What is the median rent in Branchburg Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Branchburg Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Branchburg Township, NJ is $2,268 (±$138) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 896 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Branchburg Township, the median gross rent went from $1,546 in 2015–2019 to $2,268 in 2020–2024 (+46.7%).

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: $2,268 (±$138)
Rented homes: 896 (±240)
$2,000 or more: 71.1%
Since 2015–2019: +46.7%

How much rent costs in Branchburg Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Branchburg Township	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.9 points)	1.9%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.4% (±6.7 points)	4.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.4% (±7.9 points)	11.4%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	12.2% (±10.1 points)	31.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	39.3% (±16.3 points)	25.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	21.8% (±12.8 points)	14.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.0% (±7.0 points)	11.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 39.3% of renting households.

71.1% of rented homes in Branchburg Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Branchburg Township against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Branchburg Township	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,268 (±$138)	$2,033 (±$52)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	896 (±240)	32,528 (±1,212)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Branchburg 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, Branchburg Township ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 90 of 548.

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

How rent in Branchburg 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	$1,546 (±$189)	$2,268 (±$138)	+46.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	9.0% (±2.4 points)	16.8% (±3.9 points)	+7.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	4.0% (±6.5 points)	0.0% (±4.6 points)	−4.0 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 Branchburg Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Branchburg Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Branchburg Township	—	$2,268 (±$138)	—
Bradley Gardens	2.9 mi	$2,670 (±$267)	Higher
Readington Township	3.3 mi	$1,813 (±$187)	Lower
Raritan Borough	3.8 mi	$2,112 (±$197)	Not measurably different
Bridgewater Center	4.7 mi	$2,662 (±$583)	Not measurably different
Hillsborough	4.9 mi	$1,986 (±$144)	Lower
Hillsborough Township	4.9 mi	$2,396 (±$273)	Not measurably different
White House Station	5.2 mi	$1,931 (±$938)	Not measurably different
Somerville Borough	5.7 mi	$1,802 (±$49)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Readington Township, NJ ($1,813), Hillsborough, NJ ($1,986), Somerville Borough, NJ ($1,802).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bradley Gardens, NJ ($2,670).

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)
12	Raritan Borough	$2,112 (±$197)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Branchburg Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Neshanic Station.

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 Branchburg Township

What is the average rent in Branchburg Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Branchburg Township is $2,268 (±$138) 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 Branchburg Township?

In Branchburg Township, the median gross rent went from $1,546 in 2015–2019 to $2,268 in 2020–2024 (+46.7%).

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

71.1% of rented homes in Branchburg Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Branchburg Township higher than in Somerset County?

In Branchburg 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 Branchburg township, Somerset County, New Jersey (county subdivision:07180, 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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