What is the median rent in Hampton Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Hampton Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Hampton Township, NJ is $1,680 (±$172) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 236 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hampton Township, the median gross rent went from $1,340 in 2015–2019 to $1,680 in 2020–2024 (+25.4%).

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: $1,680 (±$172)
Rented homes: 236 (±80)
$2,000 or more: 23.7%
Since 2015–2019: +25.4%

How much rent costs in Hampton Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Hampton Township	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	3.8% (±5.0 points)	2.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±17.3 points)	10.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.4% (±15.8 points)	32.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	41.1% (±18.5 points)	32.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.3% (±11.8 points)	11.5%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±17.3 points)	7.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	11.4% (±12.4 points)	4.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 41.1% of renting households.

23.7% of rented homes in Hampton Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Hampton Township against Sussex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hampton Township	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,680 (±$172)	$1,585 (±$67)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	236 (±80)	8,937 (±563)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Hampton Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sussex County ($1,585).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($1,720).

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

In Sussex County, Hampton Township ranks 10 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 333 of 548.

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

How rent in Hampton 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	$1,340 (±$120)	$1,680 (±$172)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	11.8% (±3.8 points)	13.5% (±4.2 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±13.6 points)	0.0% (±14.9 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 Hampton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hampton Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Hampton Township	—	$1,680 (±$172)	—
Newton Town	3.4 mi	$1,442 (±$136)	Lower
Stillwater Township	4.3 mi	$1,238 (±$531)	Not measurably different
Branchville Borough	4.4 mi	$1,750 (±$1,002)	Not measurably different
Fredon Township	4.9 mi	$1,205 (±$459)	Not measurably different
Andover Township	5.6 mi	$1,636 (±$160)	Not measurably different
Frankford Township	5.7 mi	$1,672 (±$271)	Not measurably different
Lafayette Township	6.5 mi	$1,891 (±$242)	Not measurably different
Andover Borough	7.7 mi	$1,597 (±$213)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Newton Town, NJ ($1,442).

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

Median gross rent across Sussex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Sparta Township	$1,864 (±$265)
5	Hopatcong Borough	$1,777 (±$251)
6	Vernon Township	$1,773 (±$230)
7 (tie)	Branchville Borough	$1,750 (±$1,002)
7 (tie)	Sandyston Township	$1,750 (±$120)
9	Hamburg Borough	$1,685 (±$174)
10	Hampton Township	$1,680 (±$172)
11	Frankford Township	$1,672 (±$271)
12	Green Township	$1,648 (±$1,164)
13	Andover Township	$1,636 (±$160)
14	Andover Borough	$1,597 (±$213)
15	Byram Township	$1,561 (±$208)
16	Ogdensburg Borough	$1,445 (±$210)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Sussex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Hampton Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Crandon Lakes.

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 Hampton Township

What is the average rent in Hampton Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hampton Township is $1,680 (±$172) 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 Hampton Township?

In Hampton Township, the median gross rent went from $1,340 in 2015–2019 to $1,680 in 2020–2024 (+25.4%).

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 Hampton Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

23.7% of rented homes in Hampton Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hampton Township higher than in Sussex County?

In Hampton Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sussex County ($1,585).

It is not measurably different from 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 Hampton township, Sussex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:29490, in state:34 county:037).

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.