ZIP 08816
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 08816 usually run 0.6% below trend in February and 0.4% above it in November, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 08816 is 0.7% below its high of $2,769 in August 2026, at $2,751 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 08816 changed +1.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 149 New Jersey ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 08816 rose 40.9% while median household income rose 24.8% ($115,029 to $143,586). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 08816 is 42.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($143,586) is $3,590 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,310); a 4-bedroom is $3,660.
ZIP 08904, 5 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,447/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 08816. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 08816 (East Brunswick, NJ) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 58.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 08816 in East Brunswick, NJ has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 08816 in East Brunswick, NJ has climbed by $764 per month, settling near $2,751 after starting the period at $1,987. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $127,717 in 2021 to $143,586 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 26.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 20.3% of households rent today, against 17.9% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 08816 in East Brunswick, NJ market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 08816 covers East Brunswick, NJ. The median rent here is $2,751/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,200/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,760/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($143,586/yr), ZIP 08816 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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