For years, Jersey City played a familiar role in the New York real estate ecosystem. It was the place people landed when Manhattan rents became unbearable—a temporary solution, a compromise, a few PATH stops away from where they actually wanted to be.
That framing no longer holds.
According to local realtors and market data, Jersey City has shifted from a stopgap into something more permanent. Buyers and renters aren’t just passing through on their way back to New York. Increasingly, they’re staying…