Report: West Caldwell Attracting Young Families with Affordable Housing Prices

Is West Caldwell becoming one of the up-and-coming destinations for young families to live?

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, the Essex County municipality is attracting many younger families with its “relatively affordable prices for single-family houses.”

Local real estate offerings include prewar Colonials to newer ranches, split-levels and Cape Cod-style houses.

According to the report:

“Demand is high and inventory relatively low, brokers say. The average sale price in 2014 was $457,000; for the month of March, it was $491,000.”

Lorraine Hurlbut, a representative with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, told the WSJ:

“The Caldwells are very, very desirable… Even though we have a commercial [strip] through the center of town, we have wonderful park areas…there’s boating, fishing, bird-watching, walking trails.”

Click here to see some recent local real estate listings, courtesy of Patch partner, Zillow.

Photo caption: A home on Hillcrest Road in West Caldwell goes on sale in 2014.

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