A typical Brookdale home is worth roughly $715,000
The median sale price was $670,000 in May 2026.
Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Brookdale?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 4.4 years of income
About the same as across New Jersey. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $150K short of a typical Brookdale home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,490 a month here, $2,300 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Brookdale’s typical property tax (1.74% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
87% of Brookdale households own their home
Half of Brookdale’s homes were built before 1951.
New Jersey: 64% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 58% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Brookdale rose 58% over the past 5 years, slower than across New Jersey (63%). Last year prices rose 4.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Brookdale home at roughly $715,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $715K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Brookdale, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,490
Renters already here pay a median of $1,791, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Brookdale vs. its neighbors
Brookdale is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale | $715K* | +4.9%† | $2,490 | — | $161,779 |
| Bloomfield | $612K | +2.7% | $2,490 | 0 | $103,604 |
| Nutley | $658K | +3.1% | $2,280 | 70 | $119,734 |
| Glen Ridge | $1.19M | +7.2% | $2,930 | 1 | $250,001 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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What Brookdale buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.