Highest median gross rent in New Jersey
New Jersey counties and cities ranked by median gross rent.
This page ranks the counties and cities of New Jersey by median gross rent — which have the highest rents, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Somerset County leads at $1,921.
Among cities & places, Brookside leads at $3,501.
Counties
| # | Name | Median gross rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset County | $1,921 | |
| 2 | Bergen County | $1,863 | |
| 3 | Morris County | $1,860 | |
| 4 | Hudson County | $1,811 | |
| 5 | Middlesex County | $1,810 | |
| 6 | Monmouth County | $1,771 | |
| 7 | Hunterdon County | $1,707 | |
| 8 | Ocean County | $1,702 | |
| 9 | Burlington County | $1,669 | |
| 10 | Union County | $1,664 | |
| 11 | Passaic County | $1,553 | |
| 12 | Mercer County | $1,515 | |
| 13 | Sussex County | $1,503 | |
| 14 | Gloucester County | $1,480 | |
| 15 | Essex County | $1,459 | |
| 16 | Warren County | $1,368 | |
| 17 | Camden County | $1,346 | |
| 18 | Cape May County | $1,345 | |
| 19 | Atlantic County | $1,325 | |
| 20 | Cumberland County | $1,254 | |
| 21 | Salem County | $1,185 |
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