Essex County, NJ real estate
Every Essex County town side by side: values, taxes, commute and rent from official public data. Click any town for its full guide.
Sources: NJ Division of Taxation 2025 & 2026 Average Residential Statistics (county totals) and 2025 General Tax Rates; Zillow ZHVI Sept. 2026; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024.
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| Town | Typical value | Avg sale 2026 | Eff. tax rate | Avg tax bill | Commute | Transit | Median rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | $515K | $512K | 2.71% | $11,635 | 32.4 min | 8.2% | $1,639 | $90K |
| Bloomfield | $606K | $635K | 2.391% | $12,381 | 32.4 min | 11.6% | $1,824 | $104K |
| Caldwell | $736K | $686K | 2.254% | $13,920 | 29.5 min | 6.7% | $1,976 | $97K |
| Cedar Grove | $771K | $915K | 1.943% | $12,460 | 34.2 min | 10.3% | $1,896 | $151K |
| East Orange | $477K | $479K | 2.886% | $10,964 | 35.4 min | 20.3% | $1,441 | $61K |
| Essex Fells | $1.47M | $1.71M | 1.885% | $21,893 | 30.7 min | 4.5% | $3,501 | $250K |
| Fairfield | $818K | $824K | 1.645% | $11,046 | 21.5 min | 5% | $2,656 | $116K |
| Glen Ridge | $1.16M | $1.92M | 2.257% | $23,676 | 35.8 min | 22.2% | $2,728 | $250K |
| Irvington | $420K | $473K | 2.913% | $10,683 | 34.9 min | 16.1% | $1,386 | $62K |
| Livingston | $1.09M | $1.24M | 1.882% | $18,469 | 37.6 min | 11.9% | $2,949 | $230K |
| Maplewood | $960K | $906K | 2.434% | $19,380 | 38.5 min | 19.8% | $2,269 | $174K |
| Millburn | $1.30M | $2.10M | 1.571% | $26,298 | 41.9 min | 22.1% | $2,262 | $250K |
| Montclair | $1.15M | $1.35M | 2.16% | $22,489 | 35.6 min | 14.6% | $2,063 | $151K |
| Newark | $480K | $551K | 1.845% | $7,641 | 32.6 min | 19.3% | $1,392 | $52K |
| North Caldwell | $1.17M | $1.16M | 1.769% | $18,475 | 30.2 min | 7% | $3,329 | $208K |
| Nutley | $651K | $647K | 2.426% | $13,316 | 30.9 min | 9.1% | $1,767 | $120K |
| Orange | $462K | $512K | 3.765% | $12,873 | 32 min | 18.5% | $1,550 | $53K |
| Roseland | $820K | $835K | 1.817% | $11,917 | 32.9 min | 7.1% | $3,297 | $164K |
| South Orange | $1.08M | $1.02M | 2.469% | $22,720 | 38.6 min | 22.2% | $2,296 | $196K |
| Verona | $758K | $728K | 2.216% | $13,792 | 32.4 min | 9.6% | $2,130 | $162K |
| West Caldwell | $795K | $835K | 2.096% | $12,371 | 25.8 min | 2.9% | $1,877 | $158K |
| West Orange | $690K | $719K | 3.08% | $16,168 | 34.4 min | 12.5% | $1,897 | $130K |
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Questions, answered
What is the average property tax bill in Essex County?
$14,147 in 2025, across 154,811 residential properties (NJ Division of Taxation, 2025 Average Residential Statistics, county total).
Which Essex County town has the lowest effective tax rate?
Millburn, at 1.571% in 2025 (NJ Division of Taxation).
What is the average home sale price in Essex County?
The NJ Division of Taxation’s 2026 Average Residential Statistics report an average residential sale price of $829,339 across 3,855 sales, county-wide.
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