Essex County, New Jersey: 178,089 property records and the deal signals inside them.
Public-record counts for Essex County, computed with the same signal definitions the app uses. Counts are indicators drawn from county assessor and recorder data as of 2026-09-15; they are not verified statuses.
Deal signals in Essex County
| Signal | Records |
|---|---|
| Absentee ownersThe tax-mailing address differs from the property address. Guide | — |
| Held 10+ yearsLast recorded sale is ten or more years ago. Guide | 8,988 |
| Absentee and long-heldBoth of the above: an owner elsewhere who has held for a decade or more. Guide | — |
| Estate or probate-style ownersOwner name carries estate, executor, administrator or heir markers. Guide | — |
| Teardown signalImprovements assessed at half or less of the land value, land at $40,000 or more. Guide | 7,599 |
| Value spreadLast sale price at 75% or less of the current assessed value (assessed $50,000 or more). Guide | 76,586 |
| Vacant landLand value on record with no improvement value. Guide | 8,511 |
| Entity ownersLLC, trust, corporate or partnership owners. Guide | — |
Definitions are the ones Black Label Real Estate applies inside the app. A record can carry several signals. Percentages are of records on file for the county. Signals shown as — are not on record in this state's source data (missing assessed-value splits, sale dates, or mailing addresses that cannot be compared).
Source: New Jersey parcel and tax-record counts are derived from the NJOGIS Parcels and MOD-IV Composite of NJ, provided by the NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS), from NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV public tax records processed by NJOIT. Not survey data. The public composite carries no owner names, so owner-based signals are shown as not on record. Source terms.
Cities and places in Essex County
- Newark30,382 records
- West Orange13,500 records
- Livingston10,548 records
- Bloomfield10,528 records
- Montclair10,037 records
- Nutley8,593 records
- East Orange7,984 records
- Irvington7,275 records
- Belleville7,202 records
- Maplewood6,953 records
- Verona4,843 records
- South Orange4,220 records
- Short Hills4,124 records
- Cedar Grove3,930 records
- Orange3,592 records
- West Caldwell3,481 records
- Fairfield3,050 records
- Glen Ridge2,311 records
- Millburn2,123 records
- Roseland2,107 records
- Brooklyn2,092 records
- Caldwell1,933 records
More New Jersey counties
- Ocean County299,346
- Bergen County281,646
- Monmouth County249,796
- Middlesex County243,019
- Camden County191,292
- Morris County177,533
- Burlington County174,852
- Union County147,628
- Atlantic County144,352
- Hudson County143,305
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