Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 08731 (Forked River, NJ)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 08731 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 08731 (Forked River, NJ) is worth about $508,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 08731 are 30% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 39% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 08731 rose 5.4%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,800 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 21% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 45% above the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $98,582, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,629 people live in 08731 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
08731 has the 83rd-lowest typical home value of the 815 ZIP codes in the New York metro area and the 199th-lowest of 546 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.
Part of: Forked River, NJ · Ocean County, NJ · New York metro area · New Jersey
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.