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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.

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Diane Briante
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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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Written with local insight from Snappy Scout relocation experts

Median home price$445,2342024 median
Median rent$2,014/mo2024 median

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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