Cumberland County Records Fourteen Home Sales, Median Price $263,000

Cumberland County saw modest housing market activity in the first week of December 2025, with fourteen closed transactions recorded between December 1 and December 7. The median sale price for the week was $263,000, and the middle transaction by price was a 1,934 square foot home on University Avenue in Bridgeton. Observed sale prices ranged widely from a low of $12,000 to a high of $458,000, reflecting a mix of low value and higher value properties across the county.

Geographically the sales were distributed across Bridgeton, Fortescue, Millville and Vineland, indicating that activity touched both larger population centers and smaller communities. The small sample size of fourteen sales makes this week a limited snapshot rather than a definitive trend, but the spread of prices within a single week highlights notable heterogeneity in the county housing stock. A $12,000 transaction suggests a likely distressed sale or a parcel sale with limited residential value, while the $458,000 closing points to higher end single family inventory or recently upgraded properties.

For local homeowners and prospective buyers the immediate implications are practical. Sellers in mid range neighborhoods can take comfort that median prices remain in the low to mid two hundred thousands, while buyers seeking lower entry points may still find opportunities, including distressed or land transactions at very low prices. Municipal officials and budget planners should note that weekly fluctuations in sales volume and price are common, and that tax revenue projections are better informed by monthly or quarterly aggregates than by one week of activity.

From a policy perspective, the diversity of sale prices underscores ongoing affordability and inventory challenges. Local housing policy that targets both rehabilitation of distressed properties and incentives for middle income housing would respond to the mixed signals in this week's data. Longer term monitoring of monthly median prices, inventory levels and sales counts will be necessary to assess whether December activity represents seasonal slowdown or early signs of a broader shift in Cumberland County real estate.