How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in Piscataway Township, NJ?

In Piscataway Township, NJ, the median gross rent for a two-bedroom home is $2,232 (±$169) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25031).

A one-bedroom home rents for a median of $1,813 (±$74).

A three-bedroom home rents for a median of $2,305 (±$258).

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,623.

Figures last updated on .

Studio
$1,431 (±$128)
1 bedroom
$1,813 (±$74)
2 bedrooms
$2,232 (±$169)
3 bedrooms
$2,305 (±$258)

Rent by bedroom count in Piscataway Township

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Studio$1,431 (±$128)$1,564 (±$78)$1,363 (±$30)$1,248
1 bedroom$1,813 (±$74)$1,614 (±$25)$1,465 (±$9)$1,235
2 bedrooms$2,232 (±$169)$2,068 (±$29)$1,804 (±$9)$1,407
3 bedrooms$2,305 (±$258)$2,202 (±$51)$2,037 (±$18)$1,584
4 bedrooms$3,233 (±$471)$2,586 (±$293)$2,365 (±$47)$1,957
5 or more bedrooms$3,500 or more$2,487 (±$879)$2,368 (±$92)$2,074

A median for a bedroom size is published only where enough renting households of that size were surveyed; a dash means the Census Bureau did not publish one.

Census rents against HUD’s Fair Market Rent, fiscal year 2027

Dollars a month; the Fair Market Rent is for the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Census median, this placeHUD Fair Market Rent
1 bedroom$1,813 (±$74)$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,232 (±$169)$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,305 (±$258)$3,125

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent of a modest rental home across the whole HUD area, set for the voucher program; the Census median is what renting households in this place reported paying.

The two answer different questions and are not expected to match.

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms in places near Piscataway Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Piscataway Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rent, 2 bedroomsCompared with this place
Piscataway Township—$2,232 (±$169)—
Middlesex Borough2.8 mi$2,081 (±$527)Not measurably different
Dunellen Borough3.1 mi$1,827 (±$111)Lower
South Plainfield Borough3.1 mi$2,118 (±$180)Not measurably different
Somerset3.3 mi$2,285 (±$116)Not measurably different
Highland Park Borough3.5 mi$2,025 (±$161)Not measurably different
South Bound Brook Borough3.6 mi$1,918 (±$192)Lower
East Franklin3.6 mi$1,925 (±$263)Not measurably different
New Brunswick4.2 mi$1,828 (±$74)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dunellen Borough, NJ ($1,827), South Bound Brook Borough, NJ ($1,918), New Brunswick, NJ ($1,828).

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

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms across Middlesex County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent, 2 bedrooms
1Metuchen Borough$2,509 (±$279)
2East Brunswick Township$2,489 (±$205)
3Plainsboro Township$2,340 (±$81)
4Woodbridge Township$2,246 (±$61)
5Piscataway Township$2,232 (±$169)
6North Brunswick Township$2,222 (±$58)
7Helmetta Borough$2,207 (±$95)
8Carteret Borough$2,182 (±$184)
9Edison Township$2,160 (±$39)
10South Brunswick Township$2,120 (±$88)
11South Plainfield Borough$2,118 (±$180)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Piscataway Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Rutgers University-Busch Campus, Rutgers University-Livingston Campus.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Piscataway Township

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Piscataway Township?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Piscataway Township, NJ is $1,813 (±$74) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Piscataway Township?

The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Piscataway Township, NJ is $2,232 (±$169) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much does a three-bedroom rental cost in Piscataway Township?

The median gross rent for a three-bedroom home in Piscataway Township, NJ is $2,305 (±$258) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Piscataway township, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:59010, in state:34 county:023).

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B25031_002E, B25031_002M, B25031_003E, B25031_003M, B25031_004E, B25031_004M, B25031_005E, B25031_005M, B25031_006E, B25031_006M, B25031_007E, B25031_007M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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