What is the median rent in Rutherford Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Rutherford Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Rutherford Borough, NJ is $1,966 (±$139) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,382 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rutherford Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,440 in 2015–2019 to $1,966 in 2020–2024 (+36.5%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,966 (±$139)
Rented homes: 2,382 (±305)
$2,000 or more: 47.9%
Since 2015–2019: +36.5%

How much rent costs in Rutherford Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rutherford Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	1.9% (±1.5 points)	3.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	2.7% (±2.5 points)	3.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.3% (±6.6 points)	16.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.2% (±8.2 points)	32.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	27.4% (±9.3 points)	19.3%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.9% (±4.3 points)	10.7%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.6% (±4.5 points)	14.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 31.2% of renting households.

47.9% of rented homes in Rutherford Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rutherford Borough against Bergen County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rutherford Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,966 (±$139)	$1,914 (±$21)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,382 (±305)	119,185 (±2,551)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Rutherford Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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, Rutherford Borough ranks 36 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 176 of 548.

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

How rent in Rutherford 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	$1,440 (±$86)	$1,966 (±$139)	+36.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	36.1% (±3.1 points)	35.7% (±4.2 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.8% (±1.0 points)	1.9% (±2.1 points)	+1.1 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 Rutherford Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rutherford Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rutherford Borough	—	$1,966 (±$139)	—
East Rutherford Borough	1.1 mi	$1,952 (±$195)	Not measurably different
Lyndhurst Township	1.6 mi	$1,796 (±$128)	Not measurably different
Wallington Borough	2.3 mi	$1,625 (±$127)	Lower
Wood-Ridge Borough	2.3 mi	$1,878 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Carlstadt Borough	2.3 mi	$1,645 (±$157)	Lower
North Arlington Borough	2.6 mi	$1,738 (±$54)	Lower
Nutley Township	2.6 mi	$1,767 (±$65)	Lower
Passaic	2.8 mi	$1,465 (±$40)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wallington Borough, NJ ($1,625), Carlstadt Borough, NJ ($1,645), North Arlington Borough, NJ ($1,738).

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
30	Leonia Borough	$2,073 (±$235)
31	Saddle Brook Township	$2,064 (±$104)
32	Montvale Borough	$2,053 (±$443)
33	Palisades Park Borough	$2,009 (±$149)
34	Teterboro Borough	$1,982 (±$381)
35	Englewood	$1,977 (±$144)
36	Rutherford Borough	$1,966 (±$139)
37	East Rutherford Borough	$1,952 (±$195)
38	Bogota Borough	$1,941 (±$157)
39	Northvale Borough	$1,932 (±$312)
40	Glen Rock Borough	$1,930 (±$523)
41	South Hackensack Township	$1,924 (±$146)
42	Fair Lawn Borough	$1,917 (±$88)

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 Rutherford Borough

What is the average rent in Rutherford Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rutherford Borough is $1,966 (±$139) 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 Rutherford Borough?

In Rutherford Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,440 in 2015–2019 to $1,966 in 2020–2024 (+36.5%).

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

How many rentals in Rutherford Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

47.9% of rented homes in Rutherford Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rutherford Borough higher than in Bergen County?

In Rutherford Borough, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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 Rutherford borough, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:65280, 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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