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Princeton, 08540 Real Estate Overview

Today, December 16, 2009

Avg. Listing Price $1,119,763 Wk ending Dec 08

-$6,263
-0.6%
w-o-w

Median Sales Price $465,000 Sep '09 - Nov '09

-$40,000
-7.9%
y-o-y

296	Homes For Sale	0	Open Homes
341	Recently Sold	50	Foreclosures

Average Listing Price

$1,119,763

-0.6%

w-o-w

Median Sales Price

$465,000

-7.9%

y-o-y

Average price/sqft

$256

-7.2%

y-o-y

Number of Sales

-42.6%

y-o-y

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Most popular
zip codes

Avg. listing price
Week ending Dec 8

w-o-w

08540

$1,119,763

-0.6%

08550

$582,160

-1.0%

08648

$338,707

+0.6%

08690

$310,159

+2.5%

08534

$633,036

+1.2%

Movers & Shakers

Avg. listing price
Week ending Dec 8

w-o-w

08542

$629,599

-7.0%

08525

$786,103

-5.9%

08690

$310,159

+2.5%

08638

$194,498

-2.3%

08609

$120,365

-1.4%

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The median sales price for homes in ZIP code 08540 in Princeton from Sep 09 to Nov 09 was $465,000 based on 89 sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median sales price decreased 7.9%, or $40,000, and the number of sales decreased 42.6%. Average price per square foot for homes in 08540 was $256, a decrease of 7.2% compared to the same period last year.

There are currently 296 resale and new homes in ZIP code 08540 on Trulia, including 50 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. The average listing price for homes for sale in 08540 was $1,119,763 for the week ending Dec 08, which represents a decrease of 0.6%, or $6,263, compared to the prior week. Popular ZIP codes in Princeton include 08540 and 08542, with average listing prices of $1,119,763 and $629,599.

DISTRICT

TYPE

GRADES

SCHOOLS

STUDENTS

New Jersey State Department Of Education

Public

—

18,024

Princeton Regional School District

Public

PK - 12

3,381

SCHOOL NAME

SCHOOL TYPE

GRADES

PARENT RATING

John Witherspoon Middle School

Public

6 - 8

Chapin School

Private

PK - 8

Waldorf School Of Princeton

Private

PK - 8

Please consult with the school district or a local real estate pro to confirm your eligibility to enroll with a particular district or school.

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203 Salem…

$259,800

2 br 2 ba

14 Winderm…

$1,250,000

5 br 3 ½ ba

36 Constit…

$895,000

3 br 3 ba

505 Somers…

$399,900

3 br 2 ½ ba

549 State…

$569,900

4 br 2 ba

115 Federal…

$259,500

2 br 2 ba

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Cities

Median
sales price

Average
listing price

Kingston

$338,000

$423,500

Rocky Hill

$341,050

$440,966

Skillman

$699,250

$902,374

Hopewell

$358,000

$786,103

Plainsboro

$200,000

$374,238

Princeton Junction

$603,000

$588,994

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Average Listing Price for the most recent week available is based on daily list price data for resale and new homes on Trulia and is compared to the same period one week prior.

Median Sales Price is based on sales during the most recent 90-day period available and is updated each week to include recent transactions from public record data sources. The Median Sales Price is the price at which one-half of the homes sold for more than that amount and one-half of the homes sold for less than that amount.

Homes for Sale includes resale and new homes on Trulia.

Recently Sold is a count of all known arms-length residential sales in the last 9 months according to public records.

Open Homes refers to listings on Trulia with scheduled open house times.

Foreclosures includes properties in the pre-foreclosure, auction, and bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process.

Average Listing Price for the most recent week available is based on daily list price data for resale and new homes on Trulia and is compared to the same period one week prior.

Number of Sales is a count of all known arms-length residential property sales over the prior 90-day period. All sales figures are compared to the same period one year prior.

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Most Popular Neighborhoods are calculated each week based on search behavior on the Trulia website.

Movers 'n Shakers are selected based on the week-over-week percentage change in Average Listing Price.

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