What is the median rent in Bellmawr Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Bellmawr Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Bellmawr Borough, NJ is $1,257 (±$127) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,651 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bellmawr Borough, the median gross rent went from $898 in 2015–2019 to $1,257 in 2020–2024 (+40.0%).

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: $1,257 (±$127)
Rented homes: 1,651 (±213)
$2,000 or more: 6.3%
Since 2015–2019: +40.0%

How much rent costs in Bellmawr Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bellmawr Borough	Camden County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.7 points)	7.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	35.8% (±8.8 points)	14.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	44.6% (±11.0 points)	35.6%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.3% (±6.4 points)	25.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.9% (±4.0 points)	12.1%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.5% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.9% (±1.8 points)	1.9%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 44.6% of renting households.

6.3% of rented homes in Bellmawr Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bellmawr Borough against Camden County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bellmawr Borough	Camden County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,257 (±$127)	$1,402 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,651 (±213)	69,461 (±1,903)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Bellmawr Borough, median gross rent is lower than in Camden County ($1,402).

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

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

In Camden County, Bellmawr Borough ranks 23 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 498 of 548.

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

How rent in Bellmawr 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	$898 (±$53)	$1,257 (±$127)	+40.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	37.1% (±3.7 points)	35.8% (±4.6 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.3% (±4.8 points)	0.0% (±2.5 points)	−6.3 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 Bellmawr Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bellmawr Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bellmawr Borough	—	$1,257 (±$127)	—
Mount Ephraim Borough	0.9 mi	$1,373 (±$447)	Not measurably different
Runnemede Borough	1.4 mi	$1,423 (±$113)	Not measurably different
Brooklawn Borough	1.6 mi	$1,392 (±$161)	Not measurably different
Haddon Heights Borough	1.8 mi	$1,166 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Westville Borough	2.0 mi	$1,171 (±$73)	Not measurably different
Audubon Borough	2.0 mi	$1,290 (±$121)	Not measurably different
Gloucester City	2.1 mi	$1,484 (±$173)	Higher
Audubon Park Borough	2.1 mi	$979 (±$60)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Audubon Park Borough, NJ ($979).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gloucester City, NJ ($1,484).

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

Median gross rent across Camden County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
17	Brooklawn Borough	$1,392 (±$161)
18	Mount Ephraim Borough	$1,373 (±$447)
19	Berlin Township	$1,372 (±$84)
20	Lindenwold Borough	$1,323 (±$48)
21	Barrington Borough	$1,320 (±$120)
22	Audubon Borough	$1,290 (±$121)
23	Bellmawr Borough	$1,257 (±$127)
24	Oaklyn Borough	$1,246 (±$141)
25	Camden	$1,226 (±$49)
26	Merchantville Borough	$1,212 (±$140)
27	Pennsauken Township	$1,209 (±$76)
28	Stratford Borough	$1,190 (±$95)
29	Laurel Springs Borough	$1,181 (±$86)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Camden 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 Bellmawr Borough

What is the average rent in Bellmawr Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bellmawr Borough is $1,257 (±$127) 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 Bellmawr Borough?

In Bellmawr Borough, the median gross rent went from $898 in 2015–2019 to $1,257 in 2020–2024 (+40.0%).

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 Bellmawr Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.3% of rented homes in Bellmawr Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bellmawr Borough higher than in Camden County?

In Bellmawr Borough, median gross rent is lower than in Camden County ($1,402).

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

It is lower 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 Bellmawr borough, Camden County, New Jersey (county subdivision:04750, in state:34 county:007).

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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