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Sewell, 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

Sewell, NJ Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,346, 1,284 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $415,488, Sewell real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Sewell, accounting for 87.46% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Sewell include row houses and other attached homes ( 12.54%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Sewell. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 99.06% of Sewell's homes, and 92.76% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Sewell 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 Sewell built between 1940-1969 ( 33.18%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 16.59%). There's also some housing in Sewell built before 1939 ( 5.45%).

Sewell Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Sewell's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.91% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Sewell's appreciation rate, at 6.29%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Sewell's appreciation rate has been 0.82%, which annualizes to a rate of 3.32%.

Relative to New Jersey, our data show that Sewell's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% 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 town. Individual neighborhoods within Sewell differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Sewell - 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 Sewell real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$415,488

Sewell, NJ Home Prices
> $1,393,000
$1,045,001 - $1,393,000
$696,001 - $1,045,000
$557,001 - $696,000
$417,001 - $557,000
$279,001 - $417,000
$139,001 - $279,000
$69,001 - $139,000
$0 - $69,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.3%
4.3%
16.0%
16.0%
29.1%
29.1%
38.5%
38.5%
10.0%
10.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for New jersey

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,284

Sewell Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,188 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
99.1%
99.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
16.6%
16.6%
44.8%
44.8%
33.2%
33.2%
5.5%
5.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
87.5%
87.5%
12.5%
12.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6.5%
6.5%
43.6%
43.6%
49.1%
49.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes