morris CountyMorris County: 234.57 index234.57Passaic CountyPassaic County: 226.93 index226.93Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 226.3 index226.3Somerset CountySomerset County: 224.97 index224.97Camden CountyCamden County: 211.01 index211.01Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 209.16 index209.16Burlington CountyBurlington County: 207.53 index207.53Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 204.75 index204.75Sussex CountySussex County: 199.84 index199.84Mercer CountyMercer County: 199.83 index199.83Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 193.3 index193.3Warren CountyWarren County: 187.02 index187.02Salem CountySalem County: 186.07 index186.07
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
index
Change on 2020
1Cape May County350.08+47.21
2Hudson County293.2+19.11
3Monmouth County277.63+29.06
4Ocean County276.09+35.88
5Essex County274.98+24.58
6Union County260.49+23.39
7Bergen County253.05+18.12
8Middlesex County244.71+22.5
9Morris County234.57+17.73
10Passaic County226.93+20.72
11Atlantic County226.3+30.63
12Somerset County224.97+16.95
13Camden County211.01+25.46
14Cumberland County209.16+28.29
15Burlington County207.53+23.05
16Gloucester County204.75+25.91
17Sussex County199.84+23.66
18Mercer County199.83+18.32
19Hunterdon County193.3+16
20Warren County187.02+23.56
21Salem County186.07+22.48

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 350.08 index in 2021, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Salem County, with 186.07 index in 2021.

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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