Best places to buy a rental property in New Jersey

Ranked by the engine's tracked 5-year appreciation across 65 covered markets in New Jersey, snapshot 2026-10-29. Appreciation history is context, not a forecast.

Market	Home value	3y	5y	10y	Active listings
Millville	$170,296	38.9%	77.0%	140.9%	-
Seaside Heights	$1,010,918	23.2%	60.8%	161.6%	-
Voorhees Township	$376,918	26.6%	56.0%	124.4%	-
Spring Lake	$1,061,149	32.6%	54.9%	110.4%	-
Tuckerton	$415,781	23.0%	54.0%	168.6%	-
Wildwood	$793,992	22.4%	52.6%	136.7%	-
Lavallette	$1,042,442	20.0%	52.0%	121.5%	-
Williamstown	$350,981	21.9%	48.1%	99.5%	92
Long Beach Township	$1,790,018	16.9%	47.7%	115.6%	-
Manahawkin	$870,129	17.9%	47.0%	146.4%	-

Full list: every tracked market in New Jersey with 5-year appreciation data below.

Cherry Hill - 46.9%
Princeton - 46.8%
Browns Mills - 46.4%
Plainsboro - 46.1%
West Windsor Township - 45.5%
Evesham Township - 45.3%
Wenonah - 44.7%
South Orange - 43.6%
Mt Laurel Township - 42.8%
Ocean - 42.5%
Red Bank - 41.7%
Monroe Township - 41.2%
Elmer - 40.9%
Matawan - 39.0%
Bridgeton - 38.9%
Little Falls - 35.1%
Neptune Township - 34.9%
Old Bridge - 34.5%
Swedesboro - 34.5%
Piscataway - 34.4%
Keyport - 34.4%
Wall - 34.1%
Sparta Township - 33.5%
Trenton - 33.2%
Washington - 33.0%
Manalapan Township - 32.2%
East Orange - 32.1%
Cape May Court House - 31.9%
Paterson - 31.8%
Kendall Park - 31.8%
Monmouth Junction - 31.3%
Lawrence Township - 30.2%
Toms River - 29.9%
Bridgewater Township - 29.8%
Newton - 27.9%
North Bergen Township - 26.6%
Union - 25.1%
Cape May - 23.1%
Metuchen - 21.8%
Newark - 20.3%
Camden - 19.2%
Jersey City - 15.6%

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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