What percentage of people rent in Short Hills, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Short Hills, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.5% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Short Hills, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 632 renting households against 4,033 that own their home.

In Short Hills, the share of households that rent went from 9.5% in 2015–2019 to 13.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.5% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 632 (±128)
Median renter income: $117,833 (±$77,172)

Who rents and who owns in Short Hills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Short Hills	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.5% (±2.6 points)	55.1% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	632 (±128)	176,209 (±2,405)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,033 (±254)	143,579 (±2,304)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$117,833 (±$77,172)	$51,273 (±$1,337)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$148,058 (±$3,829)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Short Hills, the renter share is lower than in Essex County (55.1%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Essex County, Short Hills ranks 5 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 142 of 252.

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

How renting in Short Hills has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	9.5% (±2.2 points)	13.5% (±2.6 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$2,798 (±$907)	$3,126 (±$503)	+11.7%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Short Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Short Hills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Short Hills	—	13.5% (±2.6 points)	—
Springfield	2.4 mi	15.3% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Summit	2.5 mi	31.7% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Vauxhall	2.7 mi	48.3% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Springfield Township (Union County)	2.9 mi	33.2% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Maplewood Township	3.0 mi	25.1% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Chatham Borough	3.0 mi	17.5% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Livingston Township	3.2 mi	11.1% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
South Orange Village	3.5 mi	34.6% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Summit, NJ (31.7%), Vauxhall, NJ (48.3%), Springfield Township (Union County), NJ (33.2%).

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

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Watsessing	68.1% (±6.1 points)
2	Silver Lake (Essex County)	59.5% (±12.6 points)
3	Ampere North	49.4% (±13.1 points)
4	Upper Montclair	14.2% (±3.6 points)
5	Short Hills	13.5% (±2.6 points)
6	Brookdale	12.8% (±3.0 points)
7	Pleasantdale	6.2% (