Sub-Neighborhood Profile
Waverly
Data-driven profile of Waverly, Jersey City. 1,468 properties, median sale $850,000. Updated 2026.
1,468Properties
$850,000Median Sale (2023-26)
$884,832Avg Assessment
1930Avg Year Built
$545Price/SqFt (2025)
$850,000
Median Sale Price
+45%
Price/SqFt since 2015
$377 → $545
428
Sales since 2020
77.5%
Assessment-to-Sale Ratio
Sell 22% above assessed
$16,318
Avg Annual Tax
1.84%
Effective Tax Rate
Price per Square Foot Trend
Price / SqFt by Year
+45% over 11 yearsPrice per sqft normalizes for building size and filters out portfolio-sale outliers.
Height = price per sqft (max = $709 in 2018)
Price/SqFt vs General Inflation
+9% real gainBoth indexed to 100 in 2015. Property prices grew 1.3× faster than CPI.
Price/sqft (+45%)
US CPI inflation (+36%)
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| Year | Sales | Avg Price | Price/SqFt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37 | $414,009 | $377 |
| 2016 | 49 | $441,495 | $280 |
| 2017 | 49 | $485,413 | $466 |
| 2018 | 41 | $552,939 | $709 |
| 2019 | 45 | $582,559 | $477 |
| 2020 | 35 | $584,931 | $399 |
| 2021 | 68 | $622,265 | $541 |
| 2022 | 83 | $691,971 | $594 |
| 2023 | 61 | $831,175 | $505 |
| 2024 | 63 | $835,332 | $509 |
| 2025 | 81 | $850,007 | $545 |
| 2026 | 12 | $889,541 | $531 |
Property Composition
Property Class Mix
Condo vs Non-Condo
334 condos (23%)
1,134 non-condo (77%)
Building Stock
Building Age Distribution
Size Distribution
Top Streets
Top Streets by Property Count
| Street | Properties | Avg Assessment | Avg Sale | Sales (2020+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade Ave | 197 | $482,992 | $579,479 | 53 |
| Prospect St | 160 | $486,228 | $543,702 | 49 |
| Reservoir Ave | 134 | $483,094 | $566,155 | 42 |
| Booraem Ave | 118 | $582,234 | $604,609 | 36 |
| Waverly St | 108 | $527,352 | $577,644 | 31 |
| Jefferson Ave | 102 | $534,908 | $515,337 | 26 |
| Webster Ave | 84 | $475,127 | $529,509 | 26 |
| New York Ave | 73 | $2.7M | $1.2M | 31 |
| Central Ave | 72 | $3.1M | $530,325 | 14 |
| Manhattan Ave | 69 | $521,281 | $679,854 | 30 |
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Recent Sales
2024–2026Real transactions from Hudson County records. Click any property to look it up.
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$3.1M
42 Lienau Pl
12-unit · Built 1965
Waverly
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$2.0M
137 Prospect St
3-unit · Built 1875 · 2,574 sqft
Waverly
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$1.9M
15 Reservoir Ave
1-unit · Built 1908 · 5,580 sqft
Waverly
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$1.9M
7 Lienau Pl
2-unit · New construction 2024 · 3,304 sqft
Waverly
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$1.7M
130 Central Ave
9,044 sqft
Waverly
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$1.6M
83 Ferry St
6-unit · Built 1890
Waverly
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$1.6M
61 Prospect St
1-unit · Built 2010 · 5,942 sqft
Waverly
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$1.6M
93 Reservoir Ave
2-unit · Built 1900 · 3,651 sqft
Waverly
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$1.5M
98 Reservoir Ave
4-unit · Built 1905 · 5,519 sqft
Waverly
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$1.5M
89 Booraem Ave
4-unit · Built 1900 · 3,528 sqft
Waverly
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$1.5M
82 Prospect St
4-unit · Built 1875 · 2,066 sqft
Waverly
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$1.5M
139 Prospect St
2-unit · Built 1902 · 3,096 sqft
Waverly
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$1.5M
88 Waverly St
1-unit · Built 1895 · 1,248 sqft
Waverly
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$1.5M
122 Central Ave
2-unit · Built 1995 · 3,714 sqft
Waverly
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$1.4M
103 Jefferson Ave
2-unit · Built 2009 · 3,892 sqft
Waverly
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$1.4M
97 Reservoir Ave
3-unit · Built 1890 · 3,477 sqft
Waverly
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$1.3M
347 Palisade Ave
2-unit · Built 2005 · 3,408 sqft
Waverly
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$1.3M
83 Reservoir Ave
5-unit · Built 1895 · 4,698 sqft
Waverly
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$1.3M
55 Reservoir Ave
1-unit · Built 1900 · 3,050 sqft
Waverly
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$1.2M
77 Reservoir Ave
4-unit · Built 1904 · 2,588 sqft
Waverly
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