What is the median rent in Bridgewater Center, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Bridgewater Center, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Bridgewater Center, NJ is $2,662 (±$583) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 211 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,662 (±$583)
Rented homes: 211 (±135)
$2,000 or more: 67.3%

How much rent costs in Bridgewater Center

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bridgewater Center	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±19.1 points)	1.9%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	19.0% (±24.4 points)	4.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	4.7% (±9.3 points)	11.4%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.0% (±11.5 points)	31.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±19.1 points)	25.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	53.6% (±34.0 points)	14.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.7% (±16.5 points)	11.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 53.6% of renting households.

67.3% of rented homes in Bridgewater Center cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bridgewater Center against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bridgewater Center	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,662 (±$583)	$2,033 (±$52)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	211 (±135)	32,528 (±1,212)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Bridgewater Center, 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, Bridgewater Center ranks 6 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 20 of 201.

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

Median gross rent in places near Bridgewater Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bridgewater Center
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bridgewater Center	—	$2,662 (±$583)	—
Green Knoll	1.7 mi	$1,448 (±$890)	Lower
Raritan Borough	2.2 mi	$2,112 (±$197)	Not measurably different
Bradley Gardens	2.3 mi	$2,670 (±$267)	Not measurably different
Somerville Borough	3.0 mi	$1,802 (±$49)	Lower
Martinsville	3.7 mi	$2,171 (±$314)	Not measurably different
The Hills	3.8 mi	$2,376 (±$207)	Not measurably different
Branchburg Township	4.7 mi	$2,268 (±$138)	Not measurably different
Finderne	4.7 mi	$2,114 (±$141)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Green Knoll, NJ ($1,448), Somerville Borough, NJ ($1,802).

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	Liberty Corner	$3,500 or more
2	Blackwells Mills	$3,206 (±$134)
3	Bedminster	$2,795 (±$1,344)
4	Franklin Center	$2,748 (±$327)
5	Bradley Gardens	$2,670 (±$267)
6	Bridgewater Center	$2,662 (±$583)
7	Belle Mead	$2,627 (±$217)
8	The Hills	$2,376 (±$207)
9	Martinsville	$2,171 (±$314)
10	Franklin Park	$2,157 (±$115)
11	Six Mile Run	$2,145 (±$382)
12	Neshanic Station	$2,144 (±$130)

Showing 12 of 20 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bridgewater Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Bridgewater Township, whose figures include it.

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 Bridgewater Center

What is the average rent in Bridgewater Center, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bridgewater Center is $2,662 (±$583) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Bridgewater Center cost more than $2,000 a month?

67.3% of rented homes in Bridgewater Center have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bridgewater Center higher than in Somerset County?

In Bridgewater Center, 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 Bridgewater Center CDP, New Jersey (place:07728, in state:34).

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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