What is the median rent in Brooklawn Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Brooklawn Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Brooklawn Borough, NJ is $1,392 (±$161) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 163 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Brooklawn Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,332 in 2015–2019 to $1,392 in 2020–2024 (+4.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,392 (±$161)
Rented homes: 163 (±42)
$2,000 or more: 4.9%
Since 2015–2019: +4.5%

How much rent costs in Brooklawn Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Brooklawn Borough	Camden County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	1.2% (±2.2 points)	7.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.3% (±8.4 points)	14.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	46.0% (±15.0 points)	35.6%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	35.6% (±13.6 points)	25.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.9% (±5.2 points)	12.1%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±23.8 points)	3.0%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±23.8 points)	1.9%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 46.0% of renting households.

4.9% of rented homes in Brooklawn Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Brooklawn Borough against Camden County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brooklawn Borough	Camden County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,392 (±$161)	$1,402 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	163 (±42)	69,461 (±1,903)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Brooklawn Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Camden County ($1,402).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Camden County, Brooklawn Borough ranks 17 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 455 of 548.

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

How rent in Brooklawn 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	$1,332 (±$81)	$1,392 (±$161)	+4.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	27.5% (±7.0 points)	18.4% (±6.4 points)	−9.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±17.1 points)	4.7% (±7.3 points)	+4.7 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 Brooklawn Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brooklawn Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Brooklawn Borough	—	$1,392 (±$161)	—
Gloucester City	0.9 mi	$1,484 (±$173)	Not measurably different
Westville Borough	0.9 mi	$1,171 (±$73)	Lower
Mount Ephraim Borough	1.5 mi	$1,373 (±$447)	Not measurably different
Bellmawr Borough	1.6 mi	$1,257 (±$127)	Not measurably different
Audubon Park Borough	2.1 mi	$979 (±$60)	Lower
Oaklyn Borough	2.6 mi	$1,246 (±$141)	Not measurably different
Audubon Borough	2.7 mi	$1,290 (±$121)	Not measurably different
Woodlynne Borough	2.9 mi	$1,587 (±$182)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westville Borough, NJ ($1,171), Audubon Park Borough, NJ ($979).

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
11	Berlin Borough	$1,439 (±$354)
12	Magnolia Borough	$1,427 (±$276)
13	Runnemede Borough	$1,423 (±$113)
14	Gibbsboro Borough	$1,420 (±$1,211)
15	Pine Hill Borough	$1,411 (±$120)
16	Winslow Township	$1,394 (±$125)
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)

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 Brooklawn Borough

What is the average rent in Brooklawn Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Brooklawn Borough is $1,392 (±$161) 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 Brooklawn Borough?

In Brooklawn Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,332 in 2015–2019 to $1,392 in 2020–2024 (+4.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Brooklawn Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.9% of rented homes in Brooklawn Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Brooklawn Borough higher than in Camden County?

In Brooklawn Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Camden County ($1,402).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Brooklawn borough, Camden County, New Jersey (county subdivision:08170, 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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