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Guttenberg, NJ Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Guttenberg, NJ Housing Market Trends

With 11,446 people, 4,973 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $498,493, Guttenberg real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Large apartment complexes or high rise apartments are the single most common housing type in Guttenberg, accounting for 60.34% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Guttenberg include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 31.68%), row houses and other attached homes ( 5.67%), and a few single-family detached homes ( 2.32%). This particular housing mix is relatively uncommon and characteristic of towns that are compact and walkable, and which often have a lively downtown.

People in Guttenberg primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) units, chiefly found in large apartment complexes or high rise apartments. Guttenberg has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Guttenberg built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Guttenberg built between 2000 and later ( 22.69%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.77%). There's also some housing in Guttenberg built before 1939 ( 9.49%).

Guttenberg Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Guttenberg has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Guttenberg real estate appreciated 133.58% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.85%, putting Guttenberg in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Guttenberg definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Guttenberg's appreciation rate, at 4.85%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Guttenberg's appreciation rate has been 0.41%, which annualizes to a rate of 1.66%.

Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Guttenberg's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$498,493

Guttenberg, NJ Home Prices
> $1,276,000
$956,001 - $1,276,000
$638,001 - $956,000
$510,001 - $638,000
$383,001 - $510,000
$255,001 - $383,000
$128,001 - $255,000
$63,001 - $128,000
$0 - $63,000
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
11.9%
11.9%
24.0%
24.0%
27.0%
27.0%
23.0%
23.0%
3.1%
3.1%
4.6%
4.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for New jersey

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,973

Guttenberg Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,250 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
41.1%
41.1%
58.9%
58.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.3%
6.3%
93.7%
93.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
22.7%
22.7%
47.0%
47.0%
20.8%
20.8%
9.5%
9.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
2.3%
2.3%
5.7%
5.7%
31.7%
31.7%
60.3%
60.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
12.9%
12.9%
31.1%
31.1%
29.5%
29.5%
20.4%
20.4%
4.0%
4.0%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes