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Rockaway, 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

Rockaway, NJ Housing Market Trends

With 6,592 people, 2,641 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $473,537, Rockaway real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Rockaway, accounting for 55.65% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Rockaway include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 29.51%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.35%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.82%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Rockaway are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The borough has a mixture of owners and renters, with 60.90% owning and 39.10% renting.

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. Rockaway's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 43.19% of the borough's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Rockaway include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 31.04%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 23.97%). There's also some housing in Rockaway built between 2000 and later ( 1.80%).

Rockaway Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Rockaway, where house values have increased just 49.46%, which is annualized rate of 4.10%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

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

Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Rockaway's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in New Jersey.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the borough. Individual neighborhoods within Rockaway differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Rockaway - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Rockaway real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$473,537

Rockaway, NJ Home Prices
> $1,211,000
$908,001 - $1,211,000
$606,001 - $908,000
$484,001 - $606,000
$364,001 - $484,000
$242,001 - $364,000
$121,001 - $242,000
$61,001 - $121,000
$0 - $61,000
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
14.4%
14.4%
32.9%
32.9%
32.1%
32.1%
12.8%
12.8%
4.4%
4.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for New jersey

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,641

Rockaway Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,895 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
60.9%
60.9%
39.1%
39.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
1.2%
1.2%
98.8%
98.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
1.8%
1.8%
31.0%
31.0%
43.2%
43.2%
24.0%
24.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
55.6%
55.6%
4.8%
4.8%
9.3%
9.3%
29.5%
29.5%
0.7%
0.7%
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
8.0%
8.0%
15.6%
15.6%
22.3%
22.3%
31.6%
31.6%
19.9%
19.9%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes