Rent Trends / NJ
Rent Trends in New Jersey: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 238 cities in New Jersey. The average across tracked cities is $2,707/month in 2026, up from $1,591 in 2015 (+70.1%). That sits $745 above (+38.0% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
Avg tracked city · 2026
$2,707
Change since 2015
+70.1%
2025 → 2026
+7.9%
Vs U.S. typical
+38.0%
What the New Jersey rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in New Jersey from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside New Jersey and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in New Jersey has risen from about $2,265 to $2,707 (+19.5%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +7.9% ($2,508 → $2,707).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Newark (+97.1%, $1,077 → $2,123). 7 of 238 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in New Jersey
Lowest 2026 rents
- Bridgeton — $1,475
- Paulsboro — $1,550
- Collingswood — $1,588
- Millville — $1,652
- Bellmawr — $1,674
Highest 2026 rents
- Short Hills — $6,896
- Cresskill — $5,380
- Paramus — $5,300
- Spring Lake — $5,292
- Belmar — $5,044
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All New Jersey cities — yearly rent table
238 of 238 cities
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | $1,077 | $1,137 | $1,197 | $1,274 | $1,356 | $1,441 | $1,512 | $1,653 | $1,838 | $1,964 | $2,089 | $2,123 | +97.1% | |
| Jersey City | $1,910 | $2,006 | $2,142 | $2,211 | $2,275 | $2,344 | $2,191 | $2,494 | $2,772 | $2,908 | $3,014 | $3,208 | +68.0% | |
| Trenton | $1,087 | $1,117 | $1,162 | $1,205 | $1,222 | $1,284 | $1,380 | $1,543 | $1,694 | $1,852 | $1,972 | $2,045 | +88.1% | |
| Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,609 | $1,775 | $1,793 | $1,864 | +15.8% | |
| Elizabeth | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,649 | $1,802 | $1,990 | $2,113 | $2,229 | $2,261 | +37.1% | |
| Lakewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,137 | +0.0% | |
| Toms River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,399 | $2,538 | $2,697 | $2,878 | $2,978 | +24.1% | |
| Edison | — | — | $1,876 | $1,921 | $1,936 | $1,985 | $2,041 | $2,175 | $2,431 | $2,667 | $2,767 | $2,832 | +51.0% | |
| Clifton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,204 | $2,368 | $2,507 | $2,657 | +20.6% | |
| Cherry Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,676 | $2,040 | $2,186 | $2,190 | $2,205 | $2,292 | +36.8% | |
| Brick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,103 | $2,246 | $2,386 | $2,622 | +24.7% | |
| Camden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,446 | $1,563 | $1,661 | $1,786 | +23.5% | |
| Passaic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,971 | $2,056 | $2,077 | +5.4% | |
| East Orange | — | — | $1,189 | $1,265 | $1,348 | $1,372 | $1,473 | $1,616 | $1,774 | $1,843 | $1,934 | $2,008 | +68.9% | |
| Union City | $1,452 | $1,586 | $1,655 | $1,692 | $1,736 | $1,805 | $1,800 | $1,917 | $2,051 | $2,224 | $2,312 | $2,411 | +66.0% | |
| Vineland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,974 | +0.0% | |
| North Bergen Township | — | — | — | $1,932 | $2,005 | $2,078 | $2,072 | $2,214 | $2,466 | $2,674 | $2,711 | $2,894 | +49.8% | |
| Piscataway | — | — | — | — | — | $1,806 | $1,857 | $2,122 | $2,264 | $2,389 | $2,484 | $2,625 | +45.3% | |
| Irvington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,511 | $1,639 | $1,796 | $1,929 | $2,002 | +32.5% | |
| Union | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,923 | $2,244 | $2,257 | $2,519 | $2,609 | +35.7% | |
| Hoboken | $2,643 | $2,767 | $2,737 | $2,777 | $2,828 | $2,901 | $2,696 | $3,081 | $3,415 | $3,510 | $3,665 | $3,961 | +49.9% | |
| Bayonne | $1,342 | $1,407 | $1,490 | $1,544 | $1,624 | $1,691 | $1,766 | $1,875 | $2,038 | $2,161 | $2,295 | $2,387 | +77.9% | |
| Freehold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,514 | $2,631 | $2,794 | $2,882 | +14.6% | |
| Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,249 | $3,411 | +5.0% | |
| Princeton | — | $2,405 | $2,416 | $2,432 | $2,486 | $2,589 | $2,661 | $2,894 | $3,141 | $3,199 | $3,305 | $3,461 | +43.9% | |
| Somerset | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,219 | $2,421 | $2,506 | $2,572 | $2,718 | +22.5% | |
| New Brunswick | — | — | — | — | $1,906 | $1,952 | $1,895 | $2,275 | $2,416 | $2,492 | $2,613 | $2,735 | +43.5% | |
| Wayne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,201 | $2,375 | $2,536 | +15.2% | |
| Perth Amboy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,361 | +0.0% | |
| Plainfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,170 | +0.0% | |
| West New York | $1,627 | $1,704 | $1,775 | $1,844 | $1,942 | $2,026 | $1,949 | $2,061 | $2,247 | $2,357 | $2,371 | $2,537 | +55.9% | |
| Bloomfield | — | — | — | — | $1,582 | $1,689 | $1,794 | $1,936 | $2,068 | $2,207 | $2,316 | $2,397 | +51.5% | |
