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Perth Amboy, 08861 Real Estate Overview

Today, December 17, 2009

Avg. Listing Price $254,202 Wk ending Dec 08

+$1,768
+0.7%
w-o-w

Median Sales Price $185,000 Sep '09 - Nov '09

-$47,250
-20.3%
y-o-y

326	Homes For Sale	0	Open Homes
191	Recently Sold	272	Foreclosures

Average Listing Price

$254,202

+0.7%

w-o-w

Median Sales Price

$185,000

-20.3%

y-o-y

Average price/sqft

$122

-18.1%

y-o-y

Number of Sales

+24.2%

y-o-y

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Most popular
zip codes

Avg. listing price
Week ending Dec 8

w-o-w

08816

$405,151

-1.4%

08820

$604,831

+0.5%

08857

$362,470

+0.1%

08817

$303,764

-0.3%

08831

$374,484

+1.2%

Movers & Shakers

Avg. listing price
Week ending Dec 8

w-o-w

08871

$1,178,333

+356.8%

08850

$511,110

+3.9%

08810

$330,787

-2.9%

07080

$374,184

-2.7%

08832

$227,174

-2.2%

View Middlesex County Home Prices Map

The median sales price for homes in ZIP code 08861 in Perth Amboy from Sep 09 to Nov 09 was $185,000 based on 77 sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median sales price decreased 20.3%, or $47,250, and the number of sales increased 24.2%. Average price per square foot for homes in 08861 was $122, a decrease of 18.1% compared to the same period last year.

There are currently 326 resale and new homes in ZIP code 08861 on Trulia, including 272 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. The average listing price for homes for sale in 08861 was $254,202 for the week ending Dec 08, which represents an increase of 0.7%, or $1,768, compared to the prior week.

DISTRICT

TYPE

GRADES

SCHOOLS

STUDENTS

Middlesex County Vocational - Technical School District

Public

9 - 12

2,565

Perth Amboy School District

Public

K - 12

9,715

SCHOOL NAME

SCHOOL TYPE

GRADES

PARENT RATING

Edward J Patten Elementary School

Public

K - 4

Dr Herbert Richardson Elementary School

Public

K - 4

Perth Amboy Cath Interm School

Catholic

4 - 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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345 Hall A…

$189,900

4 br 2 ba

168 High St…

$379,000

7 br 3 ½ ba

286 Water…

$375,000

3 br 1 ½ ba

508 Florida…

$239,000

4 br 3 ba

154 Gordon…

$144,000

2 br 1 ½ ba

691 Colgate…

$169,900

2 br 1 ba

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Cities

Median
sales price

Average
listing price

Keasbey

$248,000

$227,174

Fords

$240,000

$308,523

Sewaren

$222,500

$379,520

Woodbridge

$250,000

$269,996

Port Reading

$239,000

$306,298

South Amboy

$265,000

$328,457

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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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