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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 2022, at $1,846. Salem County had the lowest, at $1,165. The median was $1,501 and the figure for New Jersey was $1,577. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,846Somerset County
Lowest1,165Salem County
Median1,50121 counties
New Jersey1,577History

All counties, 2022

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 1,846 USD1,846Morris CountyMorris County: 1,814 USD1,814Bergen CountyBergen County: 1,782 USD1,782Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 1,739 USD1,739Hudson CountyHudson County: 1,722 USD1,722Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 1,683 USD1,683Ocean CountyOcean County: 1,639 USD1,639Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 1,627 USD1,627Burlington CountyBurlington County: 1,575 USD1,575Union CountyUnion County: 1,570 USD1,570Sussex CountySussex County: 1,501 USD1,501Passaic CountyPassaic County: 1,484 USD1,484Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,454 USD1,454Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 1,435 USD1,435Essex CountyEssex County: 1,404 USD1,404Warren CountyWarren County: 1,292 USD1,292Cape May CountyCape May County: 1,285 USD1,285Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 1,268 USD1,268Camden CountyCamden County: 1,264 USD1,264Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1,202 USD1,202Salem CountySalem County: 1,165 USD1,165
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Somerset County1,846+7.2%
2Morris County1,814+5.9%
3Bergen County1,782+8.9%
4Middlesex County1,739+7.9%
5Hudson County1,722+11%
6Monmouth County1,683+10.5%
7Ocean County1,639+6.6%
8Hunterdon County1,627+9%
9Burlington County1,575+9.1%
10Union County1,570+11.6%
11Sussex County1,501+8.2%
12Passaic County1,484+8.6%
13Mercer County1,454+6.8%
14Gloucester County1,435+10.3%
15Essex County1,404+9.8%
16Warren County1,292+9.8%
17Cape May County1,285+7.4%
18Atlantic County1,268+7.9%
19Camden County1,264+8.1%
20Cumberland County1,202+6.3%
21Salem County1,165+9.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Somerset County, with $1,846 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Salem County, with $1,165 in 2022.

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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