- Price per Sq Ft
- $400
- Commute
- 50 min
- Walk Score
- 79
- Transit Score
- 62
- Bike Score
- 51
The real estate landscape
What it actually feels like.
Bayonne is a dense, brick-built peninsula city with a 45-block Broadway retail corridor and the largest waterfront redevelopment opportunity in Hudson County. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail runs four stops up the city and connects to PATH at Journal Square and Hoboken. Per-square-foot pricing trails the Jersey City waterfront and Hoboken by a wide margin. The Military Ocean Terminal site and a billion-dollar film studio approval are the catalysts shaping the next decade.
The local deep dive
On the ground.
Transit
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at 8th, 22nd, 34th, and 45th Street stations. The Light Rail connects to Hoboken PATH in roughly 20 to 25 minutes and Journal Square PATH via transfer. NJ Transit bus routes run north along several corridors. Total Manhattan commute typically lands at 45 to 55 minutes.
Day-to-day
Walkable along Broadway and the surrounding side streets. Daily errands cluster on Broadway. The Light Rail stations sit a few blocks west of Broadway, which means most residents combine a walk with the train rather than living directly on top of it. Parking is generally easier than Jersey City or Hoboken.
Dining and retail
Broadway is the spine. 45 blocks of independent retail, restaurants, bakeries, and cafes. National chains are limited compared to Jersey City. The mix runs from old-line Italian and Polish institutions to newer cafes and breweries. Independent retail is the dominant character.
Parks and outdoor
The Hudson River Walkway runs along the eastern edge of the peninsula. Stephen R. Gregg Park sits on the western waterfront with athletic fields and walking paths. Veterans Park and 16th Street Park add neighborhood-scale green space. The Military Ocean Terminal redevelopment plans add additional waterfront park acreage.
Housing and market
Per-square-foot pricing runs around $400, materially below the Jersey City waterfront and Hoboken. The condo median through April 2026 sat near $280,000 with the single-family median around $575,000 according to Hudson County MLS data. The housing stock includes brick row houses, historic multi-family buildings, and newer adaptive-reuse projects like SilkLofts. The Military Ocean Terminal redevelopment is planned for 2,000+ apartments, 300,000 square feet of retail, and additional park space. A $1 billion film and television studio complex was approved in 2024 for the former oil refinery site.
- 45-block Broadway corridor of independent retail and restaurants
- Hudson-Bergen Light Rail with four stops to PATH
- Military Ocean Terminal redevelopment under approval
- Brownstones, brick row houses, and adaptive-reuse lofts
The financials
Median prices.
How Bayonne compares to Hudson County on median sale and rent prices by unit type. Hudson County medians are shown as the lighter bar in each row.
For sale.
- Studio$215K$410K
- 1 Bed$275K$600K
- 2 Bed$375K$885K
- 3 Bed$525K$1.2M
- Multi-family$800K$1.05M
- Single Family$575K$675K
For rent.
- Studio$1,800$2,200
- 1 Bed$2,050$2,700
- 2 Bed$2,550$3,500
- 3 Bed$3,100$4,400
My take
What I tell clients about this market.
Bayonne trades commute time for materially lower pricing than the rest of Hudson County. The April 2026 condo median sat near $280,000, well below the Hudson County overall. The two catalysts to watch are the Military Ocean Terminal redevelopment and the studio complex. Either one shipping on the planned timeline meaningfully repositions the south end of the city. Until they break ground, the price-per-square-foot story is the reason to be here. Light Rail access plus Broadway as a true main street are the supporting factors.
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