U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
New Jersey counties: highest median gross rents | ACS 2024
Rank 21 New Jersey counties by available median gross rent estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.
Ranked observations
0 counties excluded for unavailable median gross rent; ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
| Rank | County | GEOID | Median gross rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset County, New Jersey | 34035 | $2,033 (±$52 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 2 | Bergen County, New Jersey | 34003 | $1,914 (±$21 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 3 | Morris County, New Jersey | 34027 | $1,904 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 4 | Hudson County, New Jersey | 34017 | $1,894 (±$17 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 5 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | 34023 | $1,871 (±$20 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 6 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | 34025 | $1,827 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 7 | Ocean County, New Jersey | 34029 | $1,755 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 8 | Burlington County, New Jersey | 34005 | $1,745 (±$30 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 9 | Union County, New Jersey | 34039 | $1,730 (±$23 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 10 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | 34019 | $1,687 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 11 | Mercer County, New Jersey | 34021 | $1,623 (±$34 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 12 | Passaic County, New Jersey | 34031 | $1,621 (±$17 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 13 | Sussex County, New Jersey | 34037 | $1,585 (±$67 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 14 | Essex County, New Jersey | 34013 | $1,531 (±$19 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 15 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | 34015 | $1,531 (±$56 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 16 | Warren County, New Jersey | 34041 | $1,409 (±$39 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 17 | Camden County, New Jersey | 34007 | $1,402 (±$20 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 18 | Atlantic County, New Jersey | 34001 | $1,376 (±$35 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 19 | Cape May County, New Jersey | 34009 | $1,360 (±$96 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 20 | Cumberland County, New Jersey | 34011 | $1,282 (±$38 ACS 90% MOE) |
| 21 | Salem County, New Jersey | 34033 | $1,253 (±$51 ACS 90% MOE) |
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated New Jersey bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. New Jersey county map and full table.