Housing · River Vale
River Vale, NJ housing market
The typical River Vale home is worth about $990,000, up 7.7% in a year, 71% above the New Jersey typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how River Vale compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
River Vale at a glance
Typical home value
$990K
▲ 7.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
River ValeNew Jersey
Show as a table
| January | River Vale | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $641,000 | $317,000 |
| 2018 | $649,000 | $330,000 |
| 2019 | $644,000 | $343,000 |
| 2020 | $642,000 | $358,000 |
| 2021 | $686,000 | $394,000 |
| 2022 | $748,000 | $441,000 |
| 2023 | $778,000 | $471,000 |
| 2024 | $835,000 | $511,000 |
| 2025 | $892,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $941,000 | $568,000 |
| August 2026 | $990,000 | $580,000 |
Next door
River Vale and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Vale | $990K | +7.7% | — | $213,666 |
| Old Tappan | $1.25M | +7.7% | — | $205,385 |
| Westwood | $777K | +7.5% | — | $165,781 |
| Hillsdale | $867K | +9.6% | 50 | $186,688 |
| Harrington Park | $995K | +7.2% | — | $180,500 |
| Park Ridge | $862K | +5.5% | 69 | $171,029 |
| Emerson | $798K | +7.1% | — | $155,536 |
Affordability
4.6 years of income
The typical River Vale home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across New Jersey (5.6 years).
How River Vale ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
90%
New Jersey: 63.8%
Median tax bill
$10,001
New Jersey: $9,590
Median rent
$1,455
New Jersey: $1,720
Typical home built
1971
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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.