Newark Housing: Property tax reality checks
You've gotta live somewhere... right? From a North Ironbound brick rowhouse to a Forest Hill Victorian mansion with creaky parquet glory, Newark has a variety of places and ways to make a home. We're going to help you understand what to expect.



Diane, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Diane has been rooted in New Jersey since day one and has lived everywhere from Hillside to Elizabeth to Springfield before landing in Fanwood. When she and her family moved into their current place, she was very pregnant and still refused to stop lifting boxes or scrubbing things because she wanted it done right. She is the kind of New Jerseyan who can talk about Revolutionary War history, walk you through Duke Gardens, or recommend the best apple picking without checking a map. Her food loyalties are fierce, especially when it comes to pork roll on a hard roll with melted cheese, though she will happily join any naming debate. She is a lifelong reader who once tried to leave the library with more books than her card allowed. She even crossed paths with Sinatra during an honorary degree event at Stevens. At Snappy Scout she brings sharp local insight with a Jersey wink.
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What Does Home Look Like in Newark?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
climbing faster than a Devils power play, still cheaper than Manhattan's studio closet
Homes in Newark are typically
sturdy brick two families, tiny driveways, and basements hoarding 20 years of Portuguese wine, newer condos, older apartments
The dream house would be
Forest Hill mansion with koi pond, cherry blossoms, and a PATH entrance in foyer
The reality is that it will most likely be
Ironbound rowhouse, newer condo
I'll live anywhere except
under the Turnpike
As long as I'm close to
Newark Penn, a good bus or city subway stop and a great bakery
Stereotypical architecture is
brick rowhouses, Art Deco leftovers, and proud two family porches with plastic covers
Sought after views
Manhattan skyline, Pulaski Skyway glamour, and container cranes twinkling like industrial Christmas
HOAs around here are
condo committees that email like your aunt and fine your doormat

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