Rents are 9% below what Belleville'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 $2,317 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
December. Asking rents in Belleville usually run 1.3% below trend in December and 0.9% above it in September, about $51 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Belleville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Belleville changed +1.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 121 New Jersey cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
East Orange, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,994/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Belleville. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Belleville, NJ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Belleville, NJ has increased by $657 per month, settling near $2,317 after starting the period at $1,660. Taken together, the five-year picture in Belleville, NJ reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Belleville rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Belleville. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Belleville is $2,317/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,590/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,190/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,810/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,760/mo.
At 39% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Belleville ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.2% over the past year.
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