Cheapest 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 lowest rents, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Salem County leads at $1,185.
Among cities & places, Basking Ridge leads at $565.
Counties
| # | Name | Median gross rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem County | $1,185 | |
| 2 | Cumberland County | $1,254 | |
| 3 | Atlantic County | $1,325 | |
| 4 | Cape May County | $1,345 | |
| 5 | Camden County | $1,346 | |
| 6 | Warren County | $1,368 | |
| 7 | Essex County | $1,459 | |
| 8 | Gloucester County | $1,480 | |
| 9 | Sussex County | $1,503 | |
| 10 | Mercer County | $1,515 | |
| 11 | Passaic County | $1,553 | |
| 12 | Union County | $1,664 | |
| 13 | Burlington County | $1,669 | |
| 14 | Ocean County | $1,702 | |
| 15 | Hunterdon County | $1,707 | |
| 16 | Monmouth County | $1,771 | |
| 17 | Middlesex County | $1,810 | |
| 18 | Hudson County | $1,811 | |
| 19 | Morris County | $1,860 | |
| 20 | Bergen County | $1,863 | |
| 21 | Somerset County | $1,921 |
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