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Highest median rent, New Jersey cities · 2000

New Jersey cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 247 cities in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 247 is $822.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2000. Places shown as “$2,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,384$2,000++100%

02Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,650$1,929+93%

03Allendale, NJNJ7,116$1,778+78%

04North Caldwell, NJNJ6,815$1,759+79%

05Cresskill, NJNJ9,257$1,571+57%

06Yorketown, NJNJ7,261$1,545+60%

07Kinnelon, NJNJ10,138$1,538+69%

08Paramus, NJNJ26,723$1,483+48%

09Greentree, NJNJ11,537$1,320–

10Franklin Lakes, NJNJ11,180$1,313+31%

11Harrington Park, NJNJ5,052$1,281+28%

12Roseland, NJNJ6,417$1,266+28%

13Woodcliff Lake, NJNJ6,193$1,258+26%

14Ramtown, NJNJ6,203$1,238–

15Ridgewood, NJNJ26,527$1,220+34%

16Fair Haven, NJNJ6,096$1,219+22%

17Heathcote, NJNJ7,717$1,212+26%

18Edgewater, NJNJ15,499$1,209+57%

19Tinton Falls, NJNJ19,539$1,198+43%

20Glen Rock, NJNJ12,288$1,188+19%

21Rumson, NJNJ7,157$1,187+28%

22Tenafly, NJNJ15,237$1,186+23%

23Closter, NJNJ8,663$1,184+18%

24Beckett, NJNJ5,017$1,182+84%

25Oakland, NJNJ12,837$1,173+18%

26Morganville, NJNJ5,902$1,148–

27Ringwood, NJNJ11,853$1,137+16%

28Waldwick, NJNJ10,252$1,127+13%

29Little Silver, NJNJ6,124$1,125+14%

30Ramsey, NJNJ14,925$1,120+16%

31Montvale, NJNJ10,113$1,116+25%

32White Meadow Lake, NJNJ8,842$1,106+10%

33Fort Lee, NJNJ40,345$1,101+51%

34Emerson, NJNJ7,371$1,096+9%

35Norwood, NJNJ5,817$1,086+16%

36Chatham, NJNJ10,027$1,082+27%

37Summit, NJNJ23,314$1,078+29%

38Fanwood, NJNJ8,035$1,077+8%

39Ashland, NJNJ9,320$1,071–

40Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,259$1,058+36%

41Westfield, NJNJ32,595$1,048+29%

42Morris Plains, NJNJ6,586$1,045+4%

43Midland Park, NJNJ7,039$1,044+23%

44Bernardsville, NJNJ7,966$1,039+30%

45Madison, NJNJ16,607$1,036+31%

46Dayton, NJNJ7,952$1,025+13%

47Hoboken, NJNJ59,027$1,002+79%

48Union Beach, NJNJ5,708$1,002+41%

49Westwood, NJNJ11,365$996+25%

50Park Ridge, NJNJ9,571$996+17%

51Iselin, NJNJ19,551$995+26%

52South Plainfield, NJNJ24,891$976+33%

53River Edge, NJNJ12,159$969+27%

54Kenilworth, NJNJ8,602$967+24%

55Wood-Ridge, NJNJ10,341$966+26%

56Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,561$958–

57Oradell, NJNJ8,293$957+5%

58Woodbridge, NJNJ20,756$953+32%

59Leisure, NJNJ5,751$952−5%

60Ocean Acres, NJNJ19,204$952+12%

61Mountainside, NJNJ7,346$950−5%

62Hawthorne, NJNJ20,169$949+29%

63Lincoln Park, NJNJ10,950$947+14%

64Wanaque, NJNJ11,418$946+30%

65New Providence, NJNJ14,092$941+24%

66Old Tappan, NJNJ6,686$940−6%

67Totowa, NJNJ11,166$935+31%

68Pompton Lakes, NJNJ11,246$933+20%

69Ramblewood, NJNJ6,611$930+34%

70Hillsdale, NJNJ10,214$926+9%

71Beachwood, NJNJ11,340$926+16%

72Fair Lawn, NJNJ37,128$923+55%

73Princeton, NJNJ31,469$920+24%

74Florham Park, NJNJ14,456$917−8%

