The New Jersey rental market
New Jersey tracks median rent across 183 cities, ranging from Collingswood at $1,588/mo to Short Hills at $6,896/mo. The state average of $2,689/mo runs about 37% above the national median of $1,962/mo.
Across New Jersey cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +3.0% over the past year. 182 of 199 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 17 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Newark, Jersey City, Paterson.
199 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Short Hills
Pop. 14,923
$6,896/mo
—
→2
Cresskill
Pop. 9,174
$5,380/mo
—
→3
Spring Lake
Pop. 2,779
$5,292/mo
-25.2%
→4
Belmar
Pop. 5,869
$5,044/mo
—
→5
Millburn
$4,419/mo
—
→6
Livingston
$4,364/mo
+7.8%
→7
Montvale
Pop. 8,901
$4,257/mo
—
→8
Edgewater
Pop. 14,759
$3,962/mo
+8.9%
→9
Hoboken
Pop. 58,668
$3,961/mo
+4.8%
→10
Weehawken
$3,848/mo
+7.4%
→11
Morris Plains
Pop. 6,315
$3,541/mo
+0.4%
→12
Fort Lee
Pop. 40,067
$3,530/mo
+16.4%
→13
Cedar Knolls
Pop. 4,882
$3,491/mo
—
→14
Madison
Pop. 16,447
$3,485/mo
+24.2%
→15
Princeton
Pop. 30,756
$3,461/mo
+8.6%
→16
Manasquan
Pop. 5,922
$3,456/mo
—
→17
Branchburg Township
$3,435/mo
—
→18
Jackson
$3,411/mo
+0.2%
→19
Ocean
Pop. 11,261
$3,394/mo
—
→20
Fair Lawn
Pop. 35,610
$3,385/mo
—
→21
Morganville
Pop. 5,902
$3,383/mo
—
→22
Oakhurst
Pop. 3,538
$3,383/mo
+16.6%
→23
East Hanover Township
$3,366/mo
+4.4%
→24
Westfield
Pop. 31,111
$3,364/mo
+31.1%
→25
Chatham
Pop. 9,407
$3,362/mo
+16.1%
→26
Berkeley Heights
$3,357/mo
—
→27
Warren Township
$3,328/mo
—
→28
Middletown
$3,317/mo
—
→29
Tinton Falls
Pop. 19,361
$3,281/mo
—
→30
Howell
$3,241/mo
+2.9%
→31
Red Bank
Pop. 12,862
$3,232/mo
+14.2%
→32
Jersey City
Pop. 294,078
$3,208/mo
+7.7%
→33
Monmouth Beach
Pop. 3,207
$3,206/mo
—
→34
Mahwah Township
$3,200/mo
—
→35
North Haledon
Pop. 8,778
$3,164/mo
—
→36
Westwood
Pop. 11,283
$3,156/mo
—
→37
Mc Guire AFB
Pop. 4,400
$3,156/mo
-0.6%
→38
Park Ridge
Pop. 9,406
$3,139/mo
—
→39
Montville
$3,062/mo
—
→40
Pennington
Pop. 2,827
$3,053/mo
+10.6%
→41
Margate City
Pop. 5,234
$3,051/mo
-87.8%
→42
East Rutherford
Pop. 10,313
$3,040/mo
+10.0%
→43
Summit
Pop. 22,705
$3,025/mo
+9.4%
→44
Montclair
$2,997/mo
+2.6%
→45
Bridgewater Township
$2,994/mo
+8.2%
→46
Bergenfield
Pop. 28,450
$2,987/mo
—
→47
Rockaway
Pop. 6,613
$2,980/mo
—
→48
Toms River
Pop. 94,956
$2,978/mo
+2.6%
→49
South Orange
$2,977/mo
-7.2%
→50
Parlin
$2,956/mo
+8.1%
→51
Teaneck
$2,934/mo
-8.9%
→52
Boonton
Pop. 8,854
$2,933/mo
—
→53
Highlands
Pop. 4,518
$2,933/mo
—
→54
Morristown
Pop. 20,453
$2,927/mo
+1.2%
→55
Hillsborough Township
$2,925/mo
—
→56
Bedminster
Pop. 1,670
$2,922/mo
-2.0%
→57
Pine Brook
Pop. 5,961
$2,901/mo
—
→58
Caldwell
Pop. 9,003
$2,900/mo
—
→59
Cranford
Pop. 1,937
$2,899/mo
+4.5%
→60
North Bergen Township
$2,894/mo
+1.3%
→61
Freehold
Pop. 12,507
$2,882/mo
+2.6%
→62
West Orange
$2,877/mo
+2.9%
→63
Old Bridge
Pop. 28,236
$2,864/mo
—
→64
Secaucus
Pop. 21,778
$2,862/mo
+10.8%
→65
Atlantic Highlands
Pop. 4,410
$2,856/mo
—
→66
Asbury Park
Pop. 15,295
$2,841/mo
+17.0%
→67
Englewood
Pop. 29,638
