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Middlesex County (New Jersey) Top 5 Home Sales: Metuchen Takes Four of the Top Five, Led by a New Colonial

A newly built Colonial topped the list, and one RE/MAX COMPETITIVE EDGE agent listed two of the five homes.

Middlesex County (New Jersey) Top 5 Home Sales: Metuchen Takes Four of the Top Five, Led by a New Colonial

These are the highest-priced home sales reported in Middlesex County (New Jersey) for the week ending November 1, 2026. Four of the five homes are in Metuchen, and the fifth is in Monmouth Junction. Each sold for more than $1 million, and together the five sales total $7.27 million. The group runs from a home that was new construction to a Colonial built in 1948 and a custom home with a lower level two stories tall.

No. 1 — $1,957,235 · 0 Cliffwood Pl, Metuchen, New Jersey

Top home sale No. 1 in Middlesex County (New Jersey) β€” 0 Cliffwood Pl, Metuchen, New Jersey, week ending November 1, 2026

The week’s top sale was a newly built Colonial at 0 Cliffwood Place in Metuchen, which sold for $1,957,235, above its asking price of $1.8 million. It sits on a 9,300-square-foot corner lot near shopping and train service.

The two-story home has five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath in 3,675 square feet, along with a built-in two-car garage. Oak hardwood runs through the rooms, the ceilings are nine feet high, and the oversized Andersen windows have black frames. The open front porch is built of Trex, and one bedroom on the main level has a bath of its own.

A Silestone island is the center of the kitchen, which also has a designer tile backsplash, soft-close cabinets and stainless GE appliances. The kitchen opens to a breakfast area and a large family room, where a gas fireplace is framed in marble under a designer ceiling and a slider leads out to the patio at the back. The laundry room is on the second floor. So is the primary suite, with a pair of walk-in closets and a bath that has a freestanding tub, a mosaic-tile shower and double vanities topped in Silestone. Finishing the full basement was offered as an option.

ALESSANDRA L. HERZOG-CHERRY of RE/MAX COMPETITIVE EDGE was the listing agent. It was one of two homes in this Top 5 listed by the agent, who also listed 12 Homer Place, the third-ranked sale.

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No. 2 — $1,600,000 · 11 Cape Ct, Metuchen, New Jersey

Top home sale No. 2 in Middlesex County (New Jersey) β€” 11 Cape Ct, Metuchen, New Jersey, week ending November 1, 2026

A quiet cul-de-sac in Metuchen’s Oak Hills neighborhood is the setting for 11 Cape Court, a Colonial built in 1948 and expanded since. Residents of Oak Hills have access to the Oak Hills Pool and to neighborhood social events. The home has five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath in 3,926 square feet on 0.28 acres, and the property last sold for $360,000 in 1995.

French doors in the formal living room open to the deck, and the room looks out over the professionally landscaped backyard. The kitchen has been renovated, with Bosch and GE stainless appliances, a European tile backsplash and custom cabinetry matched to a panel-ready refrigerator. The formal dining room is just off the kitchen, and sliding glass doors lead from the breakfast area to the deck. Windows at both the front and the back of the home bring light into the family room. A first-floor office could serve as a guest bedroom, with a full bath off the hall.

Upstairs, the primary suite includes a private sitting room behind French doors. The home also has two wood-burning fireplaces, a whole-house gas generator, a two-car garage and a paver driveway wide enough for two cars, and it is close to downtown and the train.

The home went under contract 10 days after it was listed and sold for $1,600,000, which was $150,000 above its asking price of $1.45 million. LYNN V. FITZGERALD of EXP REALTY, LLC was the listing agent.

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No. 3 — $1,413,000 · 12 Homer Pl, Metuchen, New Jersey

Top home sale No. 3 in Middlesex County (New Jersey) β€” 12 Homer Pl, Metuchen, New Jersey, week ending November 1, 2026

Brick across the front and a series of oversized arched windows set apart 12 Homer Place, a custom home built in 1998 on a dead-end street in Metuchen, a few blocks from downtown and the train to New York City. The three-story home has four bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath in 3,704 square feet, with a built-in two-car garage on an 8,102-square-foot lot. The property last sold for $735,000 in 2021.

Inside, the entry foyer rises two stories, with decorative glass and railings of glass and wood. Beyond it is an open living space with hardwood floors and a wall of arched and oversized windows. The kitchen is open to the dining and family-room areas and has a big island with a cooktop and seating, granite counters, wood cabinetry, a built-in wall oven, wine storage and a workspace.

The finished lower level is built around a great room two stories tall, with tall windows and a door straight out to the backyard. Next to it is a recreation and game area, and the level also has an office and a full bath. Radiant heat in the floors warms much of that level.

The home sold for $1,413,000, above its asking price of $1.3 million, and went under contract 14 days after it was listed. ALESSANDRA L. HERZOG-CHERRY of RE/MAX COMPETITIVE EDGE was the listing agent, and this was the second of the agent’s two sales in this Top 5, along with 0 Cliffwood Place.

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No. 4 — $1,200,000 · 4 Drinking Brook Rd, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

Top home sale No. 4 in Middlesex County (New Jersey) β€” 4 Drinking Brook Rd, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, week ending November 1, 2026

The only sale of the five outside Metuchen was 4 Drinking Brook Road in Monmouth Junction, which sold for $1,200,000. The home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the most bathrooms of any home in this Top 5. The listing agent for this sale could not be verified.

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No. 5 — $1,100,000 · 64 High St, Metuchen, New Jersey

Top home sale No. 5 in Middlesex County (New Jersey) β€” 64 High St, Metuchen, New Jersey, week ending November 1, 2026

Downtown Metuchen, with its shops and restaurants, is close to 64 High Street, and so are the train station, parks, schools, the YMCA and the Municipal Pool. The Colonial stands on a wooded lot of 0.34 acres, and the two-story home has three bedrooms, one full bath and a half bath in 2,328 square feet.

An entry foyer leads into the home, and a gas fireplace warms the living room. There is also an eat-in kitchen and a family room. The partially finished basement has a den along with laundry facilities and storage space. Out back is a deck, and the property also has a storage shed.

The home went under contract 16 days after it was listed and sold for $1,100,000, which was $151,000 above its asking price of $949,000. DEBORAH KERR of KELLER WILLIAMS ELITE REALTORS was the listing agent.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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