Rents are 13% below what Plainsboro'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 $2,165 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
January. Asking rents in Plainsboro usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.5% above it in August, about $61 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Plainsboro is 0% below its high of $2,165 in May 2025, at $2,165 as of September 2026.
Rent in Plainsboro changed +1.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 121 New Jersey cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
Morrisville, PA, 15 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,660/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Plainsboro. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Plainsboro, NJ has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Plainsboro, NJ stood at $1,648 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,165, reflecting a 31.4% increase over the period. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Plainsboro, NJ look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Plainsboro rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Plainsboro. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Plainsboro is $2,165/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,610/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,270/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,810/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,740/mo.
At 36% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Plainsboro ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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