Most expensive cities for renters in New Jersey

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Data as of September 2026. Median rent from RentDataNow's monthly city data (Zillow's rent index where Zillow covers the city). Rank a year ago compares the same cities' rent 12 months earlier. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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62 cities

Rank	City	Median rent	1-yr change	5-yr change	Rent/income	Vs. a year ago
51	NewarkNJ Pop. 310KCompare →	$2,111/mo	+0.5%	+33.6%	48.7%	↓10 from #41
52	KearnyNJ Pop. 41KCompare →	$2,108/mo	+2.7%	+37.1%	32.0%	↓9 from #43
53	PassaicNJ Pop. 70KCompare →	$2,055/mo	-2.0%	--	44.5%	↓11 from #42
54	TrentonNJ Pop. 90KCompare →	$2,030/mo	+0.2%	+38.7%	46.4%	↓10 from #44
55	PleasantvilleNJ Pop. 21KCompare →	$2,001/mo	+13.3%	--	44.7%	↓5 from #50
56	East OrangeNJ Pop. 70KCompare →	$1,994/mo	-0.7%	+24.1%	39.3%	↓11 from #45
57	PhillipsburgNJ Pop. 15KCompare →	$1,988/mo	+2.9%	--	34.9%	↓11 from #46
58	PatersonNJ Pop. 159KCompare →	$1,889/mo	+1.4%	--	40.5%	↓11 from #47
59	Atlantic CityNJ Pop. 39KCompare →	$1,812/mo	+1.3%	--	53.0%	↓10 from #49
60	CamdenNJ Pop. 71KCompare →	$1,787/mo	-0.4%	--	52.9%	↓12 from #48
61	VinelandNJ Pop. 61KCompare →	$1,764/mo	0.0%	--	31.2%	--
62	MillvilleNJ Pop. 28KCompare →	$1,615/mo	+1.3%	--	27.6%	↓11 from #51