What is the rental vacancy rate in Bernards Township, NJ?

Name: Vacancy rate in Bernards Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Bernards Township, NJ is 1.4% (±1.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±0.5 points).

203 (±107) homes, 1.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Bernards Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 2.8% in 2015–2019 to 1.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.4% (±1.5 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±0.5 points)
Vacant homes: 203 (±107)

Vacancy in Bernards Township against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bernards Township	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.4% (±1.5 points)	2.0% (±0.8 points)	3.5% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.3% (±0.2 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	203 (±107)	2,837 (±431)	283,653 (±4,943)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Bernards Township, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Somerset County (2.0%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (3.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Bernards Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bernards Township
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Bernards Township	—	1.4% (±1.5 points)	—
Millington	2.8 mi	0.0% (±33.1 points)	Not measurably different
Far Hills Borough	3.0 mi	5.2% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
The Hills	3.3 mi	0.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bernardsville Borough	3.9 mi	25.5% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Township	3.9 mi	0.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Long Hill Township	4.0 mi	0.0% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Stirling	4.1 mi	0.0% (±28.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bedminster	4.9 mi	3.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Rental vacancy rate across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
2	Green Brook Township	23.7% (±19.3 points)
3	Watchung Borough	19.4% (±18.7 points)
4	Manville Borough	10.1% (±8.6 points)
5	Bridgewater Township	6.7% (±5.7 points)
6	Far Hills Borough	5.2% (±6.7 points)
7	North Plainfield Borough	1.8% (±2.0 points)
8 (tie)	Bernards Township	1.4% (±1.5 points)
8 (tie)	Raritan Borough	1.4% (±2.2 points)
10	Somerville Borough	1.3% (±1.9 points)
11	Bedminster Township	0.7% (±1.0 points)
12	Franklin Township (Somerset County)	0.5% (±0.6 points)
13 (tie)	Bound Brook Borough	0.0% (±1.8 points)
13 (tie)	Branchburg Township	0.0% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Bernards Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, Lyons.

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 Bernards Township

Is it hard to find a rental in Bernards Township?

The rental vacancy rate in Bernards Township, NJ is 1.4% (±1.5 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Bernards Township tighter than it was?

In Bernards Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 2.8% in 2015–2019 to 1.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Bernards Township?

An estimated 203 (±107) housing units, 1.9% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 Bernards township, Somerset County, New Jersey (county subdivision:05560, 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 DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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