What is the median rent in New Brunswick, NJ?

Name: Median rent in New Brunswick, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Brunswick, NJ is $1,814 (±$56) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 12,044 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Brunswick, the median gross rent went from $1,470 in 2015–2019 to $1,814 in 2020–2024 (+23.4%).

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: $1,814 (±$56)
Rented homes: 12,044 (±680)
$2,000 or more: 38.8%
Since 2015–2019: +23.4%

How much rent costs in New Brunswick

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	5.0% (±1.6 points)	4.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.1% (±2.6 points)	4.4%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.9% (±2.9 points)	17.3%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.2% (±3.6 points)	32.2%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.2% (±3.4 points)	25.7%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.2% (±2.1 points)	10.2%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	12.4% (±3.3 points)	5.7%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.2% of renting households.

38.8% of rented homes in New Brunswick cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Brunswick against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,814 (±$56)	$1,871 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	12,044 (±680)	108,756 (±1,919)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In New Brunswick, median gross rent is not measurably different from Middlesex County ($1,871).

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

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

In Middlesex County, New Brunswick ranks 16 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 245 of 548.

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

How rent in New Brunswick 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	$1,470 (±$36)	$1,814 (±$56)	+23.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	81.3% (±1.7 points)	78.6% (±2.3 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.6% (±1.6 points)	3.7% (±1.2 points)	−1.9 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 New Brunswick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Brunswick
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Brunswick	—	$1,814 (±$56)	—
Highland Park Borough	1.3 mi	$1,873 (±$84)	Not measurably different
East Franklin	1.5 mi	$2,056 (±$188)	Higher
Voorhees	2.5 mi	$1,531 (±$1,022)	Not measurably different
Milltown Borough	2.6 mi	$1,204 (±$519)	Lower
Rutgers University-Busch Campus	2.6 mi	$2,197 (±$82)	Higher
North Brunswick Township	3.1 mi	$2,117 (±$76)	Higher
Somerset	3.3 mi	$2,121 (±$164)	Higher
Piscataway Township	4.2 mi	$2,024 (±$109)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Milltown Borough, NJ ($1,204).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Franklin, NJ ($2,056), Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ ($2,197), North Brunswick Township, NJ ($2,117).

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

Median gross rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Edison Township	$1,974 (±$50)
11	Woodbridge Township	$1,959 (±$66)
12	Jamesburg Borough	$1,957 (±$308)
13	South Brunswick Township	$1,935 (±$94)
14	Highland Park Borough	$1,873 (±$84)
15	Dunellen Borough	$1,835 (±$146)
16	New Brunswick	$1,814 (±$56)
17	Sayreville Borough	$1,711 (±$56)
18	South Amboy	$1,707 (±$568)
19	Perth Amboy	$1,688 (±$62)
20	South River Borough	$1,675 (±$78)
21	Cranbury Township	$1,603 (±$152)
22	Old Bridge Township	$1,538 (±$82)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Middlesex 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 New Brunswick

What is the average rent in New Brunswick, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Brunswick is $1,814 (±$56) 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 New Brunswick?

In New Brunswick, the median gross rent went from $1,470 in 2015–2019 to $1,814 in 2020–2024 (+23.4%).

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 New Brunswick cost more than $2,000 a month?

38.8% of rented homes in New Brunswick have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Brunswick higher than in Middlesex County?

In New Brunswick, median gross rent is not measurably different from Middlesex County ($1,871).

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 New Brunswick city, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:51210, in state:34 county:023).

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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