What is the median rent in Forked River, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Forked River, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Forked River, NJ is $2,170 (±$204) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 160 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Forked River, the median gross rent went from $1,448 in 2015–2019 to $2,170 in 2020–2024 (+49.9%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,170 (±$204)
Rented homes: 160 (±105)
$2,000 or more: 71.3%
Since 2015–2019: +49.9%

How much rent costs in Forked River

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Forked River	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±24.2 points)	4.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±24.2 points)	6.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	21.3% (±26.3 points)	22.2%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.5% (±12.5 points)	33.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	62.5% (±30.1 points)	20.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.8% (±15.4 points)	5.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±24.2 points)	6.8%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 62.5% of renting households.

71.3% of rented homes in Forked River cost $2,000 or more a month.

Forked River against Ocean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forked River	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,170 (±$204)	$1,755 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	160 (±105)	44,145 (±1,723)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Forked River, median gross rent is higher than in Ocean County ($1,755).

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

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

In Ocean County, Forked River ranks 2 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 201.

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

How rent in Forked River 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	$1,448 (±$171)	$2,170 (±$204)	+49.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	15.5% (±5.5 points)	7.8% (±4.8 points)	−7.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±11.0 points)	0.0% (±23.0 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 Forked River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forked River
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Forked River	—	$2,170 (±$204)	—
Ocean Township (Ocean County)	3.0 mi	$1,217 (±$718)	Lower
Barnegat	5.4 mi	$1,755 (±$254)	Lower
Berkeley Township	6.1 mi	$1,683 (±$67)	Lower
Barnegat Township	6.5 mi	$1,752 (±$264)	Lower
Beachwood Borough	7.2 mi	$2,335 (±$172)	Not measurably different
Ocean Gate Borough	7.4 mi	$1,604 (±$710)	Not measurably different
Pine Beach Borough	7.6 mi	$1,563 (±$660)	Not measurably different
Ocean Acres	7.9 mi	$2,241 (±$97)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ocean Township (Ocean County), NJ ($1,217), Barnegat, NJ ($1,755), Berkeley Township, NJ ($1,683).

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

Median gross rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Ocean Acres	$2,241 (±$97)
2	Forked River	$2,170 (±$204)
3	North Beach Haven	$2,057 (±$481)
4	Mystic Island	$1,893 (±$158)
5	Pine Lake Park	$1,838 (±$93)
6	Holiday City South	$1,821 (±$84)
7	Barnegat	$1,755 (±$254)
8	Toms River	$1,731 (±$73)

Showing 8 of 23 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Lacey 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 Forked River

What is the average rent in Forked River, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Forked River is $2,170 (±$204) 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 Forked River?

In Forked River, the median gross rent went from $1,448 in 2015–2019 to $2,170 in 2020–2024 (+49.9%).

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

How many rentals in Forked River cost more than $2,000 a month?

71.3% of rented homes in Forked River have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Forked River higher than in Ocean County?

In Forked River, median gross rent is higher than in Ocean County ($1,755).

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 Forked River CDP, New Jersey (place:24180, 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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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.