What is the median rent in Hanover Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Hanover Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Hanover Township, NJ is $2,813 (±$227) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,174 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hanover Township, the median gross rent went from $2,258 in 2015–2019 to $2,813 in 2020–2024 (+24.6%).

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: $2,813 (±$227)
Rented homes: 1,174 (±287)
$2,000 or more: 75.3%
Since 2015–2019: +24.6%

How much rent costs in Hanover Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Hanover Township	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	2.3% (±3.6 points)	4.1%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	2.1% (±3.5 points)	3.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	11.5% (±6.4 points)	17.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.8% (±6.1 points)	30.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.8% (±6.1 points)	17.6%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	29.6% (±14.5 points)	13.0%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	38.9% (±17.0 points)	13.6%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 38.9% of renting households.

75.3% of rented homes in Hanover Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Hanover Township against Morris County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hanover Township	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,813 (±$227)	$1,904 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,174 (±287)	48,017 (±1,617)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In 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, Hanover Township ranks 7 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 548.

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

How rent in 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	$2,258 (±$210)	$2,813 (±$227)	+24.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	18.8% (±2.8 points)	21.0% (±4.9 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.7% (±7.0 points)	0.0% (±3.6 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Hanover Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hanover Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Hanover Township	—	$2,813 (±$227)	—
Troy Hills	2.7 mi	$3,108 (±$944)	Not measurably different
Morris Plains Borough	2.7 mi	$2,835 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	2.8 mi	$1,736 (±$42)	Lower
Morristown Town	3.0 mi	$2,274 (±$125)	Lower
Parsippany	3.2 mi	$1,742 (±$41)	Lower
East Hanover Township	3.4 mi	$2,711 (±$392)	Not measurably different
Florham Park Borough	3.5 mi	$3,109 (±$364)	Not measurably different
Morris Township	3.8 mi	$2,437 (±$210)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ ($1,736), Morristown Town, NJ ($2,274), Parsippany, NJ ($1,742).

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
1 (tie)	Mendham Borough	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Mendham Township	$3,500 or more
1 (tie)	Mountain Lakes Borough	$3,500 or more
4	Florham Park Borough	$3,109 (±$364)
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)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Hanover Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cedar Knolls, Whippany.

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 Hanover Township

What is the average rent in Hanover Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hanover Township is $2,813 (±$227) 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 Hanover Township?

In Hanover Township, the median gross rent went from $2,258 in 2015–2019 to $2,813 in 2020–2024 (+24.6%).

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

75.3% of rented homes in Hanover Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hanover Township higher than in Morris County?

In 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 Hanover township, Morris County, New Jersey (county subdivision:29550, 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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