What is the median rent in Laurel Lake, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Laurel Lake, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Laurel Lake, NJ is $1,200 (±$104) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 311 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Laurel Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,211 in 2015–2019 to $1,200 in 2020–2024 (−0.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,200 (±$104)
Rented homes: 311 (±124)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −0.9%

How much rent costs in Laurel Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Laurel Lake	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±13.4 points)	12.2%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.4% (±8.2 points)	17.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	76.2% (±19.8 points)	38.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.4% (±17.8 points)	22.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±13.4 points)	6.5%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±13.4 points)	1.5%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.4 points)	1.3%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 76.2% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Laurel Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Laurel Lake against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Laurel Lake	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,200 (±$104)	$1,282 (±$38)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	311 (±124)	17,075 (±929)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Laurel Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Cumberland County ($1,282).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Laurel Lake ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 188 of 201.

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

How rent in Laurel Lake 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	$1,211 (±$142)	$1,200 (±$104)	−0.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	41.1% (±11.3 points)	27.2% (±10.8 points)	−13.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±6.8 points)	0.0% (±13.4 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 Laurel Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Laurel Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Laurel Lake	—	$1,200 (±$104)	—
Port Norris	4.5 mi	$1,716 (±$56)	Higher
Millville	4.6 mi	$1,261 (±$85)	Not measurably different
Maurice River Township	5.8 mi	$1,625 (±$150)	Higher
Downe Township	6.7 mi	$1,273 (±$795)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	8.2 mi	$1,300 (±$153)	Not measurably different
Vineland	9.7 mi	$1,233 (±$78)	Not measurably different
Gouldtown	11 mi	$1,233 (±$146)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township	11 mi	$1,542 (±$193)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Port Norris, NJ ($1,716), Maurice River Township, NJ ($1,625), Deerfield Township, NJ ($1,542).

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

Median gross rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Port Norris	$1,716 (±$56)
2	Rosenhayn	$1,423 (±$109)
3	West Park	$1,269 (±$723)
4	Gouldtown	$1,233 (±$146)
5	Laurel Lake	$1,200 (±$104)

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

It lies inside Commercial 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 Laurel Lake

What is the average rent in Laurel Lake, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Laurel Lake is $1,200 (±$104) 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 Laurel Lake?

In Laurel Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,211 in 2015–2019 to $1,200 in 2020–2024 (−0.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Laurel Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in Laurel Lake higher than in Cumberland County?

In Laurel Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Cumberland County ($1,282).

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

It is lower 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 Laurel Lake CDP, New Jersey (place:39120, 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.