Rents are 6% above what Ventnor City's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $1,973 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
Rent in Ventnor City is 65% below its high of $5,643 in June 2025, at $1,973 as of September 2026.
Rent in Ventnor City changed +42.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 121 New Jersey cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent has risen 14 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,671) is $1,717 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,620); a 2-bedroom is $1,970.
Millville, 29 miles away, rents for 18% less ($1,615/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Ventnor City. 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
Ventnor City, NJ is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 40.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ventnor City, NJ has changed in 5 years
Rent in Ventnor City, NJ has climbed 122.9% since 2023, going from about $885 per month to roughly $1,973 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Ventnor City, NJ now reports about $68,671, up from $66,783 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 120.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 37.7% of households rent today, against 35.3% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 33.5% to 40.9%. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Ventnor City, NJ reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Ventnor City is $1,973/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,420/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,970/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,620/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,760/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($68,671/yr), Ventnor City ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 42.5% over the past year.
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