75Hopatcong, NJNJ14,824$915+4%

76Morristown, NJNJ20,750$914+43%

77Garwood, NJNJ5,390$913+22%

78Monmouth Junction, NJNJ9,141$906+23%

79Ridgefield, NJNJ11,547$903+34%

80Palisades Park, NJNJ20,317$903+27%

81Bloomingdale, NJNJ7,853$899+17%

82Boonton, NJNJ8,920$897+25%

83Elmwood Park, NJNJ21,534$897+44%

84Country Lake Estates, NJNJ5,055$894+8%

85Leonia, NJNJ9,441$892+33%

86North Haledon, NJNJ9,089$891+36%

87Dumont, NJNJ18,501$882+30%

88Maywood, NJNJ10,166$880+26%

89Rockaway, NJNJ6,631$875+21%

90Hasbrouck Heights, NJNJ12,211$874+30%

91Cherry Hill Mall, NJNJ14,541$873–

92Metuchen, NJNJ15,363$873+31%

93Somerset, NJNJ22,720$870+32%

94Dover, NJNJ18,919$870+28%

95Mystic Island, NJNJ8,259$868+21%

96Wharton, NJNJ7,618$867+13%

97Cliffside Park, NJNJ26,539$864+27%

98Fort Dix, NJNJ7,984$863+95%

99Forked River, NJNJ5,196$861+15%

100Point Pleasant, NJNJ19,712$859+12%

101Avenel, NJNJ17,121$856+31%

102Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,995$856+8%

103Bergenfield, NJNJ28,754$855+23%

104Watchung, NJNJ6,583$854−12%

105Bound Brook, NJNJ13,038$853+27%

106Prospect Park, NJNJ6,450$852+17%

107Beach Haven West, NJNJ5,120$851+14%

108West Freehold, NJNJ14,883$851+13%

109Secaucus, NJNJ22,640$850+20%

110White Horse, NJNJ10,507$849+35%

111Highland Park, NJNJ15,259$848+27%

112Hackensack, NJNJ46,380$848+22%

113Ridgefield Park, NJNJ13,372$848+22%

114Fairview, NJNJ15,509$846+28%

115Carlstadt, NJNJ6,410$839+25%

116New Brunswick, NJNJ57,133$837+31%

117Echelon, NJNJ13,284$833–

118Rutherford, NJNJ19,132$832+22%

119Mount Arlington, NJNJ5,985$831+19%

120Middlesex, NJNJ14,740$830+29%

121North Plainfield, NJNJ22,879$828+22%

122Haledon, NJNJ9,125$826+22%

123Englewood, NJNJ30,035$825+43%

124Little Ferry, NJNJ11,099$822+17%

125Somerville, NJNJ14,665$822+21%

126Freehold, NJNJ12,562$821+24%

127Hightstown, NJNJ6,007$820+33%

128Bogota, NJNJ9,816$819+14%

129Palmyra, NJNJ7,664$818+33%

130East Rutherford, NJNJ10,566$817+27%

131Red Bank, NJNJ12,896$813+26%

132Lodi, NJNJ26,187$811+23%

133Dunellen, NJNJ8,337$811+20%

134Lakewood, NJNJ69,585$809+51%

135Manasquan, NJNJ5,954$808+18%

136Matawan, NJNJ9,768$808+21%

137Laurence Harbor, NJNJ6,191$801+19%

138Raritan, NJNJ8,516$801+19%

139East Freehold, NJNJ5,096$798+25%

140Twin Rivers, NJNJ8,382$796+4%

141Butler, NJNJ8,184$796+13%

142Toms River, NJNJ94,956$795+31%

143Linden, NJNJ45,752$795+34%

144Sayreville, NJNJ46,787$795+21%

145Guttenberg, NJNJ11,910$794+26%

146Absecon, NJNJ9,209$792+10%

147Brigantine, NJNJ7,658$792+11%

148Golden Triangle, NJNJ5,765$790–

149Manville, NJNJ10,932$789+21%

150Crestwood, NJNJ7,830$788+164%

151Fords, NJNJ12,771$787+24%

152Roselle Park, NJNJ15,603$785+21%

153Clifton, NJNJ91,127$784+28%

154Northfield, NJNJ8,496$783+13%

155Moorestown-Lenola, NJNJ14,625$779+19%

156Belmar, NJNJ5,853$779+23%

157Jamesburg, NJNJ5,819$777+20%

158Garfield, NJNJ33,353$777+26%

159Strathmore, NJNJ6,708$775−6%

160Franklin, NJNJ5,083$771+13%

161Kearny, NJNJ40,862$769+24%

