Zip lookup · NJ

08701
Lakewood, New Jersey.

Lakewood, Ocean County, NJ · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro · population 139,149

What it costs per month · 08701 $3,103/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,095 (+208%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $43,165 +8%
$547,947$591,112 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $249,871 +73%
$341,241$591,112 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 08701 $3,103 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 08701$3,103
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 6 years.

Typical home values in zip 08701 rose 7.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lakewood, NJ — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $2,288 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $591,112 as of Sep 2026
+7.9%year on year

Asking rent — 08701

Against the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro and the national benchmark.

$2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 2026 08701 $2,288 New York $3,546 United States $1,932
$2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 2026
  • 08701$2,288
  • New York$3,546
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 08701

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $500,000 $750,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 08701 $591,112 New York $730,949 United States $366,157
$250,000 $500,000 $750,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 08701$591,112
  • New York$730,949
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.7 08755 Toms River 29,670 $3,467 $528,150
4.8 08724 Brick 42,345 $2,542 $521,117
5.1 07731 Howell 40,322 $3,171 $668,372
5.5 08723 Brick 32,141 $2,853 $521,147
6.5 08720 Allenwood 735 — $1,021,517
7.2 08753 Toms River 65,448 $2,735 $543,614
7.5 08742 Point Pleasant Beach 25,732 $2,930 $886,949
7.6 08730 Brielle 4,956 — $1,334,722
7.7 08736 Manasquan 13,223 $2,828 $1,240,985
8.0 08527 Jackson 58,991 $3,281 $638,995
8.3 08738 Mantoloking 1,381 $3,550 $2,229,616
8.5 08757 Toms River 36,087 $2,794 $346,081
9.1 07727 Farmingdale 7,787 — $831,862
9.1 08735 Lavallette 3,451 $2,067 $1,215,597
9.3 08750 Sea Girt 3,483 — $2,606,095
9.4 07719 Belmar 22,138 $2,964 $839,914
9.5 08733 Lakehurst 2,816 — $371,193
9.8 08732 Island Heights 1,558 — $666,824
9.9 08741 Pine Beach 2,709 — $586,358
10.2 08722 Beachwood 11,088 — $471,734
10.3 07762 Spring Lake 8,262 $3,118 $1,502,962
10.8 08751 Seaside Heights 4,185 $2,123 $736,350
10.9 08740 Ocean Gate 1,599 — $454,064
11.1 07728 Freehold 55,984 $2,901 $653,928
11.4 08759 Manchester Township 34,237 $2,610 $274,436
11.6 07753 Neptune 37,297 $2,915 $600,823
11.7 08721 Bayville 22,783 $2,875 $540,684
12.7 07717 Avon By The Sea 2,030 $2,500 $1,896,037
13.3 07720 Bradley Beach 4,158 $2,372 $1,131,002
13.9 07756 Ocean Grove 3,092 $2,187 $935,006

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.