What is the median rent in Pitman Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Pitman Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Pitman Borough, NJ is $1,521 (±$164) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 933 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pitman Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,204 in 2015–2019 to $1,521 in 2020–2024 (+26.3%).

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: $1,521 (±$164)
Rented homes: 933 (±195)
$2,000 or more: 12.8%
Since 2015–2019: +26.3%

How much rent costs in Pitman Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pitman Borough	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.7 points)	6.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.5% (±7.4 points)	13.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	37.8% (±10.5 points)	29.1%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.8% (±10.0 points)	26.8%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.5% (±4.7 points)	15.4%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.7% (±2.0 points)	5.1%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.6% (±0.9 points)	4.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.8% of renting households.

12.8% of rented homes in Pitman Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pitman Borough against Gloucester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pitman Borough	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,521 (±$164)	$1,531 (±$56)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	933 (±195)	21,471 (±942)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Pitman Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Gloucester County ($1,531).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Gloucester County, Pitman Borough ranks 9 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 404 of 548.

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

How rent in Pitman Borough 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	$1,204 (±$121)	$1,521 (±$164)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.7% (±4.0 points)	26.4% (±4.8 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.3% (±5.5 points)	0.0% (±4.6 points)	−7.3 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 Pitman Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pitman Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pitman Borough	—	$1,521 (±$164)	—
Glassboro Borough	2.5 mi	$1,687 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Mantua Township	3.1 mi	$1,579 (±$218)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Gloucester County)	3.4 mi	$1,761 (±$118)	Higher
Harrison Township	4.0 mi	$1,137 (±$351)	Not measurably different
Mullica Hill	4.4 mi	$965 (±$468)	Lower
Elk Township	5.1 mi	$1,206 (±$560)	Not measurably different
Oak Valley	5.3 mi	$969 (±$839)	Not measurably different
Clayton Borough	5.6 mi	$1,246 (±$176)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mullica Hill, NJ ($965), Clayton Borough, NJ ($1,246).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Washington Township (Gloucester County), NJ ($1,761).

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

Median gross rent across Gloucester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Washington Township (Gloucester County)	$1,761 (±$118)
4	Glassboro Borough	$1,687 (±$110)
5	Deptford Township	$1,661 (±$123)
6	Swedesboro Borough	$1,606 (±$328)
7	Franklin Township (Gloucester County)	$1,602 (±$137)
8	Mantua Township	$1,579 (±$218)
9	Pitman Borough	$1,521 (±$164)
10	West Deptford Township	$1,511 (±$116)
11	Newfield Borough	$1,510 (±$373)
12	Monroe Township (Gloucester County)	$1,384 (±$113)
13	National Park Borough	$1,355 (±$122)
14	Woodbury Heights Borough	$1,325 (±$138)
15	Greenwich Township (Gloucester County)	$1,297 (±$346)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Gloucester 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 Pitman Borough

What is the average rent in Pitman Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pitman Borough is $1,521 (±$164) 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 Pitman Borough?

In Pitman Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,204 in 2015–2019 to $1,521 in 2020–2024 (+26.3%).

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 Pitman Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

12.8% of rented homes in Pitman Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pitman Borough higher than in Gloucester County?

In Pitman Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from Gloucester County ($1,531).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Pitman borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey (county subdivision:59070, in state:34 county:015).

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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