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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for New Jersey changed +3.3%, against +3.0% for the United States and +3.3% in 2019.
36,146 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,289 single-family), −1.0% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+3.3% New Jersey index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
36,146 housing units permitted in 2020 12,289 single-family
21 of 21 counties with a rising index median county +3.8%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Cape May County +6.4% 675 474 7.2 Atlantic County +5.4% 667 499 2.4 Warren County +5.3% 304 151 2.7 Camden County +5.0% 895 312 1.7 Cumberland County +4.7% 179 179 1.1 Gloucester County +4.6% 709 634 2.3 Ocean County +4.5% 3,625 3,108 5.4 Sussex County +4.5% 220 208 1.5 Burlington County +3.9% 1,749 771 3.6 Hudson County +3.9% 6,950 235 9.5 Passaic County +3.8% 1,314 113 2.5 Salem County +3.8% 35 35 0.5 Essex County +3.7% 2,705 421 3.0 Mercer County +3.3% 832 220 2.1 Union County +3.1% 2,650 232 4.4 Monmouth County +3.0% 2,638 1,282 4.1 Middlesex County +2.9% 2,757 789 3.1 Bergen County +2.5% 3,380 1,175 3.5 Hunterdon County +2.1% 319 130 2.4 Somerset County +1.9% 1,913 357 5.4 Morris County +1.8% 1,630 964 3.1
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 .