What is the median rent in Montclair Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Montclair Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Montclair Township, NJ is $2,063 (±$92) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,643 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Montclair Township, the median gross rent went from $1,704 in 2015–2019 to $2,063 in 2020–2024 (+21.1%).

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: $2,063 (±$92)
Rented homes: 6,643 (±504)
$2,000 or more: 53.2%
Since 2015–2019: +21.1%

How much rent costs in Montclair Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Montclair Township	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	2.6% (±1.3 points)	9.6%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.5% (±2.1 points)	9.8%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	12.4% (±3.4 points)	28.8%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.3% (±4.4 points)	27.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.3% (±4.7 points)	14.2%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.9% (±2.4 points)	5.3%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	17.0% (±3.4 points)	4.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 27.3% of renting households.

53.2% of rented homes in Montclair Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Montclair Township against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Montclair Township	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,063 (±$92)	$1,531 (±$19)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,643 (±504)	172,550 (±2,389)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Montclair Township, median gross rent is higher than in Essex County ($1,531).

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

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

In Essex County, Montclair Township ranks 11 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 143 of 548.

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

How rent in Montclair 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	$1,704 (±$52)	$2,063 (±$92)	+21.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	40.4% (±2.2 points)	43.1% (±2.6 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.5% (±2.4 points)	2.4% (±1.9 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Montclair Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Montclair Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Montclair Township	—	$2,063 (±$92)	—
Glen Ridge Borough	1.4 mi	$2,728 (±$736)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield Township	1.7 mi	$1,824 (±$58)	Lower
Brookdale	1.7 mi	$1,791 (±$113)	Lower
Verona Township	1.8 mi	$2,130 (±$170)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove Township	2.5 mi	$1,896 (±$302)	Not measurably different
Watsessing	2.7 mi	$2,026 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Nutley Township	2.9 mi	$1,767 (±$65)	Lower
Great Notch	3.2 mi	$2,070 (±$341)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bloomfield Township, NJ ($1,824), Brookdale, NJ ($1,791), Nutley Township, NJ ($1,767).

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

Median gross rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
5	Glen Ridge Borough	$2,728 (±$736)
6	Fairfield Township (Essex County)	$2,656 (±$563)
7	South Orange Village	$2,296 (±$194)
8	Maplewood Township	$2,269 (±$210)
9	Millburn Township	$2,262 (±$237)
10	Verona Township	$2,130 (±$170)
11	Montclair Township	$2,063 (±$92)
12	Caldwell Borough	$1,976 (±$197)
13	West Orange Township	$1,897 (±$92)
14	Cedar Grove Township	$1,896 (±$302)
15	West Caldwell Township	$1,877 (±$278)
16	Bloomfield Township	$1,824 (±$58)
17	Nutley Township	$1,767 (±$65)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Montclair Township

What is the average rent in Montclair Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Montclair Township is $2,063 (±$92) 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 Montclair Township?

In Montclair Township, the median gross rent went from $1,704 in 2015–2019 to $2,063 in 2020–2024 (+21.1%).

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

53.2% of rented homes in Montclair Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Montclair Township higher than in Essex County?

In Montclair Township, median gross rent is higher than in Essex County ($1,531).

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 Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:47500, in state:34 county:013).

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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