What is the median rent in High Bridge Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in High Bridge Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in High Bridge Borough, NJ is $1,831 (±$142) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 224 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In High Bridge Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,339 in 2015–2019 to $1,831 in 2020–2024 (+36.7%).

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: $1,831 (±$142)
Rented homes: 224 (±99)
$2,000 or more: 30.4%
Since 2015–2019: +36.7%

How much rent costs in High Bridge Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	High Bridge Borough	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±18.1 points)	5.7%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±18.1 points)	6.5%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	11.6% (±11.6 points)	26.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	58.0% (±23.8 points)	31.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	30.4% (±21.6 points)	15.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±18.1 points)	6.5%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±18.1 points)	8.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 58.0% of renting households.

30.4% of rented homes in High Bridge Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

High Bridge Borough against Hunterdon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	High Bridge Borough	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,831 (±$142)	$1,687 (±$51)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	224 (±99)	6,917 (±492)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In High Bridge Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Hunterdon County ($1,687).

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

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

In Hunterdon County, High Bridge Borough ranks 10 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 233 of 548.

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

How rent in High Bridge 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	$1,339 (±$68)	$1,831 (±$142)	+36.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	24.5% (±7.2 points)	15.8% (±6.9 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.4% (±8.5 points)	0.0% (±18.1 points)	−5.4 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 High Bridge Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with High Bridge Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
High Bridge Borough	—	$1,831 (±$142)	—
Annandale	1.6 mi	$2,662 (±$687)	Higher
Clinton Town	2.6 mi	$1,881 (±$186)	Not measurably different
Clinton Township	3.0 mi	$2,208 (±$365)	Not measurably different
Glen Gardner Borough	3.3 mi	$1,890 (±$242)	Not measurably different
Lebanon Borough	3.6 mi	$2,171 (±$293)	Higher
Lebanon Township	3.9 mi	$1,283 (±$637)	Not measurably different
Califon Borough	4.4 mi	$1,781 (±$208)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Hunterdon County)	4.7 mi	$1,625 (±$250)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Annandale, NJ ($2,662), Lebanon Borough, NJ ($2,171).

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

Median gross rent across Hunterdon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Clinton Township	$2,208 (±$365)
5	Lebanon Borough	$2,171 (±$293)
6	Bethlehem Township	$2,047 (±$355)
7	Glen Gardner Borough	$1,890 (±$242)
8	Clinton Town	$1,881 (±$186)
9	East Amwell Township	$1,879 (±$328)
10	High Bridge Borough	$1,831 (±$142)
11	Readington Township	$1,813 (±$187)
12	Califon Borough	$1,781 (±$208)
13	Frenchtown Borough	$1,761 (±$148)
14	Union Township (Hunterdon County)	$1,625 (±$250)
15	Raritan Township	$1,615 (±$263)
16	Holland Township	$1,600 (±$551)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Hunterdon 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 High Bridge Borough

What is the average rent in High Bridge Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in High Bridge Borough is $1,831 (±$142) 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 High Bridge Borough?

In High Bridge Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,339 in 2015–2019 to $1,831 in 2020–2024 (+36.7%).

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 High Bridge Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

30.4% of rented homes in High Bridge Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in High Bridge Borough higher than in Hunterdon County?

In High Bridge Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Hunterdon County ($1,687).

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 High Bridge borough, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (county subdivision:31320, in state:34 county:019).

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.