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In 2013 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed +0.4%, against +3.4% for the United States and −3.6% in 2012.
24,209 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,377 single-family), +35.0% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.
+0.4% New Jersey index, 2012–2013 US +3.4%
24,209 housing units permitted in 2013 10,377 single-family
16 of 21 counties with a rising index median county +0.3%
990,822 units permitted nationally in 2013
Counties in 2013 Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2013 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Hudson County +2.5% 3,521 130 4.8 Monmouth County +1.4% 1,663 1,121 2.6 Middlesex County +0.9% 1,652 852 1.9 Ocean County +0.9% 2,171 1,959 3.2 Bergen County +0.6% 2,744 846 2.8 Essex County +0.6% 1,463 395 1.6 Morris County +0.6% 1,665 716 3.2 Gloucester County +0.4% 939 578 3.0 Union County +0.4% 1,111 418 1.8 Warren County +0.4% 278 206 2.5 Somerset County +0.3% 1,221 589 3.4 Mercer County +0.2% 988 191 2.5 Atlantic County +0.1% 484 397 1.7 Camden County +0.1% 1,368 285 2.6 Cape May County +0.1% 658 468 7.0 Salem County +0.1% 38 38 0.6 Hunterdon County 0.0% 196 106 1.5 Burlington County −0.2% 730 447 1.5 Passaic County −0.5% 838 256 1.6 Sussex County −1.2% 262 165 1.8 Cumberland County −2.1% 219 214 1.4
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in New Jersey by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 21,521 units (18,341 single-family, 3,180 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 24,173 units (20,853 single-family, 3,320 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 28,018 units (23,472 single-family, 4,546 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 31,345 units (25,459 single-family, 5,886 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 31,976 units (25,129 single-family, 6,847 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 34,585 units (25,260 single-family, 9,325 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 28,267 units (21,503 single-family, 6,764 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 30,441 units (22,379 single-family, 8,062 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 32,984 units (22,163 single-family, 10,821 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 35,936 units (22,429 single-family, 13,507 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 38,588 units (22,264 single-family, 16,324 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 34,323 units (17,113 single-family, 17,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 25,389 units (13,066 single-family, 12,323 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 18,363 units (9,169 single-family, 9,194 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 12,421 units (7,211 single-family, 5,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 13,535 units (7,378 single-family, 6,157 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 12,952 units (6,475 single-family, 6,477 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 17,939 units (7,279 single-family, 10,660 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 24,209 units (10,377 single-family, 13,832 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 28,155 units (11,019 single-family, 17,136 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 30,560 units (10,518 single-family, 20,042 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 26,793 units (9,626 single-family, 17,167 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 28,501 units (10,148 single-family, 18,353 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 27,942 units (10,348 single-family, 17,594 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 36,505 units (11,526 single-family, 24,979 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 36,146 units (12,289 single-family, 23,857 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 37,094 units (13,913 single-family, 23,181 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 36,906 units (13,185 single-family, 23,721 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 32,840 units (13,228 single-family, 19,612 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 34,932 units (14,807 single-family, 20,125 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 27,661 units (12,820 single-family, 14,841 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in New Jersey by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .