West Amwell, NJ housing market
Home prices around West Amwell have risen about 42% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 14 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how West Amwell compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 42% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around West Amwell rose 42% over the past 5 years, slower than across New Jersey (63%). Last year prices rose 1.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical West Amwell home at roughly $713,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | New Jersey since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1.3% | +141% | +191% |
| 2024 | +10% | +138% | +174% |
| 2023 | +7.2% | +116% | +152% |
| 2022 | +9.3% | +102% | +128% |
| 2021 | +8.5% | +84% | +98% |
| 2020 | +1% | +70% | +79% |
| 2019 | +3.3% | +68% | +73% |
| 2018 | +2.8% | +63% | +68% |
| 2017 | +1.3% | +58% | +62% |
| 2016 | +5.1% | +56% | +59% |
| 2015 | +1.5% | +49% | +55% |
| 2014 | +1.2% | +47% | +52% |
| 2013 | +1.5% | +45% | +48% |
| 2012 | −2.5% | +43% | +47% |
| 2011 | −0.7% | +46% | +52% |
| 2010 | −4.5% | +47% | +59% |
| 2009 | −6.9% | +54% | +66% |
| 2008 | −3.7% | +66% | +81% |
| 2007 | −0.1% | +72% | +90% |
| 2006 | +3.4% | +73% | +91% |
| 2005 | +16% | +67% | +75% |
| 2004 | +14% | +44% | +51% |
| 2003 | +5.6% | +26% | +31% |
| 2002 | +10% | +20% | +22% |
| 2001 | +8.6% | +8.6% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How West Amwell ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 08530, 08559, 08551, 08525, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
14 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 14 new homes in West Amwell in 2025: 8 single-family houses and 6 in buildings with two or more homes. That's 4.6 per 1,000 residents, faster than across New Jersey (3.1). Over the past 10 years, West Amwell has permitted 63 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, West Amwell's population fell by 835 even though 21 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across New Jersey: 2 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 3 | 2 | $285,000 |
| 2025 | 14 | 8 | 6 | $857,000 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 2 | $509,000 |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | 4 | $1.4 million |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 4 | $926,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $809,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $10,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $5,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $559,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $232,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $751,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $427,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $530,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $235,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $910,000 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | 0 | $8.9 million |
| 2003 | 41 | 41 | 0 | $8.6 million |
| 2002 | 66 | 66 | 0 | $10.9 million |
| 2001 | 58 | 58 | 0 | $9.9 million |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $3.9 million |
West Amwell's permit office reported 1 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
How West Amwell ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
West Amwell and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Amwell | — | +1.3%† | $2,400 | 14 | $151,250 |
| East Amwell | — | +2.3%† | $2,760 | 6 | $152,361 |
| Lambertville | $649K | +3.2% | $2,370 | 2 | $109,733 |
| Delaware | — | +10.2%† | $2,250 | 14 | $194,219 |
| Hopewell | — | +6.4%† | $2,550 | 382 | $178,167 |
| Solebury | — | +4.1%† | $2,430 | 4 | $195,962 |
| Ringoes | — | +1.9%† | $2,980 | — | $84,545 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.9 years of income
The typical West Amwell home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across New Jersey (5.6 years).
How West Amwell ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,400
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in West Amwell is $2,400 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in West Amwell pay a median of $2,217. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,730 · 4 bedrooms $3,190
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (08525, 08530, 08551, 08559; Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.