Painting in Jersey City: What It Costs Block by Block

Jersey City isn't one painting market — it's six, stacked on top of each other. A glass tower at Exchange Place, a brownstone on Barrow Street, and a pre-war walk-up off Kennedy Boulevard all price out differently, and the gap isn't small. Here's what painting actually costs in each corner of the city, what the buildings demand before a crew can start, and which colors hold up in each kind of light.