South Jersey Home Prices Projected to See Biggest Jump in 2025-26

The online real estate marketplace, Zillow, has just published a revised look at the 2025-2026 home price forecast for 300 American housing markets, and two South Jersey towns are predicted to be among the markets with the highest increases over the next year.

According to an article on Yahoo.com, among the 300 largest U.S. metro-area housing markets, Zillow expects the biggest home price increases between now and August 2026 to be in the Atlantic City metro area.

Zillow estimates an increase of 4.7% for the Atlantic City metro area, tied for the highest of the increases expected in the country's top 15 metro areas.

The Vineland, NJ metro comes in at # 12 in the top 15 metro areas expected to see the largest price increase in home prices.

According to Zillow's Home Value Index, home prices nationally are currently down 0.01% year over year. However, this revised outlook would represent a step in the right direction nationwide.

It's wonderful news for South Jersey.

The Scope of the Atlantic City and Vineland Metro Areas

These rankings for Atlantic City and Vineland cover more than just the two towns.

The Atlantic City metro area, technically known as the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan area, encompasses those two cities and all the surrounding communities -- 807 square miles.

All of Atlantic County is part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan area.

Similarly, the Vineland metro area covers Millville, Bridgeton, and all of Cumberland County. For statistical purposes, it's the surrounding 483 square miles.

 Markets With the Projected Highest Home Sales Increases

Among the 300 largest U.S. metro-area housing markets, Zillow expects the biggest home price increase between August 2025 and August 2026 to occur in these 15 metros:

1. Atlantic City, NJ → 4.7%

2. Torrington, CT → 4.7%

3. Saginaw, MI → 4.6%

4. Pottsville, PA → 4.4%

5. Rockford, IL → 4.3%

6. Kingston, NY → 4.3%

7. Concord, NH → 4.3%

8. Knoxville, TN → 4.2%

9. Hartford, CT → 4.1%

10. New Haven, CT → 4.0%

11. Hilton Head Island, SC → 4.0%

12. Vineland, NJ → 4.0%

13. Fayetteville, AR → 3.9%

14. Norwich, CT → 3.9%

15. Youngstown, OH → 3.7%

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