Trenton-Princeton, NJ investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area recorded 675 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 3,000 sales (23% of sales) across 103,661 single-family homes in 1 county-equivalents — 0.7 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 2% year over year (664 prior). Ranked #117 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Mercer County at 0.7 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Trenton-Princeton, NJmetro area · New Jersey

🔥 #117 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

675

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.7

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+2%

664 → 675 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

23%

675 of 3,000 recorded sales

Turnover

2.9%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

103,661

Where inside Trenton-Princeton? County by county

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Mercer County675 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 23% of sales · 103,661 homes9 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
5	08618	Mercer County	177	2.0	53%	3.8%
7	08609	Mercer County	57	1.9	61%	3.1%
31	08629	Mercer County	38	1.1	40%	2.8%
40	08638	Mercer County	68	1.0	33%	2.9%
101	08610	Mercer County	53	0.6	22%	2.6%
168	08540	Mercer County	44	0.4	11%	3.2%
169	08648	Mercer County	26	0.4	13%	2.8%
196	08619	Mercer County	20	0.3	10%	2.7%
207	08520	Mercer County	15	0.2	8%	2.7%

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