Housing in Ridgewood
Ridgewood's housing market runs genuinely expensive, shaped by the village's historic train-village housing stock and its top-ranked school system.
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Learn moreA real, substantial, and rising average home value
Zillow's average home value ran $1,249,746, up 8.2% year-over-year -- a genuine, current appreciation trend this record discloses directly. Redfin's more recent median SALE price ran $1.1M as of November 2025.
A genuinely historic housing stock
Ridgewood's real estate includes a real mix of Victorians and Colonials built in the late 1800s and early 1900s for the village's original summer visitors, alongside newer construction -- a genuinely distinct architectural character from many newer NJ suburbs.
A real school-district and commuter-rail price premium
Ridgewood's price point reflects genuine demand drivers: a #4-ranked New Jersey school district and a functional NJ Transit commuter-rail line into Manhattan -- both real, substantial factors buyers are paying for.
Key takeaways
- Average home value ran $1,249,746 (Zillow), up 8.2% year-over-year.
- Median SALE price ran $1.1M as of November 2025 (Redfin).
- Housing stock genuinely includes Victorian and Colonial homes dating to the late 1800s/early 1900s.
- Confirm current, address-specific pricing directly given housing markets can shift quickly.
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