The Good Life Group's Market Report
South Orange, NJ 07079
Single-Family Homes
Amy Paternite | 917-442-5130 and Ben Garrison | 917-940-3158
South Orange, NJ 07079
Wed Apr 08 2026
This week the median list price for South Orange, NJ 07079 is $1,222,450 with the market action index hovering around 63. This is an increase over last month's market action index of 44. Inventory has decreased to 8.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Strong Seller's Market
Market Narrative
The market continues to get hotter. More sales demand and fewer homes listed have contributed to a relatively long run of increasing prices. Current supply and demand levels show no sign of prices changing from their current trend.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $1,222,450 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $1,195,000 | |
| Per Square Foot | $492 | |
| Average Days on Market | 39 | |
| Median Days on Market | 18 | |
| Price Decreased | 13% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 25% | |
| Inventory | 8 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 63 | |
| Strong Seller's Market | ||
Despite this week’s down tic, price trends in this zip code have generally been moving up lately. We are below the market’s high point, and we’ll investigate the Market Action Index later on to see if we expect this week’s blip to become a downward trend.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,800,000 | 0 | 1 - 2.5 acres | 7 | 5.5 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 91 |
| $1,372,450 | 0 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 5 | 4.5 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| $1,147,500 | 2,234 | 0.25 - 0.5 acre | 4 | 3.3 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| $737,500 | 0 | 0 - 4,500 sqft | 4 | 1.8 | NaN | 0 | 1 | 14 |