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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 2023, at $1,921. Salem County had the lowest, at $1,185. The median was $1,553 and the figure for New Jersey was $1,653. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,921Somerset County
Lowest1,185Salem County
Median1,55321 counties
New Jersey1,653History

All counties, 2023

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 1,921 USD1,921Bergen CountyBergen County: 1,863 USD1,863Morris CountyMorris County: 1,860 USD1,860Hudson CountyHudson County: 1,811 USD1,811Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 1,810 USD1,810Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 1,771 USD1,771Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 1,707 USD1,707Ocean CountyOcean County: 1,702 USD1,702Burlington CountyBurlington County: 1,669 USD1,669Union CountyUnion County: 1,664 USD1,664Passaic CountyPassaic County: 1,553 USD1,553Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,515 USD1,515Sussex CountySussex County: 1,503 USD1,503Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 1,480 USD1,480Essex CountyEssex County: 1,459 USD1,459Warren CountyWarren County: 1,368 USD1,368Camden CountyCamden County: 1,346 USD1,346Cape May CountyCape May County: 1,345 USD1,345Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 1,325 USD1,325Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1,254 USD1,254Salem CountySalem County: 1,185 USD1,185
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Somerset County1,921+4.1%
2Bergen County1,863+4.5%
3Morris County1,860+2.5%
4Hudson County1,811+5.2%
5Middlesex County1,810+4.1%
6Monmouth County1,771+5.2%
7Hunterdon County1,707+4.9%
8Ocean County1,702+3.8%
9Burlington County1,669+6%
10Union County1,664+6%
11Passaic County1,553+4.6%
12Mercer County1,515+4.2%
13Sussex County1,503+0.1%
14Gloucester County1,480+3.1%
15Essex County1,459+3.9%
16Warren County1,368+5.9%
17Camden County1,346+6.5%
18Cape May County1,345+4.7%
19Atlantic County1,325+4.5%
20Cumberland County1,254+4.3%
21Salem County1,185+1.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Somerset County, with $1,921 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Salem County, with $1,185 in 2023.

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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