The New Jersey rental market
New Jersey tracks median rent across 180 cities, ranging from Millville at $1,562/mo to Margate City at $6,862/mo. The state average of $2,727/mo runs about 39% above the national median of $1,965/mo.
Across New Jersey cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +3.5% over the past year. 177 of 199 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 22 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Newark, Jersey City, Paterson.
199 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Margate City
Pop. 5,234
$6,862/mo
-72.3%
→2
Cresskill
Pop. 9,174
$6,663/mo
—
→3
Short Hills
Pop. 14,923
$6,365/mo
—
→4
Spring Lake
Pop. 2,779
$5,642/mo
-16.1%
→5
Belmar
Pop. 5,869
$5,165/mo
—
→6
Livingston
$4,354/mo
+9.0%
→7
Montvale
Pop. 8,901
$4,257/mo
—
→8
Edgewater
Pop. 14,759
$4,035/mo
+11.1%
→9
Hoboken
Pop. 58,668
$3,941/mo
+4.8%
→10
Oakhurst
Pop. 3,538
$3,850/mo
—
→11
Millburn
$3,809/mo
—
→12
Weehawken
$3,793/mo
+6.6%
→13
Fair Lawn
Pop. 35,610
$3,772/mo
—
→14
Manasquan
Pop. 5,922
$3,750/mo
—
→15
Fort Lee
Pop. 40,067
$3,565/mo
+18.7%
→16
Morris Plains
Pop. 6,315
$3,504/mo
-0.3%
→17
East Hanover Township
$3,487/mo
+21.1%
→18
Princeton
Pop. 30,756
$3,461/mo
+8.2%
→19
Cedar Knolls
Pop. 4,882
$3,449/mo
—
→20
Branchburg Township
$3,435/mo
—
→21
Madison
Pop. 16,447
$3,354/mo
+20.2%
→22
Berkeley Heights
$3,354/mo
—
→23
Lavallette
Pop. 1,865
$3,338/mo
—
→24
Morganville
Pop. 5,902
$3,336/mo
—
→25
Middletown
$3,325/mo
—
→26
Jackson
$3,306/mo
-3.0%
→27
Ocean
Pop. 11,261
$3,291/mo
—
→28
Chatham
Pop. 9,407
$3,272/mo
+13.6%
→29
Tinton Falls
Pop. 19,361
$3,251/mo
—
→30
Howell
$3,241/mo
+2.9%
→31
Mahwah Township
$3,216/mo
—
→32
Park Ridge
Pop. 9,406
$3,213/mo
—
→33
Jersey City
Pop. 294,078
$3,182/mo
+7.0%
→34
Westfield
Pop. 31,111
$3,159/mo
+23.7%
→35
Mc Guire AFB
Pop. 4,400
$3,156/mo
-0.6%
→36
South Orange
$3,138/mo
-2.0%
→37
Westwood
Pop. 11,283
$3,125/mo
—
→38
Old Bridge
Pop. 28,236
$3,100/mo
—
→39
Red Bank
Pop. 12,862
$3,095/mo
+9.7%
→40
Warren Township
$3,091/mo
—
→41
Monmouth Beach
Pop. 3,207
$3,042/mo
—
→42
Bridgewater Township
$3,027/mo
+11.3%
→43
Cranford
Pop. 1,937
$3,023/mo
+10.1%
→44
Montclair
$3,021/mo
+4.6%
→45
Hillsborough Township
$3,020/mo
—
→46
Summit
Pop. 22,705
$3,006/mo
+8.8%
→47
East Rutherford
Pop. 10,313
$3,002/mo
+7.4%
→48
Montville
$3,000/mo
—
→49
Bergenfield
Pop. 28,450
$2,987/mo
—
→50
Boonton
Pop. 8,854
$2,963/mo
—
→51
Pennington
Pop. 2,827
$2,947/mo
+7.6%
→52
Highlands
Pop. 4,518
$2,933/mo
—
→53
Monroe Township
$2,927/mo
—
→54
Parsippany
Pop. 21,345
$2,925/mo
+14.0%
→55
Englewood
Pop. 29,638
$2,917/mo
+6.0%
→56
Freehold
Pop. 12,507
$2,913/mo
+4.7%
→57
Bedminster
Pop. 1,670
$2,913/mo
-2.0%
→58
Iselin
Pop. 19,551
$2,905/mo
+17.9%
→59
Metuchen
Pop. 15,144
$2,894/mo
-2.4%
→60
Medford Township
$2,892/mo
—
→61
Edison
$2,889/mo
+8.0%
→62
Asbury Park
Pop. 15,295
$2,872/mo
+19.4%
→63
Pine Brook
Pop. 5,961
$2,871/mo
—
→64
Morristown
Pop. 20,453
$2,860/mo
-1.6%
→65
North Haledon
Pop. 8,778
$2,855/mo
—
→66
Parlin
$2,824/mo
+3.3%
→67
North Bergen Township
$2,822/mo
-0.7%
→68
South Amboy
Pop. 9,989
$2,811/mo
