Homes for Sale in Maplewood, NJ

Why buyers and sellers choose Maplewood.

Maplewood is a 3.9-square-mile Essex County township of roughly 25,700 residents — and one of the most distinctive "village" suburban markets in North Jersey. The Maplewood that locals and buyers talk about is built around Maplewood Village: a walkable downtown with independent shops, restaurants, the historic Maplewood Theatre, and the NJ Transit Maplewood station offering direct Midtown Direct service to Penn Station. Combined with the well-regarded South Orange–Maplewood School District (often called SOMA), a famously diverse and progressive community, and a housing stock of substantial Tudors, Colonials, Arts & Crafts homes, and Victorians on tree-lined streets, Maplewood pulls a very specific buyer profile — often NYC creatives, professionals, and families relocating from Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Our Union office works the Maplewood market continuously. The SOMA brand crosses township lines (Maplewood + South Orange share the school district), and buyers often consider both simultaneously.

Maplewood NJ homes for sale

Maplewood's single-family housing stock breaks down into three broad tiers. Entry-level Maplewood NJ homes ($550K to $750K) include starter capes, bungalows, and smaller Colonials in Hilton and the outer neighborhoods, popular with first-time buyers and NYC transplants who want in on the SOMA district. Mid-market Maplewood homes ($750K to $1.2M) are the volume anchor, well-maintained Colonials, Tudors, Arts & Crafts homes, and expanded Capes across most of the township. Higher-end Maplewood homes ($1.3M to $2M+) sit in the Wyoming section, along the South Mountain Reservation border, and on the most walkable streets around Maplewood Village, with substantial Tudors, custom renovations, and select new construction. A local Maplewood realtor who works the SOMA market daily can price the difference between a Village-adjacent Tudor and a Hilton Colonial down to the block.

Maplewood NJ condos and townhomes

Maplewood's condo and townhouse segment is small but active. June 2026 posted a handful of condo closings at a median around $1,260,000, well above historical norms because the sample skewed toward larger renovated townhouse product; the reported year-over-year jump is a mix shift, not a broad price move. Condos and townhomes here typically appeal to downsizers moving out of larger Village-area Tudors and to first-time buyers who want SOMA-district ownership without the responsibilities of a single-family home. The segment is thin, so a serious Maplewood condo search usually pairs with a willingness to also consider South Orange or Millburn townhouse inventory.

Maplewood neighborhoods & housing stock

Maplewood's housing is famously varied for a small township. Maplewood Village and the streets immediately surrounding it are the highest-demand area — walkable to the train and shops, with a mix of Tudors, Colonials, and bungalows. The Hilton neighborhood north of Springfield Avenue offers more accessible pricing and a slightly different character. The streets around South Mountain Reservation and the Wyoming section bordering Millburn have larger homes and more wooded character. Jefferson and the streets near Memorial Park pull family buyers. The diversity of housing — Arts & Crafts, mid-century, custom new construction — is unusual for a township this size.

SOMA — South Orange-Maplewood School District

Maplewood shares its K-12 school system with neighboring South Orange through the regional South Orange-Maplewood School District ("SOMA"). The district operates multiple elementary schools (Clinton, Jefferson, Marshall, Seth Boyden, South Mountain, Tuscan), two middle schools (Maplewood Middle School and South Orange Middle School), and Columbia High School serving both townships. Columbia is consistently strong academically and athletically. The integrated district is one of the reasons Maplewood and South Orange operate as a single housing market for many buyers — same schools regardless of which side of the township line you're on.

Commute — Midtown Direct from Maplewood Village

The Maplewood NJ Transit station sits inside Maplewood Village with NJ Transit Midtown Direct service to Penn Station Manhattan — no transfer — in about 35–45 minutes. Drive time to Midtown averages 35–50 minutes via the Garden State Parkway, Route 78, or local routes. The Midtown Direct convenience plus walkable village character is the specific combination that drives the Maplewood premium — many residents walk to the train every day.

Maplewood home prices, June 2026

Maplewood is a bidding-war market. In June 2026, single-family homes sold at 121.9% of list price, the tightest list-to-sale ratio in our footprint, with an average time on market of just 11 days. The median sale price hit $1,225,000, up 11.4% year-over-year, on 24 closings (+4.3% YoY). Active inventory is at 18 listings, a 1.0-month supply, down 45.5% from a year ago. That combination of over-list pricing, sub-two-week days on market, and one-month supply is the textbook definition of a seller's market driven by structural NYC transplant demand.

Bottom line for buyers: come with pre-approval, expect to write your best offer up front, and be ready for escalation clauses on the strongest Village-adjacent and Wyoming homes; a Maplewood realtor who has actually won recent competing bids is worth more than a discount. Bottom line for sellers: your Maplewood home is likely worth materially more than a comp from even 12 months ago, and pricing correctly at launch reliably produces multiple offers well over ask. For the full Union County breakdown, see our June 2026 Union County market report.