What is the median home value in Fairfield Township (Essex County), NJ?

Name: Home values in Fairfield Township (Essex County), NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Fairfield Township (Essex County), NJ is $688,500 (±$61,019), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Fairfield Township (Essex County), the median home value went from $519,900 in 2015–2019 to $688,500 in 2020–2024 (+32.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $688,500 (±$61,019)
Owner-occupied homes: 2,391 (±270)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Fairfield Township (Essex County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Fairfield Township (Essex County)	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $50,000	3.6% (±3.6 points)	3.3%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.9%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.3% (±0.6 points)	1.3%	2.2%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±1.9 points)	2.0%	4.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	2.3% (±3.6 points)	9.0%	12.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	11.4% (±7.8 points)	31.0%	34.2%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	71.9% (±9.5 points)	39.7%	34.5%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	10.5% (±6.6 points)	12.9%	7.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 71.9% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Fairfield Township (Essex County) against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairfield Township (Essex County)	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Median home value	$688,500 (±$61,019)	$524,100 (±$11,118)	$454,400 (±$1,150)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	2,391 (±270)	143,579 (±2,304)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142

In Fairfield Township (Essex County), the median home value is higher than in Essex County ($524,100).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($454,400).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Essex County, Fairfield Township (Essex County) ranks 9 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 561.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Fairfield Township (Essex County) have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$519,900 (±$44,467)	$688,500 (±$61,019)	+32.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$3,211 (±$189)	$3,721 (±$191)	+15.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Fairfield Township (Essex County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfield Township (Essex County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Fairfield Township (Essex County)	—	$688,500 (±$61,019)	—
Pine Brook	2.2 mi	$767,200 (±$74,049)	Not measurably different
West Caldwell Township	2.5 mi	$659,100 (±$26,272)	Not measurably different
North Caldwell Borough	2.6 mi	$904,500 (±$55,357)	Higher
Lincoln Park Borough	2.8 mi	$443,300 (±$21,272)	Lower
Singac	3.2 mi	$427,400 (±$33,545)	Lower
Caldwell Borough	3.3 mi	$575,400 (±$36,462)	Lower
Montville Township	3.5 mi	$700,200 (±$25,725)	Not measurably different
Towaco	3.7 mi	$701,300 (±$43,143)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lincoln Park Borough, NJ ($443,300), Singac, NJ ($427,400), Caldwell Borough, NJ ($575,400).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Caldwell Borough, NJ ($904,500).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
3	Montclair Township	$906,400 (±$24,685)
4	North Caldwell Borough	$904,500 (±$55,357)
5	South Orange Village	$866,600 (±$31,776)
6	Glen Ridge Borough	$836,600 (±$54,823)
7	Livingston Township	$821,100 (±$25,265)
8	Maplewood Township	$720,700 (±$31,701)
9	Fairfield Township (Essex County)	$688,500 (±$61,019)
10	Roseland Borough	$665,700 (±$37,294)
11	West Caldwell Township	$659,100 (±$26,272)
12	Cedar Grove Township	$634,000 (±$19,988)
13	Verona Township	$608,400 (±$25,270)
14	Caldwell Borough	$575,400 (±$36,462)
15	West Orange Township	$557,300 (±$24,326)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fairfield Township (Essex County)

What is the average home value in Fairfield Township (Essex County), NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $688,500 (±$61,019) for owner-occupied homes in Fairfield Township (Essex County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Fairfield Township (Essex County) gone up?

In Fairfield Township (Essex County), the median home value went from $519,900 in 2015–2019 to $688,500 in 2020–2024 (+32.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Fairfield Township (Essex County) sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fairfield township, Essex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:22385, in state:34 county:013).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.