56 Unity Ave, Newark, NJ 07106
OFF MARKET

56 Unity Ave
Newark, NJ 07106

Lower Vailsburg
  • Studio
  • 1,144 sqft

$360,700

Trulia Estimate
as of Aug 19, 2026
Est. Refi. Payment $2,508/mo*
Refinance Your Home

$360,700

Trulia Estimate
as of Aug 19, 2026
Est. Refi. Payment $2,508/mo*
Refinance Your Home
Studio
1,144 sqft

Home Value

Trulia Estimate
$361K
Since last month
Decreased$18K (-4.7%)
Since last year
Decreased$11K (-2.9%)
Since last sale
Increased$338K (+1,468.3%)
Learn more about this home's value by checking out its Trulia Estimate, the value of nearby homes, and how much similar homes have sold for.

Trulia Estimate

The of this home's value increased by +502% in the last 10 years
MonthEstimated value
2026
August 2026$361K
July 2026$378K
June 2026$354K
May 2026$352K
April 2026$351K
March 2026$371K
February 2026$362K
January 2026$387K
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

Comparable sales

These are recently sold homes that have a similar location or other similar features to this home, like bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage. Get a sense of the expected prices in the area by viewing these homes.
Address
Distance
Property Type
Sold Price
Sold Date
Bed
Bath
Sqft
242 Alexander St, Newark, NJ
0.11
Single-Family Home
$200,000
02/05/26
3
2
1,336
74 Melrose Ave, Irvington, NJ
0.28
Single-Family Home
$112,350
01/07/26
3
1
1,393
78-80 Underwood St, Newark, NJ
0.15
Single-Family Home
$515,000
11/24/25
3
2.5
1,446
223-225 W End Ave, Newark, NJ
0.19
Single-Family Home
$475,000
03/10/26
3
2
1,400
16-18 Spencer St, Newark, NJ
0.22
Single-Family Home
$305,000
01/07/26
-
1,606
21 Valley St, Newark, NJ
0.07
Single-Family Home
$550,000
06/09/26
-
2,544
146-148 Richelieu Ter, Newark, NJ
0.39
Single-Family Home
$280,000
03/01/26
3
1
1,120
72-74 Lindsley Ave, Newark, NJ
0.26
Single-Family Home
$210,000
11/20/25
-
1,639
48-50 Ivy St, Newark, NJ
0.29
Single-Family Home
$575,000
10/23/25
4
1.5
1,774
162-168 Linden Ave, Irvington, NJ
0.42
Single-Family Home
$40,076
12/08/25
-
1,628
Home facts updated by county records

Nearby home prices

Get a sense of expected prices in the area by checking the value of nearby homes.
Address
Distance
Price
Bed
Bath
Sqft
Status
50 Unity Ave, Newark, NJ 07106
0.02
$730,000
Studio
-
-
Recently Sold
62 Unity Ave #64, Newark, NJ 07106
0.01
$189,000
3
2.5
-
Recently Sold
28 Underwood St, Newark, NJ 07106
0.03
$659,000
7
3
19,998
For Sale
26-28 Unity Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106
0.06
$781,700
8
4
4,306
Off Market
15 Valley St, Newark, NJ 07106
0.06
$729,000
Studio
-
-
Recently Sold
15 Valley St #17, Newark, NJ 07106
0.07
$729,000
9
3
-
Recently Sold
50 Underwood St, Newark, NJ 07106
0.07
$700,000
Studio
-
-
Recently Sold
23 Valley St, Newark, NJ 07106
0.08
$602,000
6
3
-
Recently Sold
26 Scofield St, Newark, NJ 07106
0.07
$410,000
3
2
-
Recently Sold
51-53 Underwood St, Newark, NJ 07106
0.08
$892,200
Studio
-
-
Off Market
240-242 Sunset Ave, Newark, NJ 07106
0.08
$549,999
4
2
-
For Sale
284 W End Ave, Newark, NJ 07106
0.08
$440,000
4
3
-
Recently Sold

