{"id":7544,"date":"2017-02-28T08:52:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T13:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mericlereadytogo.com\/longisland\/?page_id=7544"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:49:37","slug":"affordable-housing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mericlereadytogo.com\/newjersey\/affordable-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;8492&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; background_image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;9%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;9%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; 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text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]The average price of a single-family home in Northeastern Pennsylvania is typically about 40% to 52% of the cost in New Jersey.\u00a0 The property taxes on your home in Northeastern PA will be very reasonable too.\u00a0 Expect them to be about 48% to 54% of what you would pay for a comparable home in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2025 average costs for a typical \u00b1 2,500 square foot, four-bedroom, single-family home are below. <em>Estimates were developed by analyzing current listings and recent sales on various online real estate sites.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;none&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;0%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;0%&#8221; 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