Want a Nice, 4-Bedroom, 2,500 Square Foot Home?
How Does $372,500 Grab You?
A Little Buys You a Lot Here.
The average price of a single-family home in Northeastern Pennsylvania is typically about 40% to 52% of the cost in New Jersey. The property taxes on your home in Northeastern PA will be very reasonable too. Expect them to be about 48% to 54% of what you would pay for a comparable home in New Jersey.
Estimated 2025 average costs for a typical ± 2,500 square foot, four-bedroom, single-family home are below. Estimates were developed by analyzing current listings and recent sales on various online real estate sites.
Bergen County, NJ
$ 959,173
Purchase Price- 20% Down: $191,835
- $ Financed: $767,338
- Term: 30 Years
- Fixed Interest Rate: 6.76%
- Mon. Mortgage: $4,982
- Ann. Mortgage: $59,784
- Est. Ann. RE Taxes: $16,210
- Mon. Mortgage + Taxes:
$6,332 -
Annual Mortgage + Taxes: $75,994
Middlesex County, NJ
$ 848,021
Purchase Price- 20% Down: $169,604
- $ Financed: $678,417
- Term: 30 Years
- Fixed Interest Rate: 6.76%
- Mon. Mortgage: $4,405
- Ann. Mortgage: $52,860
- Est. Ann. RE Taxes: $16,875
- Mon. Mortgage + Taxes:
$5,811 -
Annual Mortgage + Taxes: $69,735
Morris County, NJ
$ 796,506
Purchase Price- 20% Down: $159,301
- $ Financed: $637,205
- Term: 30 Years
- Fixed Interest Rate: 6.76%
- Mon. Mortgage: $4,137
- Ann. Mortgage: $49,644
- Est. Ann. RE Taxes: $14,337
- Mon. Mortgage + Taxes
$5,331 -
Annual Mortgage + Taxes: $63,981
Northeast PAWhy Choose NEPA?
$ 363,828
Purchase Price- 20% Down: $72,766
- $ Financed: $291,063
- Term: 30 Years
- Fixed Interest Rate: 6.76%
- Mon. Mortgage: $1,849
- Ann. Mortgage: $22,188
- Est. Ann. RE Taxes: $5,020
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Mon. Mortgage + Taxes:
$2,267 - Annual Mortgage + Taxes: $27,208
Comparing Rental Costs
The average cost to rent a modern one/two-bedroom apartment in Northeast PA is also dramatically lower than in most counties in New Jersey.
Bergen County
= $2,704/mo.
Morris County
= $2,339/mo.
Middlesex County
= $2,387/mo.
Northeast PA
