A typical Smithville home is worth roughly $363,000
Homes typically sell in 55 days, close to asking.
What kind of housing town is Smithville?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 77% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Smithville rose 77% over the past 5 years, faster than across New Jersey (63%). Last year prices rose 12%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Smithville home at roughly $363,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $363K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Smithville, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 8 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 4.7 years of income
About the same as across New Jersey. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $104K short of a typical Smithville home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,120 a month here, $430 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Smithville’s typical property tax (2.14% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,120
Renters already here pay a median of $1,507, 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 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, 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.
78% of Smithville households own their home
Half of Smithville’s homes were built before 1989.
New Jersey: 64% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Smithville vs. its neighbors
Smithville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | $363K* | +11.6%† | $2,120 | — | $77,579 |
| Oceanville | $253K* | +11.6%† | $2,120 | — | $168,190 |
| Galloway | $299K* | +8.9%† | $2,150 | 35 | $91,229 |
| Port Republic | $441K | +2.2% | $2,190 | 3 | $123,438 |
| Leeds Point | — | +11.6%† | $2,120 | — | — |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Smithville buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.