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Cities in New Jersey by median gross rent (monthly)

Franklin Lakes, NJ had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 117 cities in 2023, at $3,334. Woodbury, NJ had the lowest, at $957. The median was $1,748 and the figure for New Jersey was $1,653. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,334Franklin Lakes, NJ
Lowest957Woodbury, NJ
Median1,748117 cities
New Jersey1,653History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Franklin Lakes, NJ: 3,334 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ3,334Waldwick, NJ: 3,189 USDWaldwick, NJ3,189Tenafly, NJ: 3,143 USDTenafly, NJ3,143Florham Park, NJ: 3,009 USDFlorham Park, NJ3,009Paramus, NJ: 2,845 USDParamus, NJ2,845Hoboken, NJ: 2,819 USDHoboken, NJ2,819Edgewater, NJ: 2,645 USDEdgewater, NJ2,645Princeton, NJ: 2,448 USDPrinceton, NJ2,448Westwood, NJ: 2,351 USDWestwood, NJ2,351Ridgewood, NJ: 2,340 USDRidgewood, NJ2,340Summit, NJ: 2,308 USDSummit, NJ2,308Kinnelon, NJ: 2,307 USDKinnelon, NJ2,307Fort Lee, NJ: 2,255 USDFort Lee, NJ2,255Chatham, NJ: 2,251 USDChatham, NJ2,251Madison, NJ: 2,248 USDMadison, NJ2,248Montvale, NJ: 2,241 USDMontvale, NJ2,241Beachwood, NJ: 2,236 USDBeachwood, NJ2,236Westfield, NJ: 2,211 USDWestfield, NJ2,211Secaucus, NJ: 2,197 USDSecaucus, NJ2,197Morristown, NJ: 2,171 USDMorristown, NJ2,171Tinton Falls, NJ: 2,103 USDTinton Falls, NJ2,103Harrison, NJ: 2,073 USDHarrison, NJ2,073Elmwood Park, NJ: 2,025 USDElmwood Park, NJ2,025Metuchen, NJ: 2,019 USDMetuchen, NJ2,019Carteret, NJ: 2,012 USDCarteret, NJ2,012Ramsey, NJ: 2,009 USDRamsey, NJ2,009Red Bank, NJ: 1,985 USDRed Bank, NJ1,985Palisades Park, NJ: 1,976 USDPalisades Park, NJ1,976Point Pleasant, NJ: 1,969 USDPoint Pleasant, NJ1,969Glen Rock, NJ: 1,938 USDGlen Rock, NJ1,938Ridgefield, NJ: 1,935 USDRidgefield, NJ1,935Ringwood, NJ: 1,934 USDRingwood, NJ1,934Maywood, NJ: 1,932 USDMaywood, NJ1,932South Plainfield, NJ: 1,928 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ1,928Englewood, NJ: 1,925 USDEnglewood, NJ1,925Fair Lawn, NJ: 1,908 USDFair Lawn, NJ1,908New Providence, NJ: 1,906 USDNew Providence, NJ1,906Jersey City, NJ: 1,902 USDJersey City, NJ1,902Wood-Ridge, NJ: 1,886 USDWood-Ridge, NJ1,886Wanaque, NJ: 1,885 USDWanaque, NJ1,885Franklin Lakes, NJ: 3,334 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ3,334Waldwick, NJ: 3,189 USDWaldwick, NJ3,189Tenafly, NJ: 3,143 USDTenafly, NJ3,143Florham Park, NJ: 3,009 USDFlorham Park, NJ3,009Paramus, NJ: 2,845 USDParamus, NJ2,845Hoboken, NJ: 