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 2024, at 520.74 index. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 257.15 index. The median was 306.12 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest520.74Cape May County
Lowest257.15Hunterdon County
Median306.1221 counties

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Cape May CountyCape May County: 520.74 index520.74Ocean CountyOcean County: 393.06 index393.06Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 384.23 index384.23Essex CountyEssex County: 374.34 index374.34Hudson CountyHudson County: 368.96 index368.96Union CountyUnion County: 354.62 index354.62Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 339.71 index339.71Bergen CountyBergen County: 334.48 index334.48Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 327.71 index327.71Morris CountyMorris County: 313.18 index313.18Somerset CountySomerset County: 306.12 index306.12Camden CountyCamden County: 305.41 index305.41Passaic CountyPassaic County: 305.24 index305.24Burlington CountyBurlington County: 296.43 index296.43Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 294.32 index294.32Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 293.81 index293.81Mercer CountyMercer County: 287.62 index287.62Sussex CountySussex County: 275.15 index275.15Salem CountySalem County: 264.61 index264.61Warren CountyWarren County: 257.54 index257.54Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 257.15 index257.15
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Cape May County520.74+55.43
2Ocean County393.06+28.98
3Monmouth County384.23+29.52
4Essex County374.34+32.46
5Hudson County368.96+19.48
6Union County354.62+29.53
7Middlesex County339.71+32.16
8Bergen County334.48+30.12
9Atlantic County327.71+27.81
10Morris County313.18+23.27
11Somerset County306.12+27.13
12Camden County305.41+25.23
13Passaic County305.24+26.34
14Burlington County296.43+25.13
15Gloucester County294.32+22.08
16Cumberland County293.81+25.82
17Mercer County287.62+24.77
18Sussex County275.15+21.42
19Salem County264.61+17.55
20Warren County257.54+22.4
21Hunterdon County257.15+18.87

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 520.74 index in 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Hunterdon County, with 257.15 index in 2024.

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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