What is the median rent in Mays Landing, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Mays Landing, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Mays Landing, NJ is $1,131 (±$66) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 563 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Mays Landing, the median gross rent went from $1,463 in 2015–2019 to $1,131 in 2020–2024 (−22.7%).

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: $1,131 (±$66)
Rented homes: 563 (±229)
$2,000 or more: 6.7%
Since 2015–2019: −22.7%

How much rent costs in Mays Landing

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Mays Landing	Atlantic County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±7.7 points)	9.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	25.4% (±17.8 points)	13.7%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	60.4% (±22.1 points)	35.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.5% (±9.6 points)	25.8%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.7% (±6.5 points)	11.4%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.0% (±3.3 points)	3.0%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.7 points)	1.6%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 60.4% of renting households.

6.7% of rented homes in Mays Landing cost $2,000 or more a month.

Mays Landing against Atlantic County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mays Landing	Atlantic County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,131 (±$66)	$1,376 (±$35)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	563 (±229)	32,699 (±1,241)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Mays Landing, median gross rent is lower than in Atlantic County ($1,376).

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

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

In Atlantic County, Mays Landing ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 191 of 201.

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

How rent in Mays Landing 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	$1,463 (±$238)	$1,131 (±$66)	−22.7%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	33.0% (±13.2 points)	23.3% (±7.6 points)	−9.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±9.5 points)	0.0% (±7.7 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 Mays Landing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mays Landing
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Mays Landing	—	$1,131 (±$66)	—
McKee City	3.0 mi	$1,799 (±$83)	Higher
English Creek	5.9 mi	$2,599 (±$1,768)	Not measurably different
Cologne	6.0 mi	$2,325 (±$569)	Higher
Egg Harbor Township	7.1 mi	$1,456 (±$102)	Higher
Weymouth Township	7.5 mi	$1,300 (±$1,034)	Not measurably different
Estell Manor	7.7 mi	$1,500 (±$256)	Higher
Pomona	8.5 mi	$1,082 (±$810)	Not measurably different
Bargaintown	8.5 mi	$2,406 (±$288)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McKee City, NJ ($1,799), Cologne, NJ ($2,325), Egg Harbor Township, NJ ($1,456).

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

Median gross rent across Atlantic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	English Creek	$2,599 (±$1,768)
2	Bargaintown	$2,406 (±$288)
3	Cologne	$2,325 (±$569)
4	McKee City	$1,799 (±$83)
5	Absecon Highlands	$1,614 (±$1,455)
6	Smithville	$1,507 (±$163)
7	Mays Landing	$1,131 (±$66)
8	Pomona	$1,082 (±$810)

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

It lies inside Hamilton Township (Atlantic County), 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 Mays Landing

What is the average rent in Mays Landing, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Mays Landing is $1,131 (±$66) 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 Mays Landing?

In Mays Landing, the median gross rent went from $1,463 in 2015–2019 to $1,131 in 2020–2024 (−22.7%).

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

How many rentals in Mays Landing cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.7% of rented homes in Mays Landing have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Mays Landing higher than in Atlantic County?

In Mays Landing, median gross rent is lower than in Atlantic County ($1,376).

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 Mays Landing CDP, New Jersey (place:44820, 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.