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Housing in Oak Valley · A strong seller's market

A typical Oak Valley home is worth roughly $308,000

Homes typically sell in 37 days, a little above asking.

Typical home value
$308K
▲ 10.8% in a year · NJ $454K
Estimate
Median sale price
$355K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
37
Slower than NJ (35)
Sale-to-list
101%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
9
in May · 5 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$2,010
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$6,108
NJ $9,590

What kind of housing town is Oak Valley?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Market temperature

A strong seller's market

Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.

Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s

Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.

0.6
months of supply · NJ 3.3
37
days to sell · NJ 35
101%
of asking price, at sale
55.6%
sold above asking
55.6%
under contract within 2 weeks
4
new listings in May

Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.

Price trend

Home prices up 75% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Oak Valley rose 75% over the past 5 years, faster than across New Jersey (63%). Last year prices rose 11%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Oak Valley home at roughly $308,000 today.

Oak Valley areaNew Jersey
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+11%
past year
+75%
past 5 years
+102%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $308K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Oak Valley, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

Less than across New Jersey (4.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$296,000
Typical Oak Valley home $308K

That’s $12K short of a typical Oak Valley home.

The typical home, each month
$2,260
Loan $1,520Tax $650Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,010 a month here, $250 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Oak Valley’s typical property tax (2.52% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,010

Renters already here pay a median of $969, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,550
1 bedroom$1,690
2 bedrooms$2,010
3 bedrooms$2,410
4 bedrooms$2,690
13%
of households rent · NJ 36%
166
renter households
72%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NJ 52%
26%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$969
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

87% of Oak Valley households own their home

Half of Oak Valley’s homes were built before 1960.

Owners and renters
Own 87%Rent 13%

New Jersey: 64% own.

1960
typical home built · NJ 1970
$6,108
median property tax bill · NJ $9,590
2.52%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · NJ 2.11%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Oak Valley vs. its neighbors

Oak Valley is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Oak Valley$308K*+10.8%†$2,010—$93,472
Deptford$277K*+7.3%†$1,98026$91,706
Woodbury Heights$371K+6.5%$1,6800$123,083
Wenonah$368K+5.1%$2,0100$131,667

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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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.

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