What is the rental vacancy rate in New Brunswick, NJ?

Name: Vacancy rate in New Brunswick, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in New Brunswick, NJ is 3.7% (±1.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 2.5% (±1.9 points).

1,178 (±279) homes, 7.0% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In New Brunswick, the rental vacancy rate went from 5.6% in 2015–2019 to 3.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 3.7% (±1.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.5% (±1.9 points)
Vacant homes: 1,178 (±279)

Vacancy in New Brunswick against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Rental vacancy rate	3.7% (±1.2 points)	2.4% (±0.4 points)	3.5% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	2.5% (±1.9 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,178 (±279)	10,197 (±1,110)	283,653 (±4,943)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In New Brunswick, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Middlesex County (2.4%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (3.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near New Brunswick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Brunswick
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
New Brunswick	—	3.7% (±1.2 points)	—
Highland Park Borough	1.3 mi	3.9% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
East Franklin	1.5 mi	1.6% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Voorhees	2.5 mi	0.0% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Milltown Borough	2.6 mi	0.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rutgers University-Busch Campus	2.6 mi	36.0% (±44.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Brunswick Township	3.1 mi	0.1% (±0.2 points)	Lower
Somerset	3.3 mi	0.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Piscataway Township	4.2 mi	2.4% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Brunswick Township, NJ (0.1%), Somerset, NJ (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	South Plainfield Borough	5.8% (±7.0 points)
2	Old Bridge Township	4.8% (±1.9 points)
3	Middlesex Borough	4.6% (±6.7 points)
4	South River Borough	4.2% (±4.6 points)
5	Highland Park Borough	3.9% (±3.0 points)
6	New Brunswick	3.7% (±1.2 points)
7	South Amboy	3.5% (±5.6 points)
8	Edison Township	3.1% (±1.4 points)
9	Metuchen Borough	2.9% (±2.6 points)
10	Sayreville Borough	2.6% (±1.5 points)
11	Piscataway Township	2.4% (±1.9 points)
12	Perth Amboy	2.1% (±1.2 points)

Showing 12 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

Is it hard to find a rental in New Brunswick?

The rental vacancy rate in New Brunswick, NJ is 3.7% (±1.2 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in New Brunswick tighter than it was?

In New Brunswick, the rental vacancy rate went from 5.6% in 2015–2019 to 3.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in New Brunswick?

An estimated 1,178 (±279) housing units, 7.0% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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