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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in New Jersey (2026)

Cumberland has the lowest home prices of any county in New Jersey, at $279,971, followed by Salem and Camden. Source: Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 21 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in New Jersey

Top 21 of 21 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in New Jersey
RankCountyValue
1Cumberland$279,971
2Salem$304,020
3Camden$360,499
4Atlantic$387,883
5Gloucester$389,898
6Burlington$428,603
7Warren$429,484
8Sussex$451,872
9Mercer$453,317
10Ocean$554,887
11Middlesex$592,229
12Passaic$604,083
13Union$641,174
14Hunterdon$644,396
15Hudson$647,064
16Somerset$673,091
17Essex$675,065
18Morris$717,390
19Monmouth$787,429
20Bergen$791,116
21Cape May$804,637

How this ranking works

This page ranks New Jersey counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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