Essex County, New Jersey

Buying and selling homes in Essex County

Eight towns from the Passaic River to the Watchung Mountains, several known for older homes and historic districts.

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In August an Essex home typically sat 31 days on the market, and the median price climbed 3.3 percent on the year.

Median sale price: $877,500
Days on market: 31
Homes sold: 374

Single-family homes, August 2026. Source: New Jersey Realtors

Franklin Avenue in Nutley, Essex County, with trees in blossom

Essex County, town by town

Laura covers every town in Essex County. These eight are the nearest to her office in Clifton, Passaic County.

NutleyRoute 21 runs along the Passaic River on its eastern edge, and the Third River winds through Yanticaw Park.

BloomfieldTwo Montclair-Boonton Line stations, four Garden State Parkway interchanges and the Bloomfield Green Historic District by downtown.

MontclairSix train stations, shopping in Montclair Center, Upper Montclair and Watchung Plaza, and 92 individually listed landmarks.

BellevilleThe self-styled Cherry Blossom Capital of America, sharing Branch Brook Park with Newark, with a light rail stop at Silver Lake.

Glen RidgeGas lamps still light its streets, and the borough, about two miles end to end, has a Montclair-Boonton Line station.

Cedar GroveRoute 23 cuts through the middle, Mills Reservation has a lookout over New York City, and Community Park joins the Lenape Trail.

VeronaHome to Verona Park, fifth-largest in the county system, and the start of the West Essex Trail on an old rail bed.

West OrangeBetween the South Mountain and Eagle Rock reservations, with the Thomas Edison National Historical Park and Llewellyn Park, laid out in 1857.

Laura also works Bergen County and Passaic County.

Selling here

Essex prices sit between Bergen and Passaic, and older houses make up much of the stock: in Glen Ridge nearly three in four predate 1939. The estimate gets you a first figure, and Laura will come see the house when you're ready.

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Buying here

Essex had the country's first county parks department, and its parks reach these towns: Branch Brook, Brookdale, Eagle Rock and South Mountain. Montclair alone has six train stations. Send Laura the towns you're considering and what you need, and she'll follow up.

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The gazebo and waterfall on Toney's Brook in Glen Ridge, Essex County

What are you looking for?

A town, a budget, a move-in date. Laura reads every message herself and replies in English or Spanish.

Laura Bustos

Weichert, Realtors in Clifton. More than ten years selling homes across North Jersey, in English and Spanish.

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Common questions

How do I get to New York City from these Essex towns?

Montclair-Boonton Line trains run from Montclair, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield to New York Penn Station and Hoboken. West Orange runs a weekday jitney to nearby stations, and Nutley and Cedar Grove have buses to Midtown.

Are older homes common in Essex County?

In several of these towns, yes. Montclair has six historic districts, and much of Glen Ridge sits in its own. In that district a preservation commission reviews construction, so check before planning exterior work.

Does Laura work outside these eight towns?

Yes, any town in Essex County. These eight are only the nearest to her Clifton office, so wherever you live in the county, send her a message.

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