$2,836/mo
+2.0%
→68
Edison
$2,832/mo
+5.9%
→69
Parsippany
Pop. 21,345
$2,825/mo
+11.2%
→70
Cliffside Park
Pop. 25,781
$2,815/mo
+7.6%
→71
Maplewood
$2,799/mo
—
→72
Willingboro Township
$2,794/mo
—
→73
South Amboy
Pop. 9,989
$2,770/mo
+15.6%
→74
Annandale
Pop. 1,568
$2,768/mo
—
→75
Long Branch
Pop. 32,530
$2,743/mo
+0.1%
→76
New Brunswick
Pop. 56,345
$2,735/mo
+7.0%
→77
Neptune Township
$2,728/mo
-0.2%
→78
Springfield
Pop. 1,304
$2,727/mo
—
→79
Metuchen
Pop. 15,144
$2,725/mo
-8.7%
→80
Iselin
Pop. 19,551
$2,721/mo
+10.7%
→81
Hackensack
Pop. 46,057
$2,720/mo
+5.2%
→82
Somerset
Pop. 22,720
$2,718/mo
+5.2%
→83
Monroe Township
$2,709/mo
—
→84
Carlstadt
Pop. 6,378
$2,700/mo
—
→85
Barnegat
Pop. 3,360
$2,688/mo
—
→86
South Plainfield
Pop. 24,473
$2,677/mo
—
→87
Palisades Park
Pop. 20,290
$2,675/mo
—
→88
Mount Arlington
Pop. 5,935
$2,671/mo
—
→89
Hawthorne
Pop. 19,628
$2,670/mo
+9.2%
→90
Clifton
Pop. 89,379
$2,657/mo
+11.5%
→91
Lawrence Township
$2,655/mo
+0.9%
→92
Little Falls
$2,654/mo
—
→93
Lyndhurst
$2,652/mo
-3.7%
→94
Forked River
Pop. 5,196
$2,650/mo
—
→95
East Brunswick
$2,644/mo
+1.4%
→96
Piscataway
$2,625/mo
+2.9%
→97
Harrison
Pop. 20,369
$2,624/mo
+3.4%
→98
Brick
$2,622/mo
-6.5%
→99
Sewell
Pop. 2,982
$2,614/mo
—
→100
Franklin Park
Pop. 13,211
$2,613/mo
—
→101
Union
Pop. 66,463
$2,609/mo
+2.1%
→102
North Brunswick
$2,608/mo
+3.5%
→103
Flemington
Pop. 4,896
$2,607/mo
+0.7%
→104
Matawan
Pop. 9,710
$2,606/mo
+1.6%
→105
Woodbridge
Pop. 20,756
$2,592/mo
+2.8%
→106
Browns Mills
Pop. 9,672
$2,588/mo
—
→107
Roselle
Pop. 22,646
$2,574/mo
+7.4%
→108
Keansburg
Pop. 9,719
$2,567/mo
—
→109
Elmwood Park
Pop. 21,412
$2,564/mo
+9.3%
→110
Leonia
Pop. 9,336
$2,550/mo
—
→111
Hasbrouck Heights
Pop. 12,115
$2,549/mo
—
→112
Ridgefield
Pop. 11,498
$2,543/mo
—
→113
West New York
Pop. 52,004
$2,537/mo
+2.8%
→114
Moorestown Township
$2,537/mo
—
→115
Wayne
$2,536/mo
+1.3%
→116
Monmouth Junction
Pop. 9,141
$2,528/mo
+3.3%
→117
Somerville
Pop. 13,410
$2,524/mo
+19.3%
→118
Evesham Township
$2,523/mo
+6.0%
→119
Glassboro
Pop. 23,717
$2,501/mo
-7.4%
→120
Raritan
Pop. 8,368
$2,500/mo
+3.5%
→121
Avenel
Pop. 17,121
$2,498/mo
—
→122
Ventnor City
Pop. 9,265
$2,496/mo
-57.0%
→123
Rahway
Pop. 30,109
$2,490/mo
-2.0%
→124
East Windsor Township
$2,486/mo
—
→125
Linden
Pop. 44,192
$2,481/mo
+0.1%
→126
Garfield
Pop. 32,783
$2,469/mo
+7.9%
→127
Manalapan Township
$2,465/mo
-1.9%
→128
Carteret
Pop. 25,496
$2,457/mo
+4.3%
→129
Tuckerton
Pop. 3,654
$2,451/mo
—
→130
Bordentown Township
$2,446/mo
+22.6%
→131
Medford Township
$2,441/mo
—
→132
Hackettstown
Pop. 10,140
$2,432/mo
—
→133
Guttenberg
Pop. 11,754
$2,425/mo
-1.7%
→134
Westampton Township
$2,423/mo
—
→135
Dunellen
Pop. 7,911
$2,418/mo
—
→136
Union City
Pop. 66,463
$2,411/mo
+0.4%
→137
Bloomfield
$2,397/mo
+9.1%
→138
Highland Park
Pop. 15,121
$2,393/mo
-0.5%
→139
Bayonne
Pop. 71,553
$2,387/mo
+3.4%
→140
Sicklerville
Pop. 44,998
$2,376/mo
+6.3%
→141
Seaside Heights
Pop. 2,478
$2,375/mo
-22.5%
→142
Perth Amboy
Pop. 55,855
$2,361/mo
—
→143
Lodi
Pop. 26,082
$2,349/mo
+6.9%
→144
Mt Laurel Township
