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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 $275,569, followed by Salem and Camden (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 21 counties is below.

Data updated April 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in New Jersey
RankCountyValue
1Cumberland$275,569
2Salem$290,865
3Camden$352,926
4Atlantic$377,402
5Gloucester$381,235
6Burlington$420,935
7Warren$421,266
8Mercer$442,248
9Sussex$442,689
10Ocean$541,880
11Middlesex$577,916
12Passaic$591,403
13Union$624,249
14Hunterdon$631,405
15Hudson$638,652
16Somerset$659,587
17Essex$660,368
18Morris$705,986
19Monmouth$767,182
20Bergen$773,069
21Cape May$784,502

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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