Housing · Linden

Linden, NJ housing market

The typical Linden home is worth about $554,000, up 2% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home. Homes typically sell in 38 days, a little above asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Linden compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Linden at a glance

Typical home value
$554K
▲ 2% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$550K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
38
New Jersey: 35 days
Sale-to-list
102.7%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
19
in May · 77 for sale
Market temperature

A balanced market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

About 4.1 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

LindenNew Jersey
$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K$550K$600K 20182020202220242026 Linden $554K New Jersey $580K
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JanuaryLindenNew Jersey
2017$251,000$317,000
2018$279,000$330,000
2019$289,000$343,000
2020$311,000$358,000
2021$357,000$394,000
2022$408,000$441,000
2023$442,000$471,000
2024$500,000$511,000
2025$532,000$551,000
2026$554,000$568,000
August 2026$554,000$580,000
Next door

Linden and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Linden $554K +2% 38 $92,915
Carteret $565K +6.1% 72 $96,862
Roselle $521K +1.5% 54 $92,762
Cranford $777K +6.8% — $155,972
Woodbridge $486K +2.5% 66 $108,928
Elizabeth $549K +2.4% 29 $66,555
New York $823K +4.2% 68 $80,483
Affordability

6 years of income

The typical Linden home costs about 6 years of the town's median household income, more than across New Jersey (5.6 years).

How Linden ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
59.5%
New Jersey: 63.8%
Median tax bill
$10,001
New Jersey: $9,590
Median rent
$1,731
New Jersey: $1,720
Typical home built
1957
New Jersey: 1970

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.

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