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Counties in New Jersey by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Somerset County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 21 counties in 2024, at $2,033. Salem County had the lowest, at $1,253. The median was $1,623 and the figure for New Jersey was $1,720. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,033Somerset County
Lowest1,253Salem County
Median1,62321 counties
New Jersey1,720History

All counties, 2024

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 2,033 USD2,033Bergen CountyBergen County: 1,914 USD1,914Morris CountyMorris County: 1,904 USD1,904Hudson CountyHudson County: 1,894 USD1,894Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 1,871 USD1,871Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 1,827 USD1,827Ocean CountyOcean County: 1,755 USD1,755Burlington CountyBurlington County: 1,745 USD1,745Union CountyUnion County: 1,730 USD1,730Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 1,687 USD1,687Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,623 USD1,623Passaic CountyPassaic County: 1,621 USD1,621Sussex CountySussex County: 1,585 USD1,585Essex CountyEssex County: 1,531 USD1,531Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 1,531 USD1,531Warren CountyWarren County: 1,409 USD1,409Camden CountyCamden County: 1,402 USD1,402Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 1,376 USD1,376Cape May CountyCape May County: 1,360 USD1,360Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1,282 USD1,282Salem CountySalem County: 1,253 USD1,253
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Somerset County2,033+5.8%
2Bergen County1,914+2.7%
3Morris County1,904+2.4%
4Hudson County1,894+4.6%
5Middlesex County1,871+3.4%
6Monmouth County1,827+3.2%
7Ocean County1,755+3.1%
8Burlington County1,745+4.6%
9Union County1,730+4%
10Hunterdon County1,687-1.2%
11Mercer County1,623+7.1%
12Passaic County1,621+4.4%
13Sussex County1,585+5.5%
14Essex County1,531+4.9%
14Gloucester County1,531+3.4%
16Warren County1,409+3%
17Camden County1,402+4.2%
18Atlantic County1,376+3.8%
19Cape May County1,360+1.1%
20Cumberland County1,282+2.2%
21Salem County1,253+5.7%

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Somerset County, with $2,033 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Salem County, with $1,253 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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