| Sicklerville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,113 | $2,264 | $2,376 | +12.4% | |
| East Brunswick | — | — | — | $1,727 | $1,742 | $1,815 | $1,850 | $2,059 | $2,305 | $2,420 | $2,487 | $2,644 | +53.1% | |
| Bridgeton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,475 | +0.0% | |
| West Orange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,441 | $2,700 | $2,782 | $2,877 | +17.9% | |
| Monroe Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,709 | +0.0% | |
| Evesham Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,126 | $2,229 | $2,321 | $2,394 | $2,523 | +18.7% | |
| Morristown | — | — | $2,122 | $2,155 | $2,271 | $2,238 | $2,189 | $2,410 | $2,702 | $2,709 | $2,806 | $2,927 | +37.9% | |
| Hackensack | — | — | $1,781 | $1,919 | $1,987 | $2,059 | $2,149 | $2,225 | $2,433 | $2,537 | $2,588 | $2,720 | +52.7% | |
| Egg Harbor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,263 | +0.0% | |
| Bridgewater Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,816 | $2,994 | +6.3% | |
| Mt Laurel Township | — | — | $1,444 | $1,483 | $1,508 | $1,568 | $1,668 | $1,914 | $1,983 | $2,109 | $2,219 | $2,336 | +61.8% | |
| Linden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,197 | $2,285 | $2,394 | $2,481 | +12.9% | |
| Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,614 | +0.0% | |
| North Brunswick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,057 | $2,284 | $2,391 | $2,501 | $2,608 | +26.8% | |
| Kearny | — | — | — | — | — | $1,489 | $1,488 | $1,642 | $1,766 | $1,929 | $2,066 | $2,168 | +45.6% | |
| Teaneck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,934 | +0.0% | |
| Montclair | — | — | $1,876 | $1,952 | $1,972 | $2,100 | $2,130 | $2,315 | $2,650 | $2,751 | $2,822 | $2,997 | +59.8% | |
| Manalapan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,245 | $2,465 | +9.8% | |
| Old Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,864 | +0.0% | |
| Fort Lee | — | $2,239 | $2,306 | $2,385 | $2,495 | $2,493 | $2,506 | $2,713 | $2,890 | $3,128 | $3,124 | $3,530 | +57.7% | |
| Belleville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,824 | $1,972 | $2,136 | $2,167 | $2,328 | +27.6% | |
| Atlantic City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,511 | $1,656 | $1,789 | +18.4% | |
| Blackwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,980 | +0.0% | |
| Fair Lawn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,385 | +0.0% | |
| Neptune Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,304 | $2,349 | $2,565 | $2,566 | $2,728 | +18.4% | |
| Millville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,558 | $1,652 | +6.0% | |
| Burlington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,135 | +0.0% | |
| Orange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,783 | $1,893 | $1,964 | $1,991 | +11.7% | |
| Matawan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,252 | $2,375 | $2,498 | $2,606 | +15.7% | |
| Garfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,870 | $1,990 | $2,127 | $2,469 | +32.0% | |
| Willingboro Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,794 | +0.0% | |
| Lawrence Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,129 | $2,379 | $2,460 | $2,486 | $2,655 | +24.7% | |
| Livingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,020 | $4,099 | $4,364 | +8.6% | |
| Flemington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,613 | $2,607 | -0.2% | |
| Voorhees Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,800 | $1,890 | +5.0% | |
| Westfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,164 | $3,364 | +6.3% | |
| Phillipsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,740 | $1,749 | $1,841 | $1,997 | +14.8% | |
| Nutley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,217 | +0.0% | |
| Hackettstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,432 | +0.0% | |
| Parsippany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,223 | $2,419 | $2,614 | $2,665 | $2,825 | +27.1% | |
| Long Branch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,078 | $2,279 | $2,343 | $2,586 | $2,743 | +32.0% | |
| East Windsor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,486 | +0.0% | |
| Rahway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,146 | $2,302 | $2,428 | $2,490 | +16.0% | |
| Englewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,448 | $2,541 | $2,654 | $2,836 | +15.8% | |
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,317 | +0.0% | |
| Mays Landing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,456 | +0.0% | |
| Galloway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,282 | +0.0% | |
| Woodbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,023 | +0.0% | |
| Ewing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,841 | $1,985 | $2,065 | $2,180 | +18.4% | |
| West Windsor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,898 | +0.0% | |
