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ZIP 07946

Morris County · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · New Jersey

FHFA annual index 1986–2025Developmental ZIP indexIndex vintage March 31, 2026
FHFA house price index for ZIP 07946, 1986 to 2025, with the national index rebased to the same start and NBER recessions shadedRecession 1990–91Recession 2001Recession 2007–09Recession 2020010020030040050019901995200020052010201520202025United States2025: 421
ZIP 07946 (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession

FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. FHFA describes its ZIP code indexes as developmental: they may be revised as new data arrive or methods change, and the index does not give a dollar value for any home.

Morris County, New Jersey ZIP 07946 has 40 years of index history. Since 1986 the FHFA index has moved from 100 to 421, a change of +321.1%.

Over the ten years to 2025 the index rose +59.9%, about +4.8% a year: below Morris County (+68.4%), well below New Jersey (+87.7%) and well below the national index (+85.0%). The change over 2024–2025 was +10.0%.

By decade, the strongest was the 2000s (+49.3%) and the weakest the 2010s (+12.2%).

From its 2006 peak the index fell −21.8% to a 2012 low and regained the peak in 2021.

Building activity is measured at county level: Morris County authorised 1,536 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026, 2.9 per 1,000 residents, 53% of them single-family.

+10.0%1 year, 2024–2025US +2.8%
+49.0%5 years, 2020–2025US +47.0%
+59.9%10 years, 2015–2025+4.8% a year annualised
+149.7%since 2000US +158.3%

Same span, five levels

Change in the FHFA indexZIP 07946Morris CountyNew York-Newark-Jersey City areaNew JerseyUnited States
1 year (2024–2025)+10.0%+5.9%+6.1%+6.2%+2.8%
5 years (2020–2025)+49.0%+52.9%+53.6%+62.9%+47.0%
10 years (2015–2025)+59.9%+68.4%+82.9%+87.7%+85.0%
20 years (2005–2025)+64.1%+50.2%+67.1%+66.1%+79.1%
Since 2000+149.7%+149.1%+200.9%+191.2%+158.3%
Since 1986+321.1%+293.9%+374.5%+345.0%+347.1%
10-year annualised+4.8%+5.3%+6.2%+6.5%+6.3%
20-year annualised+2.5%+2.1%+2.6%+2.6%+3.0%

Every column uses FHFA's annual all-transactions index family and the same start and end years, so the figures are directly comparable. A dash means the level has no index for that span.

Decade by decade

DecadeChangeUnited States
1990s (1990–2000)+39.1%+33.9%
2000s (2000–2010)+49.3%+29.7%
2010s (2010–2020)+12.2%+35.5%
2020s so far (2020–2025)+49.0%+47.0%

FHFA reports each index with a value of 100 in its base period, the first year the area has enough transactions (1986 here). A decade's change is the index at the end of the decade divided by the index at the start, so it does not depend on the base year; the United States column covers the same years. Decades before 1986 are not shown.

Peak-to-low declines

Falls of 5% or more from a previous high in the annual index, and the year the earlier peak was regained.

PeakLowDeclinePeak regained
20062012−21.8%2021
19881991−11.4%1996

Building permits in Morris County

Permits are reported by county and by permit-issuing place, not by ZIP code. Housing units authorised in Morris County, latest 12 months.

Housing units authorised in Morris County by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 20260200400Sep 2025: 97 units (81 single-family, 16 in multi-unit buildings)Sep 2025Oct 2025: 161 units (71 single-family, 90 in multi-unit buildings)Oct 2025Nov 2025: 71 units (50 single-family, 21 in multi-unit buildings)Nov 2025Dec 2025: 126 units (71 single-family, 55 in multi-unit buildings)Dec 2025Jan 2026: 120 units (71 single-family, 49 in multi-unit buildings)Jan 2026Feb 2026: 86 units (71 single-family, 15 in multi-unit buildings)Feb 2026Mar 2026: 122 units (63 single-family, 59 in multi-unit buildings)Mar 2026Apr 2026: 106 units (84 single-family, 22 in multi-unit buildings)Apr 2026May 2026: 353 units (55 single-family, 298 in multi-unit buildings)May 2026Jun 2026: 106 units (59 single-family, 47 in multi-unit buildings)Jun 2026Jul 2026: 102 units (76 single-family, 26 in multi-unit buildings)Jul 2026Aug 2026: 86 units (67 single-family, 19 in multi-unit buildings)Aug 2026

Housing units authorised in Morris County by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026single-family2+ unit buildings

1,536units authorised, 12 months to August 2026−17.1% on the previous 12 months
2.9units per 1,000 residentsNew Jersey 3.3 · US 4.1
53%single-family share696 units in 5+ unit buildings

Full permit history and every city in Morris County

Other ZIP codes in Morris County

Ranked by ten-year change in the FHFA index; ZIP 07946 ranks 32 of 43 with an index through 2025.

ZIP1 year10 yearsSince 2000Index through
07857+12.2%+100.1%+181.2%2025
07878+12.0%+98.3%+187.3%2025
07828+2.4%+96.3%+159.0%2025
07849+9.2%+93.9%+183.5%2025
07457+15.1%+91.0%+165.1%2025
07850+0.1%+87.0%+170.6%2025
07801−2.1%+86.8%+172.3%2025
07847+9.3%+84.9%+182.2%2025
07852+14.7%+83.5%+144.0%2025
07034+10.8%+83.2%+191.8%2025
07876+5.2%+82.8%+147.1%2025
07885+6.7%+82.4%+158.6%2025

All 43 ZIP codes in Morris County

Questions and answers

How much have home values in ZIP 07946 risen over 10 years?

The FHFA house price index for 07946 rose +59.9% between 2015 and 2025, about +4.8% a year compounded. Over five years the change was +49.0% and over one year +10.0%.

How does 07946 compare with Morris County?

Over the same ten years to 2025, Morris County rose +68.4%, New Jersey +87.7% and the United States +85.0%, against +59.9% for the ZIP. Among 43 ZIP codes in the county with an index through 2025, 07946 ranks 32 by ten-year change.

What happened to prices in 07946 after 2007?

The index peaked in 2006, fell −21.8% to its 2012 low and passed the earlier peak again in 2021. Nationally the fall was −21.3% from 2007 to 2012.

How many homes are being built in 07946?

Building permits are published by place and county, not by ZIP. Morris County authorised 1,536 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026, −17.1% on the previous 12 months. The county page lists permits by month and by city.

Where does the index for this ZIP come from?

From the Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual five-digit ZIP code house price index (all-transactions), last updated March 31, 2026. FHFA labels the ZIP-level indexes developmental: they are calibrated on appraisal values and sales prices for mortgages bought or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and may be revised. The index tracks price changes for the same homes over time; it does not give a dollar value for any home.

Provenance

Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for five-digit ZIP codes (all-transactions, developmental), last updated March 31, 2026, values 1986–2025, public domain. County, state and national comparison series are FHFA's annual indexes for those levels from the same release. ZIP to county assignment uses the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file (largest land share); county to metro uses OMB's July 2023 delineations. Permits: Census Bureau Building Permits Survey through August 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. FHFA HPI datasets.