The Rockaway housing market is very competitive. The median sale price of a home in Rockaway was $525K over the last 3 months, up 1.9% since the same period last year. The median sale price per square foot in Rockaway is $358, down 1.6% since last year.
What is the housing market like in Rockaway today?
Over the three months ending July 2026, Rockaway home prices were up 1.9% compared to the same period last year, selling for a median price of $525K. On average, homes in Rockaway sell after 24 days on the market compared to 19 days last year. There were 15 homes sold in July this year, up from 13 last year.
All Home Types
Median Sale PriceAll Home Types
Median Sale Price
(All Home Types)
$524,737
+1.9% YoY | Jul 2026
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Jul 2026
Growth
% YoY
Rockaway, NJ
$524,737
+1.9%
United States
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How hot is the Rockaway housing market?
Rockaway is very competitive. Homes sell in 22.5 days.
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Redfin Compete Score™
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 6 months
Many homes get multiple offers, some with waived contingencies.
The average homes sell for about 3% above list price and go pending in around 23 days.
Hot homes
can sell for about 11% above list price and go pending in around 15 days.
All Home Types
Sale-to-List PriceAll Home Types
Sale-to-List Price
(All Home Types)
103.5%
-2.0 pt YoY | Jul 2026
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Jul 2026
Growth
% YoY
Rockaway, NJ
103.5%
-2.0 pt
United States
Rockaway Migration & Relocation Trends
In Jan '26 - Mar '26, 23% of Rockaway homebuyers searched to move out of Rockaway, while 77% looked to stay within the metropolitan area.
Where are people moving to Rockaway from?
Across the nation, 3% of homebuyers searched to move into Rockaway from outside metros.
Seattle homebuyers searched to move into Rockaway more than any other metro followed by Kalamazoo and Bloomington.
Where are people from Rockaway moving to?
77% of Rockaway homebuyers searched to stay within the Rockaway metropolitan area.
Miami was the most popular destination among Rockaway homebuyers followed by Philadelphia and Orlando.
This data does not reflect actual moves. The latest migration analysis is based on a sample of about two
million Redfin.com users who searched for homes across more than 100 metro areas. To be included in this dataset, a Redfin.com user
must have viewed at least 10 homes in a three month period. This dataset excludes all rentals data.
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Climate's impact on Rockaway housing
Learn about natural hazards and environmental risks, such as floods, fires, wind, and heat that
could impact homes in Rockaway.
Flood Factor - Major
13% of properties are at risk of severe flooding over the next 30 years
Flood Factor
Rockaway has a major risk of flooding. 160 properties in Rockaway are likely to be
severely affected
by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 13% of all properties in Rockaway. Flood risk is increasing slower than the national average.
51% of properties are at risk of wildfire over the next 30 years
Fire Factor
Rockaway has a moderate risk of wildfire. There are 1,145 properties in Rockaway that have some risk of being affected by wildfire over the next 30 years. This represents 51% of all properties in Rockaway.
96% of properties are at moderate
risk of a severe wind event over the next 30 years
Wind Factor
Rockaway has a Moderate Wind Factor® risk based on the projected likelihood and speed of hurricane, tornado, or severe storm winds impacting it. Rockaway is most at risk from hurricanes. 2,161 properties in Rockaway have some risk of being in a severe wind event within the next 30 years.
Wind likelihood over time
If an exceedingly rare windstorm
(a 1-in-3,000 year storm event)
occurred today, it could cause wind gusts of up to 73 mph. In 30 years, an event of this same likelihood would show increased wind gusts of up to 81 mph.