What is the median rent in East Hanover Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in East Hanover Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East Hanover Township, NJ is $2,711 (±$392) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 222 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In East Hanover Township, the median gross rent went from $2,309 in 2015–2019 to $2,711 in 2020–2024 (+17.4%).

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: $2,711 (±$392)
Rented homes: 222 (±108)
$2,000 or more: 88.3%
Since 2015–2019: +17.4%

How much rent costs in East Hanover Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East Hanover Township	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	2.7% (±5.6 points)	4.1%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±18.2 points)	3.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±18.2 points)	17.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.0% (±14.3 points)	30.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.8% (±30.3 points)	17.6%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	32.0% (±26.7 points)	13.0%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	31.5% (±24.4 points)	13.6%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 32.0% of renting households.

88.3% of rented homes in East Hanover Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

East Hanover Township against Morris County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Hanover Township	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,711 (±$392)	$1,904 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	222 (±108)	48,017 (±1,617)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In East Hanover Township, median gross rent is higher than in Morris County ($1,904).

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

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

In Morris County, East Hanover Township ranks 11 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 548.

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

How rent in East Hanover 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	$2,309 (±$375)	$2,711 (±$392)	+17.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	4.9% (±2.3 points)	7.8% (±3.0 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±17.2 points)	0.0% (±13.6 points)	0.0 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 East Hanover Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Hanover Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East Hanover Township	—	$2,711 (±$392)	—
Troy Hills	2.8 mi	$3,108 (±$944)	Not measurably different
Roseland Borough	2.8 mi	$3,297 (±$289)	Higher
Whippany	2.9 mi	$2,556 (±$1,057)	Not measurably different
Livingston Township	2.9 mi	$2,949 (±$443)	Not measurably different
Florham Park Borough	3.3 mi	$3,109 (±$364)	Not measurably different
Hanover Township	3.4 mi	$2,813 (±$227)	Not measurably different
Pine Brook	3.7 mi	$2,366 (±$183)	Not measurably different
Parsippany	4.0 mi	$1,742 (±$41)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Parsippany, NJ ($1,742).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Roseland Borough, NJ ($3,297).

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

Median gross rent across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Harding Township	$2,917 (±$2,565)
6	Morris Plains Borough	$2,835 (±$203)
7	Hanover Township	$2,813 (±$227)
8	Chester Township	$2,787 (±$892)
9	Chatham Township	$2,769 (±$144)
10	Pequannock Township	$2,753 (±$829)
11	East Hanover Township	$2,711 (±$392)
12	Morris Township	$2,437 (±$210)
13	Riverdale Borough	$2,424 (±$329)
14	Mount Arlington Borough	$2,392 (±$197)
15	Montville Township	$2,372 (±$202)
16	Long Hill Township	$2,329 (±$1,480)
17	Rockaway Township	$2,315 (±$379)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Morris 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 East Hanover Township

What is the average rent in East Hanover Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East Hanover Township is $2,711 (±$392) 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 East Hanover Township?

In East Hanover Township, the median gross rent went from $2,309 in 2015–2019 to $2,711 in 2020–2024 (+17.4%).

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 East Hanover Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

88.3% of rented homes in East Hanover Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East Hanover Township higher than in Morris County?

In East Hanover Township, median gross rent is higher than in Morris County ($1,904).

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 East Hanover township, Morris County, New Jersey (county subdivision:19210, in state:34 county:027).

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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