What is the median rent in Lopatcong Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Lopatcong Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Lopatcong Township, NJ is $1,582 (±$178) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 963 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lopatcong Township, the median gross rent went from $1,164 in 2015–2019 to $1,582 in 2020–2024 (+35.9%).

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: $1,582 (±$178)
Rented homes: 963 (±214)
$2,000 or more: 22.8%
Since 2015–2019: +35.9%

How much rent costs in Lopatcong Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lopatcong Township	Warren County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	6.9% (±5.1 points)	7.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.2% (±8.9 points)	14.8%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	30.6% (±12.1 points)	35.9%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.5% (±15.4 points)	26.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.3% (±10.6 points)	12.1%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.5% (±4.1 points)	2.6%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.6 points)	1.0%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.5% of renting households.

22.8% of rented homes in Lopatcong Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lopatcong Township against Warren County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lopatcong Township	Warren County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,582 (±$178)	$1,409 (±$39)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	963 (±214)	10,730 (±642)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Lopatcong Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Warren County ($1,409).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Warren County, Lopatcong Township ranks 13 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 383 of 548.

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

How rent in Lopatcong 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	$1,164 (±$93)	$1,582 (±$178)	+35.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	28.3% (±4.4 points)	24.2% (±5.5 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.3% (±8.1 points)	0.0% (±4.4 points)	−5.3 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 Lopatcong Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lopatcong Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lopatcong Township	—	$1,582 (±$178)	—
Phillipsburg Town	2.0 mi	$1,167 (±$117)	Lower
Upper Pohatcong	2.5 mi	$1,606 (±$461)	Not measurably different
Chestnut Hill	2.8 mi	$1,876 (±$997)	Not measurably different
Harmony Township	2.9 mi	$1,719 (±$104)	Not measurably different
Greenwich Township (Warren County)	3.0 mi	$2,411 (±$1,138)	Not measurably different
Alpha Borough	3.8 mi	$1,362 (±$104)	Lower
Easton	3.8 mi	$1,325 (±$57)	Lower
Forks Township (Northampton County)	4.0 mi	$1,440 (±$823)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Phillipsburg Town, NJ ($1,167), Alpha Borough, NJ ($1,362), Easton, PA ($1,325).

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

Median gross rent across Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Harmony Township	$1,719 (±$104)
8	Liberty Township	$1,695 (±$255)
9	Blairstown Township	$1,694 (±$741)
10	Frelinghuysen Township	$1,683 (±$237)
11	Oxford Township	$1,635 (±$689)
12	Independence Township	$1,603 (±$408)
13	Lopatcong Township	$1,582 (±$178)
14	Hackettstown Town	$1,469 (±$76)
15 (tie)	Franklin Township (Warren County)	$1,438 (±$354)
15 (tie)	Mansfield Township (Warren County)	$1,438 (±$51)
17	Alpha Borough	$1,362 (±$104)
18	Hope Township	$1,355 (±$240)
19	Washington Borough	$1,348 (±$103)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Warren 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 Lopatcong Township

What is the average rent in Lopatcong Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lopatcong Township is $1,582 (±$178) 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 Lopatcong Township?

In Lopatcong Township, the median gross rent went from $1,164 in 2015–2019 to $1,582 in 2020–2024 (+35.9%).

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 Lopatcong Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

22.8% of rented homes in Lopatcong Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lopatcong Township higher than in Warren County?

In Lopatcong Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Warren County ($1,409).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Lopatcong township, Warren County, New Jersey (county subdivision:41490, in state:34 county:041).

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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