Rents are 3% below what Weehawken'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 $3,854 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 Weehawken usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $81 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Weehawken is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2018.
Rent in Weehawken changed +2.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 121 New Jersey cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent in Weehawken is 27.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
Union City, 1 mile away, rents for 39% less ($2,343/mo), about $18,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Weehawken. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Weehawken, NJ has changed in 5 years
Rent in Weehawken, NJ has increased 33.5% since 2021, going from about $2,887 per month to roughly $3,854 today. Taken together, the five-year picture in Weehawken, 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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Weehawken rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Weehawken. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Weehawken is $3,854/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,430/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,800/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,470/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,440/mo.
At 64% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Weehawken ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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