| Paramus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5,300 | +0.0% | |
| Basking Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,640 | +0.0% | |
| Newton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,986 | +0.0% | |
| Randolph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,025 | +0.0% | |
| Ridgewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,019 | +0.0% | |
| Mahwah Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,200 | +0.0% | |
| Lodi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,931 | $2,082 | $2,212 | $2,349 | +21.6% | |
| West Milford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,638 | +0.0% | |
| Cliffside Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,356 | $2,500 | $2,658 | $2,815 | +19.5% | |
| Dover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,335 | +0.0% | |
| Carteret | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,388 | $2,333 | $2,457 | +2.9% | |
| Maplewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,799 | +0.0% | |
| South Plainfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,677 | +0.0% | |
| Manahawkin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,600 | +0.0% | |
| Medford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,441 | +0.0% | |
| Red Bank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,626 | $2,779 | $2,929 | $3,232 | +23.1% | |
| Cranford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,795 | $2,899 | +3.7% | |
| Parlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,813 | $2,956 | +5.1% | |
| Lyndhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,868 | $2,652 | -7.5% | |
| Roselle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,244 | $2,347 | $2,435 | $2,574 | +14.7% | |
| Summit | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,245 | $2,341 | $2,609 | $2,766 | $2,867 | $3,025 | +34.7% | |
| North Plainfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,100 | +0.0% | |
| West Deptford Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,721 | +0.0% | |
| Hillside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,400 | +0.0% | |
| Glassboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,273 | $2,382 | $2,501 | +10.0% | |
| South Amboy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,325 | $2,456 | $2,640 | $2,770 | +19.1% | |
| Swedesboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,419 | +0.0% | |
| Secaucus | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,937 | $2,279 | $2,468 | $2,563 | $2,645 | $2,862 | +47.8% | |
| Moorestown Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,537 | +0.0% | |
| Morris Plains | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,054 | $3,164 | $3,233 | $3,541 | +15.9% | |
| Pleasantville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,968 | +0.0% | |
| Elmwood Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,564 | +0.0% | |
| Rockaway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,980 | +0.0% | |
| Bayville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,850 | +0.0% | |
| Palisades Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,675 | +0.0% | |
| Plainsboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,564 | $1,889 | $1,979 | $2,046 | $2,062 | $2,131 | +36.3% | |
| Hazlet Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,977 | +0.0% | |
| Morganville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,383 | +0.0% | |
| Maple Shade Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,702 | $1,723 | +1.2% | |
| Monmouth Junction | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,528 | +0.0% | |
| Sayreville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,771 | +0.0% | |
| Hawthorne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,670 | +0.0% | |
| Ocean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,394 | +0.0% | |
| Woodbridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,321 | $2,372 | $2,461 | $2,592 | +11.7% | |
| South Orange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,608 | $2,737 | $2,743 | $2,977 | +14.1% | |
| Tinton Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,281 | +0.0% | |
| Point Pleasant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,847 | +0.0% | |
| Chatham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,059 | $3,174 | $3,362 | +9.9% | |
| Harrison | — | — | — | — | $2,010 | $2,085 | $2,015 | $2,142 | $2,422 | $2,469 | $2,521 | $2,624 | +30.5% | |
| Rutherford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,506 | +0.0% | |
| Pennsauken | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,193 | $2,335 | +6.5% | |
| Iselin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,439 | $2,586 | $2,721 | +11.6% | |
| Dumont | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,875 | +0.0% | |
| Avenel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,498 | +0.0% | |
