What is the median rent in Highland Park Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Highland Park Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Highland Park Borough, NJ is $1,873 (±$84) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,778 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Highland Park Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,467 in 2015–2019 to $1,873 in 2020–2024 (+27.7%).

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: $1,873 (±$84)
Rented homes: 3,778 (±478)
$2,000 or more: 39.7%
Since 2015–2019: +27.7%

How much rent costs in Highland Park Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Highland Park Borough	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	3.9% (±2.5 points)	4.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.7% (±0.7 points)	4.4%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.2% (±5.3 points)	17.3%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	40.5% (±7.5 points)	32.2%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	32.7% (±7.9 points)	25.7%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.6% (±1.6 points)	10.2%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.4% (±2.6 points)	5.7%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 40.5% of renting households.

39.7% of rented homes in Highland Park Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Highland Park Borough against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Highland Park Borough	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,873 (±$84)	$1,871 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,778 (±478)	108,756 (±1,919)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Highland Park Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Middlesex County ($1,871).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Highland Park Borough ranks 14 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 211 of 548.

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

How rent in Highland Park 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	$1,467 (±$40)	$1,873 (±$84)	+27.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	58.3% (±3.5 points)	59.7% (±4.8 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.8% (±2.8 points)	3.9% (±3.0 points)	+1.1 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 Highland Park Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highland Park Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Highland Park Borough	—	$1,873 (±$84)	—
New Brunswick	1.3 mi	$1,814 (±$56)	Not measurably different
East Franklin	2.3 mi	$2,056 (±$188)	Not measurably different
Rutgers University-Busch Campus	2.5 mi	$2,197 (±$82)	Higher
Milltown Borough	3.5 mi	$1,204 (±$519)	Lower
Piscataway Township	3.5 mi	$2,024 (±$109)	Higher
Voorhees	3.6 mi	$1,531 (±$1,022)	Not measurably different
Somerset	3.8 mi	$2,121 (±$164)	Higher
Edison Township	4.2 mi	$1,974 (±$50)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Milltown Borough, NJ ($1,204).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ ($2,197), Piscataway Township, NJ ($2,024), Somerset, NJ ($2,121).

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

Median gross rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Monroe Township (Middlesex County)	$2,031 (±$182)
9	Piscataway Township	$2,024 (±$109)
10	Edison Township	$1,974 (±$50)
11	Woodbridge Township	$1,959 (±$66)
12	Jamesburg Borough	$1,957 (±$308)
13	South Brunswick Township	$1,935 (±$94)
14	Highland Park Borough	$1,873 (±$84)
15	Dunellen Borough	$1,835 (±$146)
16	New Brunswick	$1,814 (±$56)
17	Sayreville Borough	$1,711 (±$56)
18	South Amboy	$1,707 (±$568)
19	Perth Amboy	$1,688 (±$62)
20	South River Borough	$1,675 (±$78)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Middlesex 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 Highland Park Borough

What is the average rent in Highland Park Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Highland Park Borough is $1,873 (±$84) 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 Highland Park Borough?

In Highland Park Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,467 in 2015–2019 to $1,873 in 2020–2024 (+27.7%).

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 Highland Park Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

39.7% of rented homes in Highland Park Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Highland Park Borough higher than in Middlesex County?

In Highland Park Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Middlesex County ($1,871).

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 Highland Park borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:31470, in state:34 county:023).

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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