Photo: Rickyrab at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0260 homes sold in Fair Lawn in the last year, at a typical $729K
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 Lawn homes are listed.
Every place Fair Lawn 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 Lawn.
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New, land & open houses
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.
6% of Fair Lawn’s sales are condos, at $371K less than a house
217 houses and 14 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Condos sell faster.
typical sale · 217 sold in the year to May 2026
- Per square foot
- $450NJ $331
- Days to sell
- 66
- Sold over asking
- 64%
- Listings with a price cut
- 8%
typical sale · 14 sold in the year to May 2026
- Per square foot
- $518NJ $450
- Days to sell
- 63
- Sold over asking
- 64%
- Listings with a price cut
- 25%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 8 sold, typical $634K
Townhouses: 9 sold, typical $806K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2021, at 1.9 times the 2016 price
260 sales in the last year, against 463 in 2020 and a low of 229 in 2024. The typical sale went from $393K in 2016 to $729K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales. Redfin stopped publishing towns’ figures by property type after May 2026, so houses and condos are shown for the year to then.
What $750K buys in Fair Lawn
Check a listing against what Fair Lawn 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 Lawn are more common than before the pandemic, but 58% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Fair Lawn’s home sales since 2016 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 September 2026, 260 sales.
If you’re buying in Fair Lawn
- Shop in March. It brings about 41 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (35% over asking).
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 104.4% of the list price on average; 63% paid over.
- Move fast on good ones. Half of homes are under contract within two weeks.
Spring brings both the most homes and the most bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 49 a month), but April is the most competitive: 53% of April sales close over asking. March offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (35%). February has the least competition (28%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and hotter than New Jersey
| Fair Lawn now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NJ now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 63% | 28% | 59% | 44% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 48% | 15% | 24% | 30% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 104.4% | 99.2% | 102.6% | 100.9% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 62 | 95 | 78 | 46 |
64 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.3 times the 2024 low (48), 58% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2016’s 179.
Since 2019, houses are up 69%, condos 68%
A house typically sold for $729K in the year to May 2026 (217 sales), a condo for $358K (14).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Fair Lawn ranks 62nd of 300 busy New Jersey markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Fair Lawn is one of the state’s hottest markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city figures, January 2016 to September 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Five things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 13.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Fair Lawn, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in Fair LawnTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Fair Lawn.
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.
Elmwood Park, Saddle Brook Township, Hawthorne and Paterson sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Fair Lawn, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paterson | 555 | $592K | $288 | 60% | 73 |
| Fair Lawn | 260 | $729K | $459 | 63% | 62 |
| Paramus | 204 | $1.2M | $494 | 41% | 76 |
| Hawthorne | 158 | $645K | $396 | 80% | 47 |
| Elmwood Park | 127 | $650K | $382 | 62% | 73 |
| Glen Rock | 116 | $1.2M | $561 | 66% | 55 |
| Saddle Brook Township | 102 | $662K | $412 | 65% | 61 |
Redfin Data Center, October 2025 to September 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 Lawn
What do homes sell for in Fair Lawn, NJ?
260 homes sold in the year to September 2026 at a typical $729K, $459 a square foot. Houses sold for about $729K, condos for about $358K in the year to May 2026.
Is Fair Lawn a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 66 homes were for sale in September 2026 and 30 sold, about 2.2 months of supply. Buyers paid 104.4% of asking on average.
When is the best time to buy in Fair Lawn?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Fair Lawn?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Fair Lawn’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Fair Lawn.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted; from June 2026 each month is a 3-month rolling window, its counts divided by 3). 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).