| Holmdel Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,867 | +0.0% | |
| Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,086 | $3,163 | $3,485 | +12.9% | |
| Metuchen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,486 | $2,725 | +9.6% | |
| Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,727 | +0.0% | |
| Weehawken | — | — | — | $2,696 | $2,805 | $3,057 | $2,738 | $3,086 | $3,318 | $3,514 | $3,513 | $3,848 | +42.7% | |
| Highland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,218 | $2,393 | +7.9% | |
| Warren Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,328 | +0.0% | |
| Clementon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,849 | +0.0% | |
| Bordentown Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,332 | $2,446 | +4.9% | |
| Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,630 | +0.0% | |
| Budd Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,015 | $2,252 | +11.8% | |
| Tenafly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,971 | +0.0% | |
| Asbury Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,353 | $2,482 | $2,534 | $2,841 | +20.7% | |
| Haddonfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,482 | $1,764 | $1,839 | $1,958 | $2,122 | +43.2% | |
| Ramsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,100 | +0.0% | |
| Fairview | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,250 | +0.0% | |
| Middlesex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,699 | +0.0% | |
| Saddle Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,065 | +0.0% | |
| Verona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,213 | +0.0% | |
| Short Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6,896 | +0.0% | |
| Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,903 | +0.0% | |
| Collingswood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,326 | $1,456 | $1,538 | $1,588 | +19.8% | |
| Edgewater | — | — | — | $2,646 | $2,761 | $2,876 | $2,865 | $3,117 | $3,437 | $3,705 | $3,754 | $3,962 | +49.7% | |
| Roselle Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,213 | +0.0% | |
| New Providence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,791 | +0.0% | |
| Wall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,638 | +0.0% | |
| Eatontown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,199 | +0.0% | |
| Keyport | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,656 | +0.0% | |
| Little Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,654 | +0.0% | |
| Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,121 | +0.0% | |
| Berkeley Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,357 | +0.0% | |
| Ridgefield Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,161 | +0.0% | |
| Kendall Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,381 | +0.0% | |
| Lumberton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,040 | +0.0% | |
| Manasquan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,456 | +0.0% | |
| Somerville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,883 | $2,142 | $2,190 | $2,329 | $2,524 | +34.0% | |
| Wharton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,532 | +0.0% | |
| Haddon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,645 | +0.0% | |
| Bound Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,128 | +0.0% | |
| Pennington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,053 | +0.0% | |
| Boonton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,933 | +0.0% | |
| Bellmawr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,674 | +0.0% | |
| Guttenberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,419 | $2,425 | +0.2% | |
| Gloucester City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,680 | +0.0% | |
| Wallington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,358 | +0.0% | |
| Ridgefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,543 | +0.0% | |
| Little Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,611 | +0.0% | |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,156 | +0.0% | |
| Franklin Lakes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,895 | +0.0% | |
| Somers Point | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,233 | +0.0% | |
| East Hanover Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,366 | +0.0% | |
| Montville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,062 | +0.0% | |
| Somerdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,738 | +0.0% | |
| Mt Holly Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,972 | +0.0% | |
| East Rutherford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,523 | $2,655 | $2,814 | $2,991 | $3,040 | +20.5% | |
| Ocean City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,890 | +0.0% | |
| Wood Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,795 | +0.0% | |
| Pitman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,966 | +0.0% | |