Local Information

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  • Schools1 Preschool School1 Elementary School1 Middle School7 High Schools
  • Shop & Eat
-- mins to
Commute Destination

Home Highlights

Property Type
Single-Family Home
Year Built
1925
Living Area
1,144 sqft
Price/Sqft
$315

About this House

This single-family home is located at 56 Unity Ave, Newark, NJ. 56 Unity Ave is in the Lower Vailsburg neighborhood in Newark, NJ and in ZIP code 07106. This property has approximately 1,144 sqft of floor space. This property has a lot size of 3463 sqft and was built in 1925.
56 Unity Ave, Newark, NJ 07106 is a studio, 1,144 sqft single-family home in Lower Vailsburg, built in 1925. It last sold for $23,000 on Nov 26, 1975. It is currently off market. The Trulia Estimate is $360,700, with a rent estimate of $2,301/month.

Home Details for 56 Unity Ave

Interior Features

Levels, Entrance, & Accessibility
Stories: 2

Property Information

Year Built
Year Built: 1925
Property Type / Style
Property Type: Single Family Home

Exterior Features

Exterior Home Features
Exterior: Wood

Community

Units in Building: 1

Lot Information

Lot Area: 3463 sqft

Price and Tax history

DateEventPrice
Nov 26, 1975
Source: N/A
Sold
$23,000

Market trends in Newark

Last updated July 2026
Buyer'sMarketSeller'sMarket
Avg. sale price
$507K
$31.67KMoM
Sale-to-List Price
104.1%
0.8%MoM
Price per sq ft
—
Available listings
239
5MoM

Around this home

Neighborhood Overview

Lower Vailsburg
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Neighborhood stats provided by third party data sources.

What Locals Say about Lower Vailsburg

At least 388 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 93 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 68 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 67 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 67 % Say car is needed

  • 66 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 59 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 57 % Say parking is easy

  • 53 % Say kids play outside

  • 52 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 50 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 44 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 37 % Say it's quiet

  • 37 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 33 % Say there are community events