$2,336/mo
+4.3%
→145
Dover
Pop. 18,563
$2,335/mo
—
→146
Pennsauken
$2,335/mo
+22.9%
→147
Belleville
$2,328/mo
+5.0%
→148
North Arlington
Pop. 16,461
$2,316/mo
—
→149
Cherry Hill
$2,292/mo
+3.4%
→150
Egg Harbor Township
$2,263/mo
—
→151
Elizabeth
Pop. 137,302
$2,261/mo
-1.1%
→152
Budd Lake
Pop. 10,650
$2,252/mo
+17.4%
→153
Fairview
Pop. 3,892
$2,250/mo
—
→154
Nutley
$2,217/mo
—
→155
Eatontown
Pop. 13,575
$2,199/mo
—
→156
Ewing
$2,180/mo
-11.9%
→157
Plainfield
Pop. 55,236
$2,170/mo
—
→158
Kearny
Pop. 40,614
$2,168/mo
-7.4%
→159
Ridgefield Park
Pop. 13,235
$2,161/mo
—
→160
Lakewood
Pop. 69,585
$2,137/mo
—
→161
Burlington Township
$2,135/mo
—
→162
Plainsboro
$2,131/mo
+1.2%
→163
Bound Brook
Pop. 12,219
$2,128/mo
-2.8%
→164
Newark
Pop. 310,178
$2,123/mo
-0.7%
→165
Haddonfield
Pop. 12,595
$2,122/mo
+27.3%
→166
North Plainfield
Pop. 22,809
$2,100/mo
—
→167
Passaic
Pop. 70,002
$2,077/mo
-7.2%
→168
Eastampton Township
$2,072/mo
—
→169
Trenton
Pop. 90,338
$2,045/mo
-6.8%
→170
Lumberton Township
$2,040/mo
—
→171
Randolph
$2,025/mo
-1.6%
→172
Woodbury
Pop. 10,042
$2,023/mo
—
→173
East Orange
Pop. 70,090
$2,008/mo
-2.3%
→174
Irvington
$2,002/mo
+4.4%
→175
Lavallette
Pop. 1,865
$2,000/mo
—
→176
Phillipsburg
Pop. 15,299
$1,997/mo
+12.4%
→177
Orange
$1,991/mo
+10.2%
→178
Newton
Pop. 8,369
$1,986/mo
—
→179
Blackwood
Pop. 4,443
$1,980/mo
+9.9%
→180
Vineland
Pop. 61,006
$1,974/mo
—
→181
Mt Holly Township
$1,972/mo
—
→182
Pleasantville
Pop. 20,712
$1,968/mo
+9.2%
→183
Washington
Pop. 7,334
$1,903/mo
+17.0%
→184
Wildwood
Pop. 5,130
$1,900/mo
—
→185
Voorhees Township
$1,890/mo
+4.3%
→186
Paterson
Pop. 158,735
$1,864/mo
-6.8%
→187
Clementon
Pop. 5,410
$1,849/mo
—
→188
Edgewater Park Township
$1,811/mo
+4.6%
→189
Atlantic City
Pop. 38,632
$1,789/mo
-9.6%
→190
Camden
Pop. 71,496
$1,786/mo
+2.5%
→191
Salem
Pop. 5,322
$1,775/mo
—
→192
Somerdale
Pop. 5,581
$1,738/mo
—
→193
Audubon
Pop. 8,730
$1,735/mo
—
→194
Maple Shade Township
$1,723/mo
—
→195
West Deptford Township
$1,721/mo
-0.2%
→196
Gloucester City
Pop. 11,509
$1,680/mo
—
→197
Bellmawr
Pop. 11,737
$1,674/mo
—
→198
Millville
Pop. 27,511
$1,652/mo
+5.3%
→199
Collingswood
Pop. 14,205
$1,588/mo
-2.8%
→New Jersey rent questions
What is the average rent in New Jersey?
The average median rent across 183 tracked cities in New Jersey is $2,689/mo, about 37% above the national median of $1,962/mo.
Which New Jersey city has the highest rent?
Short Hills has the highest median rent in New Jersey at $6,896/mo.
Which New Jersey city has the most affordable rent?
Collingswood is the most affordable tracked city in New Jersey, with a median rent of $1,588/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in New Jersey?
Across New Jersey cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +3.0% over the past year.
How does New Jersey rent compare to the rest of the country?
182 of 199 tracked New Jersey cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,962/mo, and 17 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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