+17.7%
→69
South Plainfield
Pop. 24,473
$2,805/mo
—
→70
Toms River
Pop. 94,956
$2,797/mo
-2.9%
→71
Neptune Township
$2,769/mo
+1.3%
→72
Annandale
Pop. 1,568
$2,768/mo
—
→73
Secaucus
Pop. 21,778
$2,764/mo
+7.4%
→74
Little Falls
$2,764/mo
—
→75
Teaneck
$2,758/mo
-14.3%
→76
Long Branch
Pop. 32,530
$2,753/mo
+0.4%
→77
Palisades Park
Pop. 20,290
$2,743/mo
—
→78
New Brunswick
Pop. 56,345
$2,726/mo
+6.9%
→79
Somerset
Pop. 22,720
$2,720/mo
+5.6%
→80
Maplewood
$2,718/mo
—
→81
Willingboro Township
$2,711/mo
—
→82
Lyndhurst
$2,709/mo
-3.0%
→83
Manalapan Township
$2,697/mo
+7.0%
→84
Springfield
Pop. 1,304
$2,694/mo
—
→85
Lawrence Township
$2,691/mo
+2.8%
→86
Cliffside Park
Pop. 25,781
$2,689/mo
+2.9%
→87
Barnegat
Pop. 3,360
$2,688/mo
—
→88
Atlantic Highlands
Pop. 4,410
$2,686/mo
—
→89
Hawthorne
Pop. 19,628
$2,683/mo
+8.3%
→90
Franklin Park
Pop. 13,211
$2,673/mo
—
→91
North Brunswick
$2,670/mo
+6.1%
→92
Piscataway
$2,669/mo
+4.8%
→93
Clifton
Pop. 89,379
$2,668/mo
+11.3%
→94
Brick
$2,663/mo
-5.4%
→95
Rockaway
Pop. 6,613
$2,660/mo
—
→96
Mount Arlington
Pop. 5,935
$2,654/mo
—
→97
Forked River
Pop. 5,196
$2,650/mo
—
→98
West New York
Pop. 52,004
$2,635/mo
+7.5%
→99
Keansburg
Pop. 9,719
$2,633/mo
—
→100
Moorestown Township
$2,632/mo
—
→101
Hackensack
Pop. 46,057
$2,627/mo
+2.0%
→102
East Brunswick
$2,626/mo
+0.8%
→103
West Orange
$2,625/mo
-6.0%
→104
Woodbridge
Pop. 20,756
$2,618/mo
+3.7%
→105
Monmouth Junction
Pop. 9,141
$2,612/mo
+5.6%
→106
Glassboro
Pop. 23,717
$2,603/mo
-4.1%
→107
Flemington
Pop. 4,896
$2,590/mo
-0.8%
→108
Harrison
Pop. 20,369
$2,589/mo
+2.3%
→109
Browns Mills
Pop. 9,672
$2,588/mo
—
→110
Matawan
Pop. 9,710
$2,571/mo
+1.6%
→111
Roselle
Pop. 22,646
$2,565/mo
+8.8%
→112
Sewell
Pop. 2,982
$2,554/mo
—
→113
Raritan
Pop. 8,368
$2,553/mo
—
→114
Leonia
Pop. 9,336
$2,550/mo
—
→115
Hasbrouck Heights
Pop. 12,115
$2,549/mo
—
→116
East Windsor Township
$2,548/mo
—
→117
Union
Pop. 66,463
$2,518/mo
-0.4%
→118
Ridgefield
Pop. 11,498
$2,517/mo
—
→119
Rahway
Pop. 30,109
$2,506/mo
-0.7%
→120
Avenel
Pop. 17,121
$2,500/mo
—
→121
Elmwood Park
Pop. 21,412
$2,499/mo
+8.1%
→122
Ventnor City
Pop. 9,265
$2,499/mo
-55.7%
→123
Caldwell
Pop. 9,003
$2,499/mo
—
→124
Carteret
Pop. 25,496
$2,483/mo
+5.1%
→125
Somerville
Pop. 13,410
$2,480/mo
+17.5%
→126
Evesham Township
$2,476/mo
+4.3%
→127
Seaside Heights
Pop. 2,478
$2,469/mo
-20.4%
→128
Wayne
$2,461/mo
-2.5%
→129
Dunellen
Pop. 7,911
$2,455/mo
—
→130
Guttenberg
Pop. 11,754
$2,451/mo
+2.6%
→131
Bordentown Township
$2,448/mo
+23.3%
→132
Bloomfield
$2,441/mo
+10.8%
→133
Highland Park
Pop. 15,121
$2,440/mo
+2.8%
→134
Tuckerton
Pop. 3,654
$2,434/mo
—
→135
Garfield
Pop. 32,783
$2,423/mo
+7.0%
→136
Union City
Pop. 66,463
$2,421/mo
+0.9%
→137
Dover
Pop. 18,563
$2,396/mo
—
→138
Perth Amboy
Pop. 55,855
$2,394/mo
—
→139
Pennsauken
$2,369/mo
+25.3%
→140
Bayonne
Pop. 71,553
$2,353/mo
+2.7%
→141
Linden
Pop. 44,192
$2,343/mo
-5.9%
→142
Lodi
Pop. 26,082
$2,343/mo
+7.5%
→143
Fairview
Pop. 3,892
$2,333/mo
—
→144
Egg Harbor Township
$2,325/mo
—
→145
Budd Lake
Pop. 10,650
$2,324/mo
+25.8%
→146
Cherry Hill
$2,320/mo
+5.2%
→147
North Arlington