  • 29 % Say there's wildlife

  • 23 % Say people would walk alone at night

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.
  • channel
    "very quiet block and neighborhood And all the neighbors are friendly. you can go outside to walk with no problems i love it here."
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  • Jullanar grant
    "The traffic is very busy in this area make sure dog on leash. The people are not always friendly and they just let the dogs go freely. Several of the dog owners don’t pick up the poop behind the animals. Make sure you stay to yourself and mind your business when living in Newark. "
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  • Shalanda Boyce
    "There is a newly developed Dog park within Vailsburg Park. It is very nice. It’s opened to the public. "
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  • Trulia User
    "I'm the westward District leader I love living up this way the lower part in the upper part of Vailsburg"
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  • Trulia User
    "Beautiful area and great place to live and attend school. Even though I hail from the Central via the South I've lived in the west for a total of 20 yrs"
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  • Trulia User
    "the park has a great area for kids to play on slides and merry-go-round it has a nice football field for big events it has open events for other commerce and a large football field and picnic areas"
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  • Trulia User
    "it's a safe place to walk ur dogs I have lived in the area for many years and never had a problem with ppl or they animals "
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  • Trulia User
    "Idk can do whatever with their dogs. Dogs can play in the backyards which are pretty big and play with other dogs in the community "
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  • Trulia User
    "food drives for families in need and community pre-school in walking distance from parents Home and local stores if you need something quick for dinner"
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  • Trulia User
    "Crime and drug ridden but easy access to public transportation. Frequent car break-ins and constant gun play. By all means not a safe area to live or raise a family."
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  • Julietreal678
    "ther are many family and parks you can visit around and good walk as well..choices differs.i just need something new."
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  • Quinten S.
    "drug and crime is very high in this area looking for homes in west ward, irvington, and possibly east orange or union nj"
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  • Unspecified
    "This is a dangerous community at times so you have to watch your surroundings at all times and don’t hang out in the streets after dark."
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  • Shanna B.
    "Watching your kids not good area not safe for kids to play outside alone always parents around with children "
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  • Shanna B.
    "Parks in the area are no good crack heads crack viral in the park all over drugs in the park and watch your kids dangerous people around "
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  • Shanna B.
    "People tend to let their dogs goto the bathroom all over the place... on other people’s property on the sidewalks, and don’t even clean up behind the dogs it so not right."
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  • Quaeesha
    "decent area, better than most surrounding areas/blocks. people are friendly around this area o can say so that's always a plus🥳"
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  • Trulia User
    "this is a crime area too many people hanging out on the Avenue I would not live here no more then 1yr or a year 4 killings and a block-and-a-half rating"
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  • Cassie
    "There are tons of dogs in the neighborhood to play with your dog. quite area and near by park to walk your dog. "
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  • Barbarablackmon93
    "I really like the Upper Vailsburg Area best, it’s more calm and quiet on most of their blocks, that’s where I would like to live."
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  • Alana
    "Horrible neighborhood shooting a lot Your kids can I go outside it’s too much violence in this neighborhood its really not good"
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  • Swan
    "The block itself is quiet. However you are within steps of a different world. As this is not a gated community you have no other choice but to experience the discomforts. I drive but should you need to use public transportation you have great access going NSEW."
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  • Ayanna P.
    "Good church, good community, parks, job fairs, cookouts, little leaguers, recruitment, health centers, police academy "
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  • frustrated neighbor
    "there is way too violent especially closer to south orange ave. I'm tired of the shooting and drugs "
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  • Chinedu A.
    "The commute to down is so easy, right in front of my house there is a bus stop , living in this neighborhood makes things easy but we have a lot of people moving about with nothing doing."
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  • Chinedu A.
    "Commute is okay to downtown just in front of my house is a bus stop,I don’t need to stress myself about it."
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  • W.F
    "is too much going on in this neighborhood not good at all I would like to move to a better area where I could feel safe"
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  • Terrance Nesbit
    "We've been living here for approximately 5 years & the heat part of my neighborhood is that all of the parents & children know that the children are safe & looked out for so they feel comfortable & can happily & peacefully play outside! Stores, restaurants, gas stations & highways are easy to get to. "
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  • Danielle J.
    "None. We have shootings in this area that make it difficult to gather outdoors. My neighbors once had a bbq that ended with a stray bullet winding up in my brand new truck."
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  • Danielle J.
    "This is not a good area to live in. Too much violence. I woke up one morning to a bullet in my brand new Jeep."
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  • Monroe
    "I've in my neighborhood for two years and dislike it... the area is very busy and the crime rates are high "
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  • Willrj41217
    "I lived here for the past 3 years and most stores and transportation is near by. The community is better and homeowners are rebuilding and renovating the neighborhood."
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  • Rosemarie
    "Haven’t seen any events An this area is bad An dangerous I don’t let my kids play outside I can’t wait to get out of here "
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  • Catharine B.
    "You can get to broad and market in downtown in about 15-20 minutes, 2-3 stops later is Pennsylvania Station Newark from where you can get anywhere, any day of the week."
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  • Haddassah R. V.
    "Our block is diverse and friendly. Neighbors look out for each other. When necessary the police arrive quickly to assist."
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  • Rjhens
    "This has to be the worst place on earth to live at. Nothing but drug dealers and gangs walking streets. Lots of crime and gun shots occur frequently every night. I do not recommend this place. It’s not safe for kids or adults outside!"
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Frequently asked questions about 56 Unity Ave

  • What is 56 Unity Ave estimated to be worth?
    Trulia's estimated value for 56 Unity Ave in Newark, NJ is $360,700.
  • What is the price history for 56 Unity Ave?
    56 Unity Ave in Newark, NJ last sold for $23,000 in November 1975.
  • Is Newark a buyer's or seller's market?
    Newark is currently a seller's market, based on recent for-sale activity.
  • What's the median sale price in Newark?
    The median sale price in Newark is $507K. That is up $31.67K from the prior month.
  • How big is the lot at 56 Unity Ave?
    The lot at 56 Unity Ave in Newark, NJ is about 0.08 acres (3,463 sq ft).

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