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Counties in New Jersey by median gross rent (monthly)

Somerset County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 21 counties in 2021, at $1,722. Salem County had the lowest, at $1,064. The median was $1,387 and the figure for New Jersey was $1,436. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,722Somerset County
Lowest1,064Salem County
Median1,38721 counties
New Jersey1,436History

All counties, 2021

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 1,722 USD1,722Morris CountyMorris County: 1,713 USD1,713Bergen CountyBergen County: 1,637 USD1,637Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 1,612 USD1,612Hudson CountyHudson County: 1,552 USD1,552Ocean CountyOcean County: 1,538 USD1,538Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 1,523 USD1,523Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 1,492 USD1,492Burlington CountyBurlington County: 1,444 USD1,444Union CountyUnion County: 1,407 USD1,407Sussex CountySussex County: 1,387 USD1,387Passaic CountyPassaic County: 1,367 USD1,367Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,361 USD1,361Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 1,301 USD1,301Essex CountyEssex County: 1,279 USD1,279Cape May CountyCape May County: 1,197 USD1,197Warren CountyWarren County: 1,177 USD1,177Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 1,175 USD1,175Camden CountyCamden County: 1,169 USD1,169Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1,131 USD1,131Salem CountySalem County: 1,064 USD1,064
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Somerset County1,722
2Morris County1,713
3Bergen County1,637
4Middlesex County1,612
5Hudson County1,552
6Ocean County1,538
7Monmouth County1,523
8Hunterdon County1,492
9Burlington County1,444
10Union County1,407
11Sussex County1,387
12Passaic County1,367
13Mercer County1,361
14Gloucester County1,301
15Essex County1,279
16Cape May County1,197
17Warren County1,177
18Atlantic County1,175
19Camden County1,169
20Cumberland County1,131
21Salem County1,064

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. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Somerset County, with $1,722 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Salem County, with $1,064 in 2021.

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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