What is the median rent in Clinton Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Clinton Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Clinton Township, NJ is $2,208 (±$365) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 510 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Clinton Township, the median gross rent went from $1,725 in 2015–2019 to $2,208 in 2020–2024 (+28.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,208 (±$365)
Rented homes: 510 (±145)
$2,000 or more: 58.6%
Since 2015–2019: +28.0%

How much rent costs in Clinton Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Clinton Township	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±8.4 points)	5.7%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.5% (±6.9 points)	6.5%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	17.1% (±12.1 points)	26.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.8% (±11.6 points)	31.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.8% (±14.1 points)	15.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.1% (±9.0 points)	6.5%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	23.7% (±13.5 points)	8.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 23.7% of renting households.

58.6% of rented homes in Clinton Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Clinton Township against Hunterdon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clinton Township	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,208 (±$365)	$1,687 (±$51)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	510 (±145)	6,917 (±492)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Clinton Township, median gross rent is higher than in Hunterdon County ($1,687).

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

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

In Hunterdon County, Clinton Township ranks 4 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 548.

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

How rent in Clinton 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	$1,725 (±$131)	$2,208 (±$365)	+28.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	10.9% (±2.9 points)	11.6% (±3.0 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.8% (±6.6 points)	7.8% (±12.0 points)	+2.0 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 Clinton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clinton Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Clinton Township	—	$2,208 (±$365)	—
Lebanon Borough	2.0 mi	$2,171 (±$293)	Not measurably different
Clinton Town	2.6 mi	$1,881 (±$186)	Not measurably different
High Bridge Borough	3.0 mi	$1,831 (±$142)	Not measurably different
White House Station	5.0 mi	$1,931 (±$938)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Hunterdon County)	5.1 mi	$1,625 (±$250)	Lower
Franklin Township (Hunterdon County)	5.4 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Raritan Township	5.9 mi	$1,615 (±$263)	Lower
Readington Township	6.0 mi	$1,813 (±$187)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Township (Hunterdon County), NJ ($1,625), Raritan Township, NJ ($1,615).

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

Median gross rent across Hunterdon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1 (tie)	Franklin Township (Hunterdon County)	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Tewksbury Township	$3,500 or more
3	West Amwell Township	$2,217 (±$313)
4	Clinton Township	$2,208 (±$365)
5	Lebanon Borough	$2,171 (±$293)
6	Bethlehem Township	$2,047 (±$355)
7	Glen Gardner Borough	$1,890 (±$242)
8	Clinton Town	$1,881 (±$186)
9	East Amwell Township	$1,879 (±$328)
10	High Bridge Borough	$1,831 (±$142)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Hunterdon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Clinton Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Annandale.

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 Clinton Township

What is the average rent in Clinton Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Clinton Township is $2,208 (±$365) 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 Clinton Township?

In Clinton Township, the median gross rent went from $1,725 in 2015–2019 to $2,208 in 2020–2024 (+28.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Clinton Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

58.6% of rented homes in Clinton Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Clinton Township higher than in Hunterdon County?

In Clinton Township, median gross rent is higher than in Hunterdon County ($1,687).

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 Clinton township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (county subdivision:13750, in state:34 county:019).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.