Pop. 16,461
$2,316/mo
—
→148
Kearny
Pop. 40,614
$2,301/mo
-0.3%
→149
Hackettstown
Pop. 10,140
$2,296/mo
—
→150
Westampton Township
$2,292/mo
—
→151
Mt Laurel Township
$2,290/mo
+2.9%
→152
Belleville
$2,277/mo
+3.5%
→153
Sicklerville
Pop. 44,998
$2,272/mo
+3.8%
→154
Elizabeth
Pop. 137,302
$2,255/mo
-2.0%
→155
Eatontown
Pop. 13,575
$2,217/mo
—
→156
Carlstadt
Pop. 6,378
$2,183/mo
—
→157
Nutley
$2,183/mo
—
→158
Plainfield
Pop. 55,236
$2,174/mo
—
→159
Haddonfield
Pop. 12,595
$2,142/mo
+29.7%
→160
Ewing
$2,142/mo
-12.7%
→161
Trenton
Pop. 90,338
$2,139/mo
-1.8%
→162
Newark
Pop. 310,178
$2,130/mo
-0.5%
→163
Burlington Township
$2,124/mo
—
→164
Bound Brook
Pop. 12,219
$2,118/mo
-2.2%
→165
North Plainfield
Pop. 22,809
$2,113/mo
—
→166
Ridgefield Park
Pop. 13,235
$2,109/mo
—
→167
Passaic
Pop. 70,002
$2,097/mo
-6.3%
→168
Plainsboro
$2,097/mo
-0.3%
→169
Woodbury
Pop. 10,042
$2,069/mo
—
→170
East Orange
Pop. 70,090
$2,068/mo
+0.9%
→171
Randolph
$2,049/mo
—
→172
Irvington
$2,038/mo
+6.1%
→173
Mt Holly Township
$2,024/mo
—
→174
Lakewood
Pop. 69,585
$2,021/mo
—
→175
Vineland
Pop. 61,006
$2,018/mo
—
→176
Phillipsburg
Pop. 15,299
$2,000/mo
+14.0%
→177
Lumberton Township
$1,974/mo
—
→178
Washington
Pop. 7,334
$1,954/mo
+19.8%
→179
Paterson
Pop. 158,735
$1,941/mo
-2.5%
→180
Pleasantville
Pop. 20,712
$1,917/mo
+8.2%
→181
Orange
$1,912/mo
+5.7%
→182
Wildwood
Pop. 5,130
$1,900/mo
—
→183
Blackwood
Pop. 4,443
$1,900/mo
+5.8%
→184
Voorhees Township
$1,882/mo
+4.4%
→185
Eastampton Township
$1,881/mo
—
→186
Gloucester City
Pop. 11,509
$1,852/mo
—
→187
Camden
Pop. 71,496
$1,811/mo
+6.0%
→188
Newton
Pop. 8,369
$1,811/mo
—
→189
Edgewater Park Township
$1,798/mo
—
→190
Salem
Pop. 5,322
$1,775/mo
—
→191
Atlantic City
Pop. 38,632
$1,765/mo
-9.6%
→192
Clementon
Pop. 5,410
$1,753/mo
—
→193
West Deptford Township
$1,742/mo
+2.2%
→194
Somerdale
Pop. 5,581
$1,736/mo
—
→195
Audubon
Pop. 8,730
$1,735/mo
—
→196
Maple Shade Township
$1,708/mo
—
→197
Bellmawr
Pop. 11,737
$1,662/mo
—
→198
Collingswood
Pop. 14,205
$1,601/mo
-1.7%
→199
Millville
Pop. 27,511
$1,562/mo
+0.4%
→New Jersey rent questions
What is the average rent in New Jersey?
The average median rent across 180 tracked cities in New Jersey is $2,727/mo, about 39% above the national median of $1,965/mo.
Which New Jersey city has the highest rent?
Margate City has the highest median rent in New Jersey at $6,862/mo.
Which New Jersey city has the most affordable rent?
Millville is the most affordable tracked city in New Jersey, with a median rent of $1,562/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in New Jersey?
Across New Jersey cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +3.5% over the past year.
How does New Jersey rent compare to the rest of the country?
177 of 199 tracked New Jersey cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,965/mo, and 22 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in New Jersey?
By population, the largest rental markets in New Jersey are Newark, Jersey City, Paterson. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
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