What is the median rent in Rochelle Park Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Rochelle Park Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Rochelle Park Township, NJ is $1,819 (±$87) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 535 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rochelle Park Township, the median gross rent went from $1,709 in 2015–2019 to $1,819 in 2020–2024 (+6.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,819 (±$87)
Rented homes: 535 (±183)
$2,000 or more: 26.8%
Since 2015–2019: +6.4%

How much rent costs in Rochelle Park Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rochelle Park Township	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±8.1 points)	3.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±8.1 points)	3.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	9.2% (±11.5 points)	16.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	64.1% (±18.9 points)	32.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.3% (±11.9 points)	19.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.9% (±8.1 points)	10.7%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.6% (±4.9 points)	14.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 64.1% of renting households.

26.8% of rented homes in Rochelle Park Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rochelle Park Township against Bergen County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rochelle Park Township	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,819 (±$87)	$1,914 (±$21)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	535 (±183)	119,185 (±2,551)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Rochelle Park Township, median gross rent is lower than in Bergen County ($1,914).

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

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

In Bergen County, Rochelle Park Township ranks 52 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 242 of 548.

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

How rent in Rochelle Park Township 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	$1,709 (±$183)	$1,819 (±$87)	+6.4%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	25.7% (±7.5 points)	22.6% (±7.2 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.7% (±2.6 points)	0.0% (±8.1 points)	−1.7 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 Rochelle Park Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rochelle Park Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rochelle Park Township	—	$1,819 (±$87)	—
Maywood Borough	0.8 mi	$1,854 (±$117)	Not measurably different
Saddle Brook Township	0.8 mi	$2,064 (±$104)	Higher
Lodi Borough	2.0 mi	$1,714 (±$50)	Lower
Hackensack	2.1 mi	$1,911 (±$50)	Not measurably different
Elmwood Park Borough	2.2 mi	$2,074 (±$102)	Higher
Garfield	2.4 mi	$1,688 (±$59)	Lower
River Edge Borough	2.5 mi	$1,879 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Paramus Borough	2.8 mi	$3,032 (±$340)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lodi Borough, NJ ($1,714), Garfield, NJ ($1,688).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Saddle Brook Township, NJ ($2,064), Elmwood Park Borough, NJ ($2,074), Paramus Borough, NJ ($3,032).

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

Median gross rent across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
46	River Edge Borough	$1,879 (±$98)
47	Wood-Ridge Borough	$1,878 (±$158)
48	Maywood Borough	$1,854 (±$117)
49	Midland Park Borough	$1,853 (±$202)
50	Cliffside Park Borough	$1,837 (±$89)
51	Teaneck Township	$1,832 (±$108)
52	Rochelle Park Township	$1,819 (±$87)
53	Lyndhurst Township	$1,796 (±$128)
54	Dumont Borough	$1,787 (±$83)
55	Little Ferry Borough	$1,783 (±$132)
56	New Milford Borough	$1,765 (±$44)
57	Hillsdale Borough	$1,764 (±$261)
58	Bergenfield Borough	$1,752 (±$83)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Bergen 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 Rochelle Park Township

What is the average rent in Rochelle Park Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rochelle Park Township is $1,819 (±$87) 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 Rochelle Park Township?

In Rochelle Park Township, the median gross rent went from $1,709 in 2015–2019 to $1,819 in 2020–2024 (+6.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Rochelle Park Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

26.8% of rented homes in Rochelle Park Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rochelle Park Township higher than in Bergen County?

In Rochelle Park Township, median gross rent is lower than in Bergen County ($1,914).

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 Rochelle Park township, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:63990, in state:34 county:003).

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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