What is the median rent in Manalapan Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Manalapan Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Manalapan Township, NJ is $1,960 (±$195) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,459 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Manalapan Township, the median gross rent went from $1,537 in 2015–2019 to $1,960 in 2020–2024 (+27.5%).

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: $1,960 (±$195)
Rented homes: 1,459 (±383)
$2,000 or more: 47.2%
Since 2015–2019: +27.5%

How much rent costs in Manalapan Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Manalapan Township	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	2.8% (±3.8 points)	6.9%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±3.0 points)	6.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.3% (±7.7 points)	19.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.6% (±13.0 points)	26.9%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	34.5% (±16.0 points)	18.8%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.3% (±7.3 points)	11.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.4% (±2.3 points)	10.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 34.5% of renting households.

47.2% of rented homes in Manalapan Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Manalapan Township against Monmouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manalapan Township	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,960 (±$195)	$1,827 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,459 (±383)	59,518 (±1,715)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Manalapan Township, 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, Manalapan Township ranks 26 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 178 of 548.

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

How rent in Manalapan 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	$1,537 (±$173)	$1,960 (±$195)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	14.4% (±2.6 points)	10.3% (±2.5 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	2.4% (±3.2 points)	9.9% (±9.0 points)	+7.5 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 Manalapan Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manalapan Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Manalapan Township	—	$1,960 (±$195)	—
Englishtown Borough	1.2 mi	$2,100 (±$124)	Not measurably different
Freehold Borough	4.0 mi	$1,832 (±$128)	Not measurably different
West Freehold	4.5 mi	$2,144 (±$269)	Not measurably different
Freehold Township	4.7 mi	$2,194 (±$184)	Not measurably different
Robertsville	4.8 mi	$2,715 (±$287)	Higher
Monroe Township (Middlesex County)	5.0 mi	$2,031 (±$182)	Not measurably different
East Freehold	5.6 mi	$2,069 (±$460)	Not measurably different
Concordia	5.8 mi	$2,130 (±$165)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Robertsville, NJ ($2,715).

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
20	Avon-by-the-Sea Borough	$2,078 (±$226)
21	Manasquan Borough	$2,030 (±$279)
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)

Showing 13 of 52 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Manalapan Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Yorketown.

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 Manalapan Township

What is the average rent in Manalapan Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Manalapan Township is $1,960 (±$195) 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 Manalapan Township?

In Manalapan Township, the median gross rent went from $1,537 in 2015–2019 to $1,960 in 2020–2024 (+27.5%).

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

47.2% of rented homes in Manalapan Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Manalapan Township higher than in Monmouth County?

In Manalapan Township, 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 Manalapan township, Monmouth County, New Jersey (county subdivision:42990, 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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