2,819 USDHoboken, NJ2,819Edgewater, NJ: 2,645 USDEdgewater, NJ2,645Princeton, NJ: 2,448 USDPrinceton, NJ2,448Westwood, NJ: 2,351 USDWestwood, NJ2,351Ridgewood, NJ: 2,340 USDRidgewood, NJ2,340Summit, NJ: 2,308 USDSummit, NJ2,308Kinnelon, NJ: 2,307 USDKinnelon, NJ2,307Fort Lee, NJ: 2,255 USDFort Lee, NJ2,255Chatham, NJ: 2,251 USDChatham, NJ2,251Madison, NJ: 2,248 USDMadison, NJ2,248Montvale, NJ: 2,241 USDMontvale, NJ2,241Beachwood, NJ: 2,236 USDBeachwood, NJ2,236Westfield, NJ: 2,211 USDWestfield, NJ2,211Secaucus, NJ: 2,197 USDSecaucus, NJ2,197Morristown, NJ: 2,171 USDMorristown, NJ2,171Tinton Falls, NJ: 2,103 USDTinton Falls, NJ2,103Harrison, NJ: 2,073 USDHarrison, NJ2,073Elmwood Park, NJ: 2,025 USDElmwood Park, NJ2,025Metuchen, NJ: 2,019 USDMetuchen, NJ2,019Carteret, NJ: 2,012 USDCarteret, NJ2,012Ramsey, NJ: 2,009 USDRamsey, NJ2,009Red Bank, NJ: 1,985 USDRed Bank, NJ1,985Palisades Park, NJ: 1,976 USDPalisades Park, NJ1,976Point Pleasant, NJ: 1,969 USDPoint Pleasant, NJ1,969Glen Rock, NJ: 1,938 USDGlen Rock, NJ1,938Ridgefield, NJ: 1,935 USDRidgefield, NJ1,935Ringwood, NJ: 1,934 USDRingwood, NJ1,934Maywood, NJ: 1,932 USDMaywood, NJ1,932South Plainfield, NJ: 1,928 USDSouth Plainfield, NJ1,928Englewood, NJ: 1,925 USDEnglewood, NJ1,925Fair Lawn, NJ: 1,908 USDFair Lawn, NJ1,908New Providence, NJ: 1,906 USDNew Providence, NJ1,906Jersey City, NJ: 1,902 USDJersey City, NJ1,902Wood-Ridge, NJ: 1,886 USDWood-Ridge, NJ1,886Wanaque, NJ: 1,885 USDWanaque, NJ1,885
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Franklin Lakes, NJ3,334+9.2%
2Waldwick, NJ3,189+62.4%
3Tenafly, NJ3,143+2.9%
4Florham Park, NJ3,009+4.1%
5Paramus, NJ2,845+7.4%
6Hoboken, NJ2,819+6.5%
7Edgewater, NJ2,645+2.5%
8Princeton, NJ2,448+5.5%
9Westwood, NJ2,351+8.5%
10Ridgewood, NJ2,340-0.4%
11Summit, NJ2,308+3.9%
12Kinnelon, NJ2,307+0.8%
13Fort Lee, NJ2,255+4.4%
14Chatham, NJ2,251+2.3%
15Madison, NJ2,248+3.7%
16Montvale, NJ2,241+10%
17Beachwood, NJ2,236+8.2%
18Westfield, NJ2,211+1.5%
19Secaucus, NJ2,197+2%
20Morristown, NJ2,171+1.1%
21Tinton Falls, NJ2,103-1.4%
22Harrison, NJ2,073+4.3%
23Elmwood Park, NJ2,025+2.3%
24Metuchen, NJ2,019+4.4%
25Carteret, NJ2,012+9.8%
26Ramsey, NJ2,009-5.9%
27Red Bank, NJ1,985+5.2%
28Palisades Park, NJ1,976+4.2%
29Point Pleasant, NJ1,969+2.6%
30Glen Rock, NJ1,938+1.5%
31Ridgefield, NJ1,935+8.6%
32Ringwood, NJ1,934-11.2%
33Maywood, NJ1,932+2.8%
34South Plainfield, NJ1,928+2.5%
35Englewood, NJ1,925+11.3%
36Fair Lawn, NJ1,908+3.9%
37New Providence, NJ1,906+0.5%
38Jersey City, NJ1,902+5.7%
