Photo: BetaMuKappa · CC BY-SA 4.064 homes sold in Fair Haven in the last year, at a typical $1.4M
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Fair Haven homes are listed.
Every place Fair Haven homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Fair Haven.
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Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 98% of Fair Haven’s sales, at a typical $1.4M
64 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 63 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $659NJ $331
- Days to sell
- 23
- Sold over asking
- 62%
- Listings with a price cut
- 18%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $1.5M
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2021, at 1.8 times the 2016 price
64 sales in the last year, against 121 in 2020 and a low of 57 in 2022. The typical sale went from $769K in 2016 to $1.4M.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $1.4M buys in Fair Haven
Check a listing against what Fair Haven homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Fair Haven are more common than before the pandemic, but 84% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Fair Haven’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 64 sales.
If you’re buying in Fair Haven
- Shop in March. It brings about 12 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (26% over asking).
- Less room to haggle. Only 18% of listings cut their price, against 23% before the pandemic.
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 104.1% of the list price on average; 63% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 43% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 22 days.
Spring brings both the most homes and the most bidding wars
April has the most new listings (about 13 a month), but May is the most competitive: 38% of May sales close over asking. March offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (26%). January has the least competition (22%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and hotter than New Jersey
| Fair Haven now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NJ now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 63% | 13% | 60% | 48% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 43% | 20% | 64% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 18% | 23% | 33% | 17% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 104.1% | 97.6% | 104.1% | 101.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 22 | 57 | 27 | 45 |
6 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 84% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2012’s 57.
1 in 6 listings has cut its price
18% in the last year, against 23% in 2017–19 and 17% across New Jersey.
Fair Haven ranks 78th of 299 busy New Jersey markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Fair Haven is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Five things worth knowing
New listings in April
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 3.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Fair Haven, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in Fair HavenTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Fair Haven.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Red Bank, Little Silver, Shrewsbury, Sea Bright and Oceanport sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Fair Haven, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bank | 221 | $755K | $382 | 45% | 34 |
| Rumson | 89 | $2.3M | $701 | 45% | 26 |
| Fair Haven | 64 | $1.4M | $660 | 63% | 22 |
| Little Silver | 58 | $1.1M | $523 | 53% | 15 |
| Oceanport | 53 | $944K | $453 | 47% | 27 |
| Shrewsbury | 36 | $1.1M | $488 | 56% | 18 |
| Sea Bright | 29 | $1.1M | $638 | 3% | 114 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Fair Haven
What do homes sell for in Fair Haven, NJ?
64 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $1.4M, $660 a square foot.
Is Fair Haven a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 7 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 2 sold, about 3.5 months of supply. Buyers paid 104.1% of asking on average, and 18% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Fair Haven?
April brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Fair Haven?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Fair Haven’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Fair Haven.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).