TOMS RIVER, NJ – With news of the Amityville Horror movie set house going up for sale this week in Toms River, we began wondering if there were more iconic horror-themed houses in our area.
What we found was shocking. New Jersey actually has more ‘real’ haunted houses than any other state in the country.
According to a report by Home Advisor, you’re more likely to buy a home with suspected paranormal activity in New Jersey than anywhere else.
“Each state has its collection of urban legends, haunted houses, and other creepy attractions that are fun to indulge in and explore during the spooky season,” the Home Advisor report states. “Americans have always been fascinated by things that go bump in the night, especially when those things are right in their backyard. What if that backyard meant your yard? That’s right, depending on where you move, you might have a higher chance of winding up with a few new terrifying roommates of your own.”
In New Jersey, your chance of moving into a haunted house is 30.2%.
“In the northernmost part of the country, New York and New Jersey duke it out for the title of eeriest state on the East Coast,” the report continues. “No matter which side of the fence you’re on in the great bagel debate, you have over a 25% chance of winding up in a haunted house in either state. However, with more condo developments and fewer natural attractions like the Pinelands or Long Beach Island, New York’s real estate developers may in fact be driving the ancient ghosts out of their original homes.”
If you ain’t afraid of no ghost…or high taxes, New Jersey could be the state for you. If you don’t want to share your home with ghostly spirits, Idaho is the place for you with just a 3.5% haunted house rate.
“f you are superstitious, you might want to reconsider your move to one of these five U.S. states. New Jersey comes in first place as the most haunted state in America with just over a 30% probability of moving right into a haunting. This may not surprise some, considering New Jersey is also one of the smallest states on the east coast. It’s also a state rife with spooky attractions, like the empty and eerie Batsto Village, a 251-year-old ghost town abandoned when people discovered coal in the neighboring state of Pennsylvania,” the report states.
When it comes to just creepiness, Wyoming is actually the creepiest state, according to the report.
Read the full report here.