39Wood-Ridge, NJ1,886+6.9%
40Wanaque, NJ1,885+2.3%
41Highland Park, NJ1,881+7.2%
42East Rutherford, NJ1,867+9.1%
43Rutherford, NJ1,859+9.4%
44Bound Brook, NJ1,842+6.7%
45Manville, NJ1,837+9.8%
46Hawthorne, NJ1,828+4.7%
47Lincoln Park, NJ1,824+10.2%
48Pompton Lakes, NJ1,822+6.2%
49Freehold, NJ1,818+8.3%
50River Edge, NJ1,811+1.2%
51Little Ferry, NJ1,798+5.5%
52Hackensack, NJ1,794+2.5%
53New Brunswick, NJ1,790+2.1%
54Cliffside Park, NJ1,783+2.3%
54Haddonfield, NJ1,783+4.2%
56Dumont, NJ1,778+4%
57Woodland Park, NJ1,773+3.7%
58Rahway, NJ1,764+7.2%
59Somerville, NJ1,748+5.2%
60Bergenfield, NJ1,744+5.6%
60Long Branch, NJ1,744+6%
62Dover, NJ1,743+2.7%
63New Milford, NJ1,722+3.2%
64Hillsdale, NJ1,720-2%
65North Arlington, NJ1,706+3%
66Totowa, NJ1,703+5.1%
67Asbury Park, NJ1,679+8%
68Linden, NJ1,677+5%
69Lodi, NJ1,675+4.9%
70Plainfield, NJ1,673+7.3%
71Ocean City, NJ1,670+18.9%
72Guttenberg, NJ1,661-2.2%
73Clifton, NJ1,658+1.5%
74North Plainfield, NJ1,651+11.2%
75Kearny, NJ1,649+5.9%
76South Amboy, NJ1,644-0.8%
77Sayreville, NJ1,641+8.7%
78Ridgefield Park, NJ1,633+2.2%
79Perth Amboy, NJ1,629+4.3%
80Garfield, NJ1,612+8.1%
81West New York, NJ1,607+2.3%
82Hasbrouck Heights, NJ1,605+1.1%
83Eatontown, NJ1,599+7.2%
83South River, NJ1,599-1%
85Burlington, NJ1,598+15.6%
86Fairview, NJ1,597+5.3%
87Bayonne, NJ1,593+8.1%
88Roselle Park, NJ1,585+8.9%
89Wallington, NJ1,568+7.8%
90Hopatcong, NJ1,563-7.1%
91Glassboro, NJ1,561+6.3%
92Roselle, NJ1,499+9.7%
93Middlesex, NJ1,493+1.5%
94Gloucester City, NJ1,489+6.4%
94Union City, NJ1,489+5.2%
96Elizabeth, NJ1,463+5.3%
97Oakland, NJ1,462-3.8%
98Paterson, NJ1,457+4.7%
99Collingswood, NJ1,420+13.9%
100Hackettstown, NJ1,419+4.2%
101Passaic, NJ1,392+3.8%
102Hammonton, NJ1,375+1%
103East Orange, NJ1,372+3.1%
104Bridgeton, NJ1,367+9.7%
105Newark, NJ1,330+4.5%
106Pleasantville, NJ1,328+9.4%
107Somers Point, NJ1,308+5.5%
108Lindenwold, NJ1,265+7.3%
109Trenton, NJ1,224+4%
110Millville, NJ1,207+1.7%
110Vineland, NJ1,207+2.5%
112Pine Hill, NJ1,174+0.1%
113Camden, NJ1,157+6%
114Bellmawr, NJ1,141+5.6%
115Phillipsburg, NJ1,118-0.2%
116Atlantic City, NJ1,084+2.6%
117Woodbury, NJ957+1.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by median gross rent (monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by median gross rent (monthly), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Franklin Lakes, NJ, with $3,334 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Woodbury, NJ, with $957 in 2023.

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