Four Northeast states account for 189 ZIP codes in the Address District Older Home Index, 61 in New York, 60 in New Jersey, 50 in Massachusetts and 18 in Connecticut. Together they hold 494 older homes among 1,010 homes sampled. Only eight of those ZIP codes rank in the national top 100.
| Rank | ZIP | Place | State | Homes | Older homes | Share | Older vs new |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 06880 | WestportFairfield County, CT | CT | 37 | 22 | 59.5% | 22.6% |
| 34 | 02492 | NeedhamNorfolk County, MA | MA | 32 | 15 | 46.9% | 22.0% |
| 47 | 11968 | SouthamptonSuffolk County, NY | NY | 16 | 13 | 81.2% | 23.3% |
| 50 | 08226 | Ocean CityCape May County, NJ | NJ | 31 | 12 | 38.7% | 37.9% |
| 68 | 06830 | Central Greenwich / Backcountry SouthGreenwich, CT | CT | 12 | 11 | 91.7% | 21.9% |
| 70 | 08008 | Long Beach TownshipOcean County, NJ | NJ | 40 | 10 | 25.0% | 39.5% |
| 85 | 11978 | Westhampton BeachSuffolk County, NY | NY | 15 | 9 | 60.0% | 26.5% |
| 100 | 07652 | ParamusBergen County, NJ | NJ | 17 | 8 | 47.1% | 31.3% |
| 103 | 08402 | Margate CityAtlantic County, NJ | NJ | 14 | 8 | 57.1% | 28.2% |
| 118 | 02421 | LexingtonMiddlesex County, MA | MA | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | 28.5% |
| 118 | 02481 | Wellesley Farms / Wellesley Hills areaWellesley Hills, MA | MA | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | 26.8% |
| 120 | 10583 | ScarsdaleWestchester County, NY | NY | 18 | 7 | 38.9% | 32.5% |
Connecticut
Westport ranks 18th nationally and first in Connecticut, with 22 older homes among 37. Older homes there averaged 22.6 percent of the price of new construction. Address District’s Westport edition covers the town’s zoning, market and homes in detail.
Central Greenwich and Backcountry South rank 68th, with 11 of 12 homes built in 1980 or earlier, a share of 91.7 percent. Connecticut’s overall share, 62.0 percent across 108 homes, is the highest of the four states.
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Massachusetts and New York
Needham leads Massachusetts at 34th nationally, with 15 older homes among 32. Lexington and Wellesley Hills share 118th place, each with 7 of 21.
In New York, the East End leads. Southampton ranks 47th with 13 of 16, and Westhampton Beach is 85th with 9 of 15. Scarsdale, in Westchester County, is 120th.
The Jersey Shore
New Jersey’s top two are shore towns. Ocean City ranks 50th, with 12 older homes among 31, and Long Beach Township is 70th, with 10 of 40. Paramus, in Bergen County, is third in the state.
The pages for Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts list every neighborhood in the index.
Sources
- Address District, Older Home Index, Connecticut, October 2026
- Address District, Older Home Index, New York, October 2026
- Address District, Older Home Index, New Jersey, October 2026
- Address District, Older Home Index, Massachusetts, October 2026
