Rents are 3% below what Bayonne's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,342 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Bayonne usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.6% above it in June, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Bayonne is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Bayonne changed +3.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 121 New Jersey cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Bayonne rose 33.1% while median household income rose 31.2% ($63,947 to $83,887). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Bayonne is 40.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($83,887) is $2,097 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,070); a 3-bedroom is $2,570.
Irvington, 8 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,939/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bayonne. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Bayonne, NJ is majority renter-occupied, 39.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bayonne, NJ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Bayonne, NJ has climbed from $1,753 to $2,342, a 33.6% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $72,839 to $83,887 across the same window, up 15.2% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.4% since 2021, moving from about 70,553 residents to roughly 71,553. Renters now make up 63.8% of households, compared with 60.6% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Bayonne, NJ look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bayonne is $2,342/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,800/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,070/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,830/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,570/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($83,887/yr), Bayonne ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.2% over the past year.
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