What is the median rent in Edgewater Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Edgewater Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Edgewater Borough, NJ is $2,579 (±$176) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,270 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Edgewater Borough, the median gross rent went from $2,506 in 2015–2019 to $2,579 in 2020–2024 (+2.9%).

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: $2,579 (±$176)
Rented homes: 4,270 (±460)
$2,000 or more: 74.2%
Since 2015–2019: +2.9%

How much rent costs in Edgewater Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Edgewater Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	3.5% (±3.3 points)	3.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.8% (±1.9 points)	3.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	3.1% (±2.2 points)	16.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.4% (±5.6 points)	32.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.2% (±6.4 points)	19.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	18.9% (±7.1 points)	10.7%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	34.1% (±6.7 points)	14.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 34.1% of renting households.

74.2% of rented homes in Edgewater Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Edgewater Borough against Bergen County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Edgewater Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,579 (±$176)	$1,914 (±$21)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,270 (±460)	119,185 (±2,551)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Edgewater Borough, median gross rent is higher than in Bergen County ($1,914).

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

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

In Bergen County, Edgewater Borough ranks 16 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 53 of 548.

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

How rent in Edgewater 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	$2,506 (±$144)	$2,579 (±$176)	+2.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	64.8% (±4.1 points)	60.2% (±5.5 points)	−4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.1% (±3.9 points)	9.8% (±5.2 points)	+0.7 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 Edgewater Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Edgewater Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Edgewater Borough	—	$2,579 (±$176)	—
Cliffside Park Borough	0.8 mi	$1,837 (±$89)	Lower
Fairview Borough	1.5 mi	$1,694 (±$95)	Lower
Fort Lee Borough	1.8 mi	$2,270 (±$112)	Lower
Palisades Park Borough	2.0 mi	$2,009 (±$149)	Lower
Ridgefield Borough	2.2 mi	$2,095 (±$161)	Lower
Guttenberg Town	2.7 mi	$1,677 (±$71)	Lower
Leonia Borough	2.8 mi	$2,073 (±$235)	Lower
Ridgefield Park Village	3.2 mi	$1,731 (±$153)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cliffside Park Borough, NJ ($1,837), Fairview Borough, NJ ($1,694), Fort Lee Borough, NJ ($2,270).

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

Median gross rent across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Paramus Borough	$3,032 (±$340)
11	Ho-Ho-Kus Borough	$2,857 (±$1,505)
12	Alpine Borough	$2,750 (±$1,633)
13	Closter Borough	$2,721 (±$286)
14	Cresskill Borough	$2,599 (±$1,033)
15	Allendale Borough	$2,590 (±$866)
16	Edgewater Borough	$2,579 (±$176)
17	Wyckoff Township	$2,567 (±$544)
18	Ridgewood Village	$2,499 (±$347)
19	Westwood Borough	$2,458 (±$218)
20	Washington Township (Bergen County)	$2,357 (±$364)
21	Oradell Borough	$2,305 (±$837)
22	Fort Lee Borough	$2,270 (±$112)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Bergen 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 Edgewater Borough

What is the average rent in Edgewater Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Edgewater Borough is $2,579 (±$176) 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 Edgewater Borough?

In Edgewater Borough, the median gross rent went from $2,506 in 2015–2019 to $2,579 in 2020–2024 (+2.9%).

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 Edgewater Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

74.2% of rented homes in Edgewater Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Edgewater Borough higher than in Bergen County?

In Edgewater Borough, median gross rent is higher than in Bergen County ($1,914).

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 Edgewater borough, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:20020, in state:34 county:003).

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.