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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 13,314, 4,791 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $705,347, real estate costs in Cedar Grove are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive New Jersey communities.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Cedar Grove, accounting for 72.25% of the township's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Cedar Grove include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.62%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.54%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.28%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Cedar Grove. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.89% of Cedar Grove's homes, and 70.18% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Cedar Grove's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 57.25% of the township's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Cedar Grove include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 20.05%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 12.73%). There's also some housing in Cedar Grove built between 2000 and later ( 9.98%).
Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Cedar Grove, where house values have increased just 48.31%, which is annualized rate of 4.02%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.
Over the last year, Cedar Grove appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Cedar Grove's appreciation rate has been 3.32%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Cedar Grove were at 3.21%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 13.46%.
Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Cedar Grove's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.
$705,347
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4,791
$2,091 / per month