What is the median rent in Little Falls Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Little Falls Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Little Falls Township, NJ is $1,843 (±$120) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,505 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Little Falls Township, the median gross rent went from $1,412 in 2015–2019 to $1,843 in 2020–2024 (+30.5%).

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: $1,843 (±$120)
Rented homes: 1,505 (±310)
$2,000 or more: 37.4%
Since 2015–2019: +30.5%

How much rent costs in Little Falls Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Little Falls Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	4.9% (±6.4 points)	7.1%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	2.5% (±2.2 points)	7.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.1% (±6.1 points)	26.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	40.1% (±10.9 points)	35.2%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	22.3% (±12.8 points)	16.1%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.8% (±3.6 points)	4.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.3% (±5.4 points)	2.9%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 40.1% of renting households.

37.4% of rented homes in Little Falls Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Little Falls Township against Passaic County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Little Falls Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,843 (±$120)	$1,621 (±$17)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,505 (±310)	81,553 (±1,433)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Little Falls Township, median gross rent is higher than in Passaic County ($1,621).

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

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

In Passaic County, Little Falls Township ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 225 of 548.

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

How rent in Little Falls 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	$1,412 (±$106)	$1,843 (±$120)	+30.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	29.5% (±3.6 points)	28.8% (±4.8 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.8% (±3.3 points)	9.1% (±6.7 points)	+6.3 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 Little Falls Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Little Falls Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Little Falls Township	—	$1,843 (±$120)	—
Cedar Grove Township	1.4 mi	$1,896 (±$302)	Not measurably different
Woodland Park Borough	1.6 mi	$1,839 (±$82)	Not measurably different
Totowa Borough	1.9 mi	$2,072 (±$597)	Not measurably different
North Caldwell Borough	2.4 mi	$3,329 (±$294)	Higher
Upper Montclair	2.4 mi	$2,237 (±$398)	Not measurably different
Clifton	3.1 mi	$1,711 (±$53)	Lower
Verona Township	3.3 mi	$2,130 (±$170)	Higher
Brookdale	3.5 mi	$1,791 (±$113)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clifton, NJ ($1,711).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Caldwell Borough, NJ ($3,329), Verona Township, NJ ($2,130).

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

Median gross rent across Passaic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	North Haledon Borough	$2,369 (±$582)
2	Wayne Township	$2,164 (±$86)
3	Totowa Borough	$2,072 (±$597)
4	Pompton Lakes Borough	$1,845 (±$189)
5	Little Falls Township	$1,843 (±$120)
6	Woodland Park Borough	$1,839 (±$82)
7	Hawthorne Borough	$1,830 (±$69)
8	Wanaque Borough	$1,778 (±$248)
9	Bloomingdale Borough	$1,753 (±$81)
10 (tie)	Haledon Borough	$1,750 (±$143)
10 (tie)	Ringwood Borough	$1,750 (±$1,271)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Passaic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Little Falls Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Great Notch, Montclair State University, Singac.

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 Little Falls Township

What is the average rent in Little Falls Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Little Falls Township is $1,843 (±$120) 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 Little Falls Township?

In Little Falls Township, the median gross rent went from $1,412 in 2015–2019 to $1,843 in 2020–2024 (+30.5%).

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 Little Falls Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

37.4% of rented homes in Little Falls Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Little Falls Township higher than in Passaic County?

In Little Falls Township, median gross rent is higher than in Passaic County ($1,621).

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 Little Falls township, Passaic County, New Jersey (county subdivision:40620, in state:34 county:031).

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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