Rents are 8% below what Secaucus'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 $3,058 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 Secaucus usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1.1% above it in July, about $58 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Secaucus is 0.5% below its high of $3,073 in August 2026, at $3,058 as of September 2026.
Rent in Secaucus changed +3.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 121 New Jersey cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($139,821) is $3,496 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,940); a 3-bedroom is $3,610.
Union City, 2 miles away, rents for 23% less ($2,343/mo), about $8,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Secaucus. 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
Secaucus, NJ is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 63.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Secaucus, NJ has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Secaucus, NJ has climbed from $2,125 to $3,058, a 43.9% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Secaucus, NJ now reports about $139,821, up from $125,246 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2021, moving from about 21,439 residents to roughly 21,778. Renters now make up 49.4% of households, compared with 44.1% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 63.1% of adults here, versus 59.3% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Secaucus, NJ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Secaucus is $3,058/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,560/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,940/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,590/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,610/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($139,821/yr), Secaucus ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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