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Median Home Price in Fort Lee, NJ

The median home value in Fort Lee, NJ is $599,918 as of 2026-06-30, up 6.52% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$599,918

Year-over-Year

+6.52%

Population

40,445

Fort Lee ranks #96 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 2.4% below the state's city median of $614,590. It sits in Bergen County, where the county-wide median is $791,116.

Crime in Fort Lee

Fort Lee police recorded a violent crime rate of 131 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,100 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Fort Lee

How much does a house cost in Fort Lee, NJ?

The median home value in Fort Lee is $599,918. That's up 6.52% from a year earlier. That is about 2.4% below the typical county in New Jersey.

Is Fort Lee expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Fort Lee are cheaper than Bergen County as a whole, where the median is $791,116 — a difference of about 24.2%.

Is Fort Lee a safe place to live?

Fort Lee police reported 131 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 40,445. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.