| Cresskill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5,380 | +0.0% | |
| Ventnor City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,242 | $1,556 | $1,643 | $2,496 | +101.0% | |
| Westampton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,423 | +0.0% | |
| Park Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,139 | +0.0% | |
| Pine Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,650 | +0.0% | |
| Caldwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,900 | +0.0% | |
| North Haledon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,164 | +0.0% | |
| Edgewater Park Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,811 | +0.0% | |
| Haledon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,291 | +0.0% | |
| Bogota | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,896 | +0.0% | |
| Westville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,748 | +0.0% | |
| Whitehouse Station | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,890 | +0.0% | |
| Spring Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,750 | $5,292 | +41.1% | |
| Keansburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,567 | +0.0% | |
| Dayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,525 | +0.0% | |
| Brigantine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,150 | +0.0% | |
| Raritan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,500 | +0.0% | |
| Franklin Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,613 | +0.0% | |
| Runnemede | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,400 | +0.0% | |
| Atlantic Highlands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,856 | +0.0% | |
| Bedminster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,854 | $2,922 | +2.4% | |
| Millburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4,419 | +0.0% | |
| Dunellen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,418 | +0.0% | |
| Carlstadt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,700 | +0.0% | |
| Oakhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,383 | +0.0% | |
| Watchung | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,540 | +0.0% | |
| Eastampton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,072 | +0.0% | |
| Paulsboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,550 | +0.0% | |
| Belmar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5,044 | +0.0% | |
| Pine Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,901 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Arlington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,671 | +0.0% | |
| Penns Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,950 | +0.0% | |
| South Bound Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,175 | +0.0% | |
| Margate City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,385 | $2,573 | $3,051 | +27.9% | |
| Bradley Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,242 | +0.0% | |
| Point Pleasant Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,989 | +0.0% | |
| Riverdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,845 | +0.0% | |
| Cedar Knolls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,491 | +0.0% | |
| Lavallette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,000 | +0.0% | |
| High Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,150 | +0.0% | |
| Seaside Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,375 | +0.0% | |
| Tuckerton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,451 | +0.0% | |
| Monmouth Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3,206 | +0.0% | |
| Sea Bright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,791 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — New Jersey rent
Is New Jersey cheap to rent in 2026?
Not compared with the U.S. overall. The average rent across 238 tracked New Jersey cities is about $2,707/month — $745 above (+38.0% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. Cheaper pockets still exist inside the state; sort the table by 2026 rent to find them.
What city in New Jersey has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Bridgeton is the lowest at about $1,475/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Paulsboro ($1,550), Collingswood ($1,588), Millville ($1,652).
What city in New Jersey has the most expensive rent?
Short Hills leads our sample at about $6,896/month in 2026, followed by Cresskill ($5,380) and Paramus ($5,300).
How much have rents in New Jersey changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $1,591 in 2015 to $2,707 in 2026 (+70.1%). 7 of 238 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Newark (+97.1%).
Are rents in New Jersey still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked New Jersey cities went from about $2,508 to $2,707 (+7.9%). Since 2023 ($2,265), that is +19.5%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.