Fair Lawn, NJ housing market
The typical Fair Lawn home is worth about $729,000, up 7.3% in a year, 26% above the New Jersey typical home. Homes typically sell in 63 days, a little above asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Fair Lawn compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Fair Lawn at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.6 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Fair Lawn | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $417,000 | $317,000 |
| 2018 | $431,000 | $330,000 |
| 2019 | $448,000 | $343,000 |
| 2020 | $468,000 | $358,000 |
| 2021 | $503,000 | $394,000 |
| 2022 | $552,000 | $441,000 |
| 2023 | $579,000 | $471,000 |
| 2024 | $616,000 | $511,000 |
| 2025 | $666,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $695,000 | $568,000 |
| August 2026 | $729,000 | $580,000 |
Fair Lawn and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Lawn | $729K | +7.3% | 63 | $144,574 |
| Paramus | $1.08M | +9.2% | 83 | $144,349 |
| Paterson | $537K | +4.8% | 55 | $55,997 |
| Glen Rock | $1.1M | +10.7% | 21 | $215,096 |
| Saddle Brook | $674K | +5.2% | 49 | $129,073 |
| Elmwood Park | $622K | +3.8% | 67 | $101,740 |
| Hawthorne | $647K | +6% | 24 | $110,237 |
5 years of income
The typical Fair Lawn home costs about 5 years of the town's median household income, less than across New Jersey (5.6 years).
How Fair Lawn ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.