What is the median rent in Long Branch, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Long Branch, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Long Branch, NJ is $1,876 (±$94) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 7,458 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Long Branch, the median gross rent went from $1,311 in 2015–2019 to $1,876 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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: $1,876 (±$94)
Rented homes: 7,458 (±647)
$2,000 or more: 43.1%
Since 2015–2019: +43.1%

How much rent costs in Long Branch

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Long Branch	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	7.8% (±2.7 points)	6.9%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.5% (±3.1 points)	6.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.6% (±4.4 points)	19.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.2% (±5.1 points)	26.9%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	20.4% (±4.5 points)	18.8%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.1% (±3.6 points)	11.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	8.6% (±2.8 points)	10.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 28.2% of renting households.

43.1% of rented homes in Long Branch cost $2,000 or more a month.

Long Branch against Monmouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Branch	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,876 (±$94)	$1,827 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	7,458 (±647)	59,518 (±1,715)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Long Branch, median gross rent is not measurably different from Monmouth County ($1,827).

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

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

In Monmouth County, Long Branch ranks 28 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 209 of 548.

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

How rent in Long Branch 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	$1,311 (±$52)	$1,876 (±$94)	+43.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	58.3% (±2.4 points)	57.5% (±3.6 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.8% (±1.3 points)	4.9% (±2.1 points)	+2.1 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 Long Branch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Branch
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Long Branch	—	$1,876 (±$94)	—
West Long Branch Borough	1.7 mi	$1,970 (±$513)	Not measurably different
Oceanport Borough	2.2 mi	$1,608 (±$274)	Not measurably different
Monmouth Beach Borough	2.8 mi	$2,257 (±$66)	Higher
Oakhurst	3.0 mi	$3,305 (±$488)	Higher
Deal Borough	3.2 mi	$1,981 (±$388)	Not measurably different
Eatontown Borough	3.4 mi	$1,601 (±$113)	Lower
Ocean Township (Monmouth County)	3.6 mi	$1,530 (±$96)	Lower
Little Silver Borough	3.7 mi	$3,500 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eatontown Borough, NJ ($1,601), Ocean Township (Monmouth County), NJ ($1,530).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monmouth Beach Borough, NJ ($2,257), Oakhurst, NJ ($3,305).

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

Median gross rent across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
22	Red Bank Borough	$2,026 (±$212)
23	Deal Borough	$1,981 (±$388)
24	Atlantic Highlands Borough	$1,979 (±$365)
25	West Long Branch Borough	$1,970 (±$513)
26	Manalapan Township	$1,960 (±$195)
27	Aberdeen Township	$1,943 (±$107)
28 (tie)	Long Branch	$1,876 (±$94)
28 (tie)	Neptune Township	$1,876 (±$217)
30	Spring Lake Heights Borough	$1,863 (±$93)
31	Shrewsbury Township	$1,856 (±$201)
32	Freehold Borough	$1,832 (±$128)
33	Matawan Borough	$1,824 (±$176)
34	Lake Como Borough	$1,810 (±$72)

Showing 13 of 52 places in Monmouth 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 Long Branch

What is the average rent in Long Branch, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Long Branch is $1,876 (±$94) 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 Long Branch?

In Long Branch, the median gross rent went from $1,311 in 2015–2019 to $1,876 in 2020–2024 (+43.1%).

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 Long Branch cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.1% of rented homes in Long Branch have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Long Branch higher than in Monmouth County?

In Long Branch, median gross rent is not measurably different from Monmouth County ($1,827).

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 Long Branch city, Monmouth County, New Jersey (county subdivision:41310, in state:34 county:025).

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.