The New Jersey cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
New Jersey cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Lakewood, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 69,39887Hot$578,744median home+7.8%home YoY 2Florham Park, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 14,53383Hot$1,051,746median home+9.3%home YoY 3Ventnor City, NJAtlantic City-Hammonton · pop 9,37283Hot$620,740median home+8.7%home YoY 4Point Pleasant, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 19,56582Hot$741,089median home+9.3%home YoY 5Chatham, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 10,06281Hot$1,351,031median home+9.2%home YoY 6Paulsboro, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 6,31681Hot$238,974median home+7.3%home YoY 7Short Hills, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 14,42281Hot$2,369,554median home+6.9%home YoY 8Lindenwold, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 21,91980Hot$268,789median home+5.7%home YoY 9Margate City, NJAtlantic City-Hammonton · pop 5,23980Hot$1,089,312median home+9.2%home YoY 10Atco, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 9,05880Hot$361,856median home+4.8%home YoY 11Lincroft, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 7,06080Hot$1,026,730median home+5.7%home YoY 12Forked River, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 5,27480Hot$499,926median home+4.3%home YoY 13Haddonfield, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 12,70779Hot$847,073median home+8.9%home YoY 14Villas, NJOcean City · pop 9,13479Hot$400,357median home+3.3%home YoY 15Iselin, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 20,08879Hot$555,548median home+4.3%home YoY 16Woodbridge, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 19,83979Hot$480,627median home+5.1%home YoY 17Fords, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 12,94179Hot$531,302median home+4.4%home YoY 18Pleasantville, NJAtlantic City-Hammonton · pop 20,92478Hot$242,302median home+4.1%home YoY 19Hopatcong, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 14,75078Hot$452,878median home+5.7%home YoY 20Franklin Lakes, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 11,25178Hot$1,588,877median home+11.8%home YoY 21Pine Hill, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 10,89478Hot$279,922median home+4.8%home YoY 22Montvale, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 9,66378Hot$921,755median home+5.1%home YoY 23Stratford, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 7,18578Hot$345,424median home+5.4%home YoY 24Jamesburg, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City · pop 5,86978Hot$464,725median home+5.3%home YoY 25Wildwood, NJOcean City · pop 5,09878Hot$629,513median home+7.5%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.