Real Estate
Report: Are There Any Real-Life Haunted Houses In Essex County?
Which Essex County towns have the most vacant homes with a deceased homeowner? Find out here.
This Halloween season, thousands of Essex County residents will flock to local haunted houses for a scary holiday thrill.
But how many of those thrill-seekers realize that there may be several real-life “haunted houses” located in their neighborhoods?
Recently, real estate information provider RealtyTrac released a report of “America’s Most Haunted,” which included data for vacant houses with a deceased homeowner.
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More than 22,000 single-family homes in America currently fit the above criteria, according to RealtyTrac.
With a tongue-in-cheek nod to the supernatural, here are the total numbers of homes in Essex County by zip code that may potentially be haunted in your neighborhood:
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- 07017 (East Orange) - 19
- 07018 (East Orange) - 4
- 07028 (Glen Ridge) - 2
- 07039 (Livingston) - 1
- 07040 (Maplewood) - 1
- 07050 (Maplewood) - 7
- 07052 (West Orange) - 2
- 07079 (South Orange) - 1
- 07103 (Newark) - 3
- 07104 (Newark) - 3
- 07106 (Newark) - 2
- 07108 (Newark) - 6
- 07109 (Belleville) -1
- 07010 (Nutley) - 1
- 07111 (Irvington) - 4
- 07112 (Newark) - 3
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