What is the median rent in Bedminster Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Bedminster Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Bedminster Township, NJ is $2,294 (±$229) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 821 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bedminster Township, the median gross rent went from $2,027 in 2015–2019 to $2,294 in 2020–2024 (+13.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,294 (±$229)
Rented homes: 821 (±176)
$2,000 or more: 63.1%
Since 2015–2019: +13.2%

How much rent costs in Bedminster Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bedminster Township	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	1.6% (±2.4 points)	1.9%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	3.9% (±4.6 points)	4.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	23.3% (±10.8 points)	11.4%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.2% (±5.5 points)	31.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	22.3% (±8.3 points)	25.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	24.6% (±8.7 points)	14.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	16.2% (±9.0 points)	11.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 24.6% of renting households.

63.1% of rented homes in Bedminster Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bedminster Township against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bedminster Township	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,294 (±$229)	$2,033 (±$52)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	821 (±176)	32,528 (±1,212)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Bedminster Township, median gross rent is higher than in Somerset County ($2,033).

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

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

In Somerset County, Bedminster Township ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 548.

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

How rent in Bedminster Township 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	$2,027 (±$210)	$2,294 (±$229)	+13.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	23.2% (±4.7 points)	21.1% (±3.9 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.6% (±6.6 points)	0.7% (±1.0 points)	−4.9 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 Bedminster Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bedminster Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bedminster Township	—	$2,294 (±$229)	—
Peapack and Gladstone Borough	3.4 mi	$1,820 (±$157)	Lower
Far Hills Borough	3.6 mi	$1,554 (±$298)	Lower
Tewksbury Township	4.8 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Bridgewater Center	5.3 mi	$2,662 (±$583)	Not measurably different
Liberty Corner	5.4 mi	$3,500 or more	—
White House Station	5.8 mi	$1,931 (±$938)	Not measurably different
Green Knoll	6.0 mi	$1,448 (±$890)	Not measurably different
Bernards Township	6.2 mi	$2,476 (±$212)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Peapack and Gladstone Borough, NJ ($1,820), Far Hills Borough, NJ ($1,554).

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

Median gross rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Watchung Borough	$2,738 (±$602)
2	Bernards Township	$2,476 (±$212)
3	Hillsborough Township	$2,396 (±$273)
4	Bernardsville Borough	$2,297 (±$315)
5	Bedminster Township	$2,294 (±$229)
6	Branchburg Township	$2,268 (±$138)
7	Montgomery Township	$2,188 (±$372)
8	Bridgewater Township	$2,176 (±$127)
9	Warren Township	$2,170 (±$252)
10 (tie)	Franklin Township (Somerset County)	$2,115 (±$94)
10 (tie)	Green Brook Township	$2,115 (±$336)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Bedminster Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Bedminster, The Hills.

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 Bedminster Township

What is the average rent in Bedminster Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bedminster Township is $2,294 (±$229) 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 Bedminster Township?

In Bedminster Township, the median gross rent went from $2,027 in 2015–2019 to $2,294 in 2020–2024 (+13.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Bedminster Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

63.1% of rented homes in Bedminster Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bedminster Township higher than in Somerset County?

In Bedminster Township, median gross rent is higher than in Somerset County ($2,033).

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 Bedminster township, Somerset County, New Jersey (county subdivision:04450, in state:34 county:035).

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.