What is the median rent in Belleville Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Belleville Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Belleville Township, NJ is $1,639 (±$84) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,129 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Belleville Township, the median gross rent went from $1,339 in 2015–2019 to $1,639 in 2020–2024 (+22.4%).

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: $1,639 (±$84)
Rented homes: 6,129 (±516)
$2,000 or more: 26.5%
Since 2015–2019: +22.4%

How much rent costs in Belleville Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Belleville Township	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	1.7% (±1.7 points)	9.6%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.6% (±1.1 points)	9.8%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	37.5% (±5.8 points)	28.8%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.6% (±6.0 points)	27.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.9% (±4.8 points)	14.2%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.8% (±3.4 points)	5.3%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.8% (±0.7 points)	4.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 37.5% of renting households.

26.5% of rented homes in Belleville Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Belleville Township against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belleville Township	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,639 (±$84)	$1,531 (±$19)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,129 (±516)	172,550 (±2,389)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Belleville Township, median gross rent is higher than in Essex County ($1,531).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($1,720).

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

In Essex County, Belleville Township ranks 18 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 350 of 548.

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

How rent in Belleville 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	$1,339 (±$41)	$1,639 (±$84)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	48.6% (±2.6 points)	44.1% (±3.2 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.8% (±2.5 points)	2.0% (±1.5 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Belleville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belleville Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Belleville Township	—	$1,639 (±$84)	—
Bloomfield Township	1.7 mi	$1,824 (±$58)	Higher
Nutley Township	1.9 mi	$1,767 (±$65)	Higher
North Arlington Borough	1.9 mi	$1,738 (±$54)	Not measurably different
Ampere North	2.0 mi	$1,744 (±$93)	Not measurably different
Watsessing	2.1 mi	$2,026 (±$140)	Higher
Glen Ridge Borough	2.4 mi	$2,728 (±$736)	Higher
Lyndhurst Township	2.5 mi	$1,796 (±$128)	Higher
East Newark Borough	2.9 mi	$1,799 (±$218)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bloomfield Township, NJ ($1,824), Nutley Township, NJ ($1,767), Watsessing, NJ ($2,026).

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

Median gross rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
12	Caldwell Borough	$1,976 (±$197)
13	West Orange Township	$1,897 (±$92)
14	Cedar Grove Township	$1,896 (±$302)
15	West Caldwell Township	$1,877 (±$278)
16	Bloomfield Township	$1,824 (±$58)
17	Nutley Township	$1,767 (±$65)
18	Belleville Township	$1,639 (±$84)
19	Orange	$1,550 (±$69)
20	East Orange	$1,441 (±$67)
21	Newark	$1,392 (±$21)
22	Irvington Township	$1,386 (±$40)

Showing 11 of 22 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Belleville Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Silver Lake (Essex County).

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 Belleville Township

What is the average rent in Belleville Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Belleville Township is $1,639 (±$84) 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 Belleville Township?

In Belleville Township, the median gross rent went from $1,339 in 2015–2019 to $1,639 in 2020–2024 (+22.4%).

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 Belleville Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

26.5% of rented homes in Belleville Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Belleville Township higher than in Essex County?

In Belleville Township, median gross rent is higher than in Essex County ($1,531).

It is not measurably different from 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 Belleville township, Essex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:04695, in state:34 county:013).

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.