Rent & Home Prices in New Jersey
11 metro areas · Sorted by average 2BR rent
New Jersey has 11 rental markets tracked by HUD Fair Market Rents. The average 2-bedroom apartment across New Jersey costs $2,139/month in 2026. Ocean City is among the most affordable metros with 2-bedroom rents averaging $1,591/month, while Jersey City has some of the highest rents in the state at $2,792/month. Use the table below to compare rent prices across all New Jersey metro areas by bedroom size. Data is sourced from HUD Fair Market Rents and updated annually.
| # | City / Metro | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean City Ocean City, NJ MSA | $1,192 | $1,213 | $1,591 | $2,127 | $2,135 | — |
| 2 | Vineland Vineland, NJ MSA | $1,288 | $1,420 | $1,704 | $2,360 | $2,478 | 152,915 |
| 3 | Cape May County Cape May County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,512 | $1,521 | $1,857 | $2,431 | $2,441 | — |
| 4 | Atlantic City Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,378 | $1,567 | $1,899 | $2,578 | $2,849 | 369,940 |
| 5 | Warren County Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,614 | $1,624 | $2,021 | $2,478 | $2,937 | 866,764 |
| 6 | Newark Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,637 | $1,850 | $2,233 | $2,785 | $3,188 | 19,756,722 |
| 7 | Trenton Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA | $1,561 | $1,764 | $2,242 | $2,741 | $3,081 | 383,286 |
| 8 | Bergen Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,772 | $1,987 | $2,282 | $2,771 | $3,497 | 19,756,722 |
| 9 | Monmouth Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,671 | $1,847 | $2,283 | $2,927 | $3,241 | 19,756,722 |
| 10 | Middlesex Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,953 | $2,103 | $2,623 | $3,125 | $3,508 | 19,756,722 |
| 11 | Jersey City Jersey City, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area | $2,462 | $2,514 | $2,792 | $3,392 | $3,976 | 19,756,722 |
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