I’m shocked at what my childhood home is worth now

I was feeling sad and nostalgic, I guess. For whatever reason I looked up my childhood home on the real estate site Zillow.com.

I knew from years ago there were some pictures of the inside even though it was off market. Much like Springsteen’s habit of driving past his old homes I suppose this was the internet version of that.

The pics were there. But the estimated value of the home is what shocked me.

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First, what the heck, you want to see where I mostly grew up? I say mostly because this is where I lived from 3 until 10. My family didn’t own it. They rented. I grew up more on the poor side. When we moved it was because the owner of the home died and his sister who inherited the property wanted it sold, which my family couldn’t afford. The sale price back then was $34,000.

Keep that figure in mind.

OK, so this was my home.

That’s the Rahway Intermediate School looming large right behind it. We just called it junior high then.

This was almost the entire first floor. The only thing you’re not seeing yet is the kitchen. The house is only 1,204 square feet.

Then the kitchen. Back by where that fridge is now was our landline wall phone. Cell phones weren’t around yet.

My old bedroom. Did I mention this place had no central air? At least there was a window unit AC whenever this pic was taken, so apparently it remained the case. We didn’t even have those. Just one window fan in the whole place and my dad’s room got that.

But it was home. You don’t miss what you never had.

Now, with today’s real estate market, this little place in Rahway, New Jersey according to Zillow.com is estimated to be worth $419,200. No wonder young people are finding it impossible to live here.

I just find it shocking where the markets have gone and all the changes that have taken place. Or is it that I’m shocked at all the changes that have taken place with me?

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