Sub-Neighborhood Profile
Journal Square
Data-driven profile of Journal Square, Jersey City. 2,451 properties, median sale $450,000. Updated 2026.
2,451Properties
$450,000Median Sale (2023-26)
$1.5MAvg Assessment
1939Avg Year Built
$793Price/SqFt (2025)
$450,000
Median Sale Price
+194%
Price/SqFt since 2015
$270 → $793
509
Sales since 2020
72.2%
Assessment-to-Sale Ratio
Sell 28% above assessed
$20,628
Avg Annual Tax
1.38%
Effective Tax Rate
Price per Square Foot Trend
Price / SqFt by Year
+194% over 11 yearsPrice per sqft normalizes for building size and filters out portfolio-sale outliers.
Height = price per sqft (max = $793 in 2025)
Price/SqFt vs General Inflation
+158% real gainBoth indexed to 100 in 2015. Property prices grew 5.5× faster than CPI.
Price/sqft (+194%)
US CPI inflation (+36%)
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| Year | Sales | Avg Price | Price/SqFt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62 | $285,480 | $270 |
| 2016 | 55 | $344,100 | $297 |
| 2017 | 64 | $333,165 | $385 |
| 2018 | 69 | $396,597 | $416 |
| 2019 | 60 | $395,352 | $398 |
| 2020 | 53 | $399,356 | $436 |
| 2021 | 60 | $453,766 | $421 |
| 2022 | 83 | $476,486 | $426 |
| 2023 | 76 | $590,536 | $476 |
| 2024 | 74 | $618,887 | $487 |
| 2025 | 81 | $1.2M | $793 |
| 2026 | 19 | $929,131 | $542 |
Property Composition
Property Class Mix
Condo vs Non-Condo
198 condos (8%)
2,253 non-condo (92%)
Building Stock
Building Age Distribution
Size Distribution
Top Streets
Top Streets by Property Count
| Street | Properties | Avg Assessment | Avg Sale | Sales (2020+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls Ave | 606 | $294,731 | $285,692 | 152 |
| Kennedy Blvd | 262 | $1.6M | $812,039 | 58 |
| Huron Ave | 256 | $315,071 | $287,566 | 51 |
| Liberty Ave | 196 | $445,714 | $371,082 | 43 |
| Bergen Ave | 139 | $1.2M | $3.2M | 19 |
| Newark Ave | 116 | $1.9M | $1.1M | 19 |
| Cottage St | 78 | $609,642 | $1.5M | 16 |
| Vroom St | 76 | $270,307 | $467,359 | 12 |
| Tonnele Ave | 69 | $1.2M | $1.7M | 19 |
| Van Reypen St | 67 | $965,820 | $783,479 | 11 |
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Recent Sales
2024–2026Real transactions from Hudson County records. Click any property to look it up.
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$13.0M
2995 Kennedy Blvd
Built 1993
Journal Square
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$10.3M
45 Van Reipen Ave
2-unit · Built 1904 · 1,633 sqft
Journal Square
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$10.3M
43 Van Reipen Ave
1-unit · Built 1904 · 2,350 sqft
Journal Square
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$10.3M
41 Van Reipen Ave
2-unit · Built 1904 · 2,256 sqft
Journal Square
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$10.3M
39 Van Reipen Ave
1-unit · Built 1899 · 2,368 sqft
Journal Square
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$10.3M
37 Van Reipen Ave
Built 1910
Journal Square
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$9.0M
2983 Kennedy Blvd
Built 1991
Journal Square
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$6.5M
60 Cottage St
21-unit · Built 2021 · 19,089 sqft
Journal Square
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$6.2M
3037-3041 Kennedy Blvd
Journal Square
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$5.5M
829 Bergen Ave
3-unit · Built 1898 · 4,000 sqft
Journal Square
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$4.5M
300 Magnolia Ave
15-unit · Built 2011
Journal Square
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$4.3M
625 Newark Ave
Journal Square
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$4.2M
34 Van Reipen Ave
2-unit · Built 1904 · 2,382 sqft
Journal Square
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$3.8M
2840 Kennedy Blvd
10,310 sqft
Journal Square
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$3.0M
40 Van Reipen Ave
2-unit · Built 1904 · 1,868 sqft
Journal Square
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$2.8M
795 Newark Ave
4-unit
Journal Square
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$2.5M
36 Cottage St
Vacant Land
Journal Square
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$2.5M
38 Cottage St
1-unit · Built 1900 · 1,491 sqft
Journal Square
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$2.5M
46 Van Reipen Ave
6-unit · Built 1900 · 1,300 sqft
Journal Square
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$2.4M
717 Newark Ave
2-unit
Journal Square
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