What is the median rent in Beachwood Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Beachwood Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Beachwood Borough, NJ is $2,335 (±$172) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 232 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Beachwood Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,641 in 2015–2019 to $2,335 in 2020–2024 (+42.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,335 (±$172)
Rented homes: 232 (±90)
$2,000 or more: 82.4%
Since 2015–2019: +42.3%

How much rent costs in Beachwood Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Beachwood Borough	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±17.5 points)	4.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±17.5 points)	6.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	2.2% (±5.0 points)	22.2%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.5% (±15.5 points)	33.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	48.3% (±20.5 points)	20.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	21.6% (±20.0 points)	5.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	12.5% (±10.5 points)	6.8%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 48.3% of renting households.

82.4% of rented homes in Beachwood Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Beachwood Borough against Ocean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Beachwood Borough	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,335 (±$172)	$1,755 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	232 (±90)	44,145 (±1,723)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Beachwood Borough, median gross rent is higher than in Ocean County ($1,755).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Ocean County, Beachwood Borough ranks 2 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 76 of 548.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Beachwood Borough has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,641 (±$150)	$2,335 (±$172)	+42.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	14.0% (±3.9 points)	7.5% (±2.6 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.4% (±1.7 points)	0.0% (±13.9 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Beachwood Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Beachwood Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Beachwood Borough	—	$2,335 (±$172)	—
South Toms River Borough	0.8 mi	$2,063 (±$235)	Not measurably different
Berkeley Township	1.2 mi	$1,683 (±$67)	Lower
Pine Beach Borough	1.8 mi	$1,563 (±$660)	Lower
Holiday City South	2.6 mi	$1,821 (±$84)	Lower
Silver Ridge	2.9 mi	$1,375 (±$306)	Lower
Island Heights Borough	3.2 mi	$1,750 (±$269)	Lower
Ocean Gate Borough	3.6 mi	$1,604 (±$710)	Lower
Toms River	4.7 mi	$1,731 (±$73)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Berkeley Township, NJ ($1,683), Pine Beach Borough, NJ ($1,563), Holiday City South, NJ ($1,821).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Lavallette Borough	$2,793 (±$2,013)
2	Beachwood Borough	$2,335 (±$172)
3	Beach Haven Borough	$2,071 (±$300)
4	South Toms River Borough	$2,063 (±$235)
5	Long Beach Township	$2,057 (±$481)
6	Surf City Borough	$2,056 (±$795)
7	Tuckerton Borough	$2,024 (±$271)
8	Lacey Township	$1,971 (±$290)

Showing 8 of 30 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Beachwood Borough

What is the average rent in Beachwood Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Beachwood Borough is $2,335 (±$172) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Beachwood Borough?

In Beachwood Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,641 in 2015–2019 to $2,335 in 2020–2024 (+42.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Beachwood Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

82.4% of rented homes in Beachwood Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Beachwood Borough higher than in Ocean County?

In Beachwood Borough, median gross rent is higher than in Ocean County ($1,755).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Beachwood borough, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:04180, in state:34 county:029).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.