What is the median rent in Robbinsville Township, NJ?

The median gross rent in Robbinsville Township, NJ is $2,076 (±$176) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,173 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Robbinsville Township, the median gross rent went from $1,615 in 2015–2019 to $2,076 in 2020–2024 (+28.5%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$2,076 (±$176)
Rented homes
1,173 (±243)
$2,000 or more
56.9%
Since 2015–2019
+28.5%

How much rent costs in Robbinsville Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentRobbinsville TownshipMercer CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±3.8 points)7.8%6.1%6.3%
$500 to $9996.6% (±6.0 points)8.8%7.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49917.4% (±9.4 points)26.4%23.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99919.1% (±12.5 points)28.8%28.5%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49945.4% (±16.9 points)14.5%17.2%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9992.5% (±2.5 points)5.9%7.9%5.5%
$3,000 or more9.0% (±7.0 points)7.9%8.9%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 45.4% of renting households.

56.9% of rented homes in Robbinsville Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Robbinsville Township against Mercer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Robbinsville TownshipMercer CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Median gross rent$2,076 (±$176)$1,623 (±$34)$1,720 (±$7)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,173 (±243)52,951 (±1,688)1,230,839 (±7,912)42,849,984

In Robbinsville Township, median gross rent is higher than in Mercer County ($1,623).

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

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

In Mercer County, Robbinsville Township ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 135 of 548.

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

How rent in Robbinsville Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,615 (±$216)$2,076 (±$176)+28.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent12.0% (±3.3 points)20.4% (±4.1 points)+8.4 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate4.2% (±4.9 points)0.0% (±3.7 points)−4.2 percentage pointsNot 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 Robbinsville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Robbinsville Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Robbinsville Township—$2,076 (±$176)—
Hamilton Square2.9 mi$2,139 (±$434)Not measurably different
Allentown Borough3.1 mi$1,671 (±$321)Lower
East Windsor Township4.1 mi$1,626 (±$68)Lower
Hamilton Township (Mercer County)4.4 mi$1,634 (±$59)Lower
Yardville4.4 mi$1,661 (±$93)Lower
Groveville4.8 mi$1,845 (±$655)Not measurably different
Hightstown Borough4.8 mi$1,606 (±$158)Lower
West Windsor Township4.9 mi$2,327 (±$181)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Allentown Borough, NJ ($1,671), East Windsor Township, NJ ($1,626), Hamilton Township (Mercer County), NJ ($1,634).

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

Median gross rent across Mercer County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Princeton$2,636 (±$281)
2West Windsor Township$2,327 (±$181)
3Hopewell Township (Mercer County)$2,128 (±$160)
4Robbinsville Township$2,076 (±$176)
5Lawrence Township (Mercer County)$2,020 (±$107)
6Pennington Borough$1,886 (±$186)
7Hopewell Borough$1,856 (±$269)
8Ewing Township$1,679 (±$81)
9Hamilton Township (Mercer County)$1,634 (±$59)
10East Windsor Township$1,626 (±$68)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Mercer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Robbinsville Township

What is the average rent in Robbinsville Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Robbinsville Township is $2,076 (±$176) 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 Robbinsville Township?

In Robbinsville Township, the median gross rent went from $1,615 in 2015–2019 to $2,076 in 2020–2024 (+28.5%).

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

56.9% of rented homes in Robbinsville Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Robbinsville Township higher than in Mercer County?

In Robbinsville Township, median gross rent is higher than in Mercer County ($1,623).

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 Robbinsville township, Mercer County, New Jersey (county subdivision:63850, in state:34 county:021).

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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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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