162South Amboy, NJNJ10,403$767+24%

163Eatontown, NJNJ13,607$766+25%

164New Milford, NJNJ17,133$763+43%

165North Arlington, NJNJ16,601$763+39%

166Kendall Park, NJNJ10,011$758+30%

167Wallington, NJNJ12,092$756+32%

168Old Bridge, NJNJ28,236$753+36%

169Colonia, NJNJ18,587$753+13%

170Milltown, NJNJ7,103$753+18%

171South River, NJNJ16,262$745+22%

172Marlton, NJNJ10,922$743+20%

173Budd Lake, NJNJ10,650$743+18%

174Carteret, NJNJ25,781$741+26%

175Madison Park, NJNJ9,124$740+21%

176Margate City, NJNJ5,194$739+12%

177Haddonfield, NJNJ12,740$732+13%

178Perth Amboy, NJNJ56,739$732+29%

179Rahway, NJNJ31,010$732+20%

180Ventnor City, NJNJ9,345$729+12%

181Long Branch, NJNJ33,321$727+21%

182Plainfield, NJNJ57,141$726+16%

183Harrison, NJNJ22,105$723+21%

184Ocean City, NJNJ11,101$722+14%

185Hackettstown, NJNJ10,185$719+21%

186Keansburg, NJNJ9,818$718+18%

187Pleasantville, NJNJ20,853$715+14%

188Linwood, NJNJ7,051$714−4%

189Cape May Court House, NJNJ5,628$713+23%

190Spotswood, NJNJ8,236$704+27%

191Villas, NJNJ9,735$700+25%

192Roselle, NJNJ23,261$700+28%

193Washington, NJNJ7,326$697+26%

194Newton, NJNJ8,486$697+16%

195Mays Landing, NJNJ6,406$696+14%

196Paterson, NJNJ161,793$696+33%

197Hammonton, NJNJ15,060$689+36%

198Collingswood, NJNJ14,386$688+32%

199West New York, NJNJ53,192$681+55%

200Bayonne, NJNJ74,744$681+42%

201Elizabeth, NJNJ141,675$681+31%

202Passaic, NJNJ71,337$677+27%

203Jersey City, NJNJ302,013$675+28%

204Browns Mills, NJNJ9,672$673–

205Keyport, NJNJ7,235$673+26%

206Oceanport, NJNJ6,540$672+5%

207Union City, NJNJ66,656$658+30%

208Pitman, NJNJ8,961$654+26%

209East Orange, NJNJ72,159$650+22%

210Berlin, NJNJ7,628$642+30%

211Somers Point, NJNJ10,590$639+12%

212West Long Branch, NJNJ8,625$639+67%

213Vineland, NJNJ62,703$638+25%

214Pine Hill, NJNJ10,909$627+26%

215Pennsville, NJNJ12,233$626+24%

216Gloucester City, NJNJ11,643$625+37%

217Burlington, NJNJ10,243$620+24%

218Lindenwold, NJNJ21,952$615+16%

219Asbury Park, NJNJ15,632$615+15%

220Carneys Point, NJNJ8,050$608+22%

221Barrington, NJNJ7,155$607+19%

222Clementon, NJNJ5,744$604+25%

223Trenton, NJNJ91,506$604+34%

224Bridgeton, NJNJ28,307$602+42%

225Phillipsburg, NJNJ15,456$600+23%

226Williamstown, NJNJ14,705$599+21%

227Audubon, NJNJ8,825$598+18%

228Runnemede, NJNJ8,443$598+23%

229Stratford, NJNJ7,200$594+19%

230Millville, NJNJ28,098$589+23%

231Haddon Heights, NJNJ7,609$586+14%

232Newark, NJNJ323,808$586+32%

233Lake Mohawk, NJNJ9,508$577−23%

234Paulsboro, NJNJ6,329$570+21%

235Glassboro, NJNJ24,483$567+20%

236Atlantic City, NJNJ38,787$561+29%

237Clayton, NJNJ9,041$544+6%

238Somerdale, NJNJ5,823$544+21%

239Wildwood, NJNJ5,068$526+15%

240Bellmawr, NJNJ11,874$523+15%

241Woodbury, NJNJ10,130$523+27%

242Camden, NJNJ71,430$522+26%

243Pomona, NJNJ7,995$471−32%

244Lincroft, NJNJ6,939$445+85%

245Salem, NJNJ5,389$444+41%

246Springdale, NJNJ15,173$394–

247Glendora, NJNJ5,431$367+22%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS