Heights
Median home sale: $800K. Average tax: $13,836/year. Prices per square foot up 100% since 2015. 12,135 properties with real tax and sale data. Updated 2026.
History & Character
The Heights sits on a Palisades ridge 100+ feet above the Hudson waterfront, a geography that shaped its entire identity. Originally part of old Hudson City — an independent municipality that rivaled Jersey City in population before their 1870 merger — the neighborhood developed as a streetcar suburb for workers commuting to factories along the river and the Morris Canal below. The building stock tells this story clearly: rows of two-and-three-family frame houses from the 1880s–1920s line the cross streets, while Central Avenue and Summit Avenue became the commercial spines. Today, The Heights is in the middle of a significant transformation. Pre-war housing stock that sold for under $300K a decade ago now trades above $800K. New condo construction — especially along Palisade Avenue and near the Congress Street light rail station — is adding density, while the commercial corridors are seeing a wave of restaurants and specialty retail.
9 Distinct Sub-Markets
12,135 properties totalClick any card to explore its full report.
Price / SqFt by Year
+117% over 11 yearsPrice per sqft normalizes for building size and filters out portfolio-sale outliers.
Price/SqFt vs General Inflation
+81% real gainBoth indexed to 100 in 2015. Property prices grew 3.3× faster than CPI.
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| Year | Sales | Avg Price | Price/SqFt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231 | $397,845 | $233 |
| 2016 | 302 | $425,413 | $258 |
| 2017 | 297 | $494,411 | $316 |
| 2018 | 304 | $562,589 | $387 |
| 2019 | 380 | $607,650 | $436 |
| 2020 | 371 | $641,027 | $486 |
| 2021 | 529 | $662,727 | $435 |
| 2022 | 502 | $717,361 | $476 |
| 2023 | 404 | $726,279 | $471 |
| 2024 | 470 | $789,828 | $483 |
| 2025 | 492 | $829,723 | $505 |
| 2026 | 99 | $781,897 | $488 |
| 2028 | 1 | $647,000 | $340 |
Property Class Mix
Condo vs Non-Condo
Building Age Distribution
Size Distribution
Top Streets by Property Count
| Street | Properties | Avg Assessment | Avg Sale | Sales (2020+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade Ave | 820 | $609,769 | $602,869 | 252 |
| Summit Ave | 488 | $562,194 | $874,982 | 147 |
| Sherman Ave | 454 | $455,963 | $540,262 | 145 |
| Ogden Ave | 452 | $676,108 | $823,225 | 128 |
| Webster Ave | 450 | $494,601 | $569,236 | 128 |
| Kennedy Blvd | 424 | $734,495 | $571,874 | 82 |
| Liberty Ave | 412 | $502,402 | $520,170 | 106 |
| New York Ave | 406 | $927,969 | $711,192 | 127 |
| Central Ave | 374 | $1.2M | $714,402 | 79 |
| Ter Ave | 290 | $556,310 | $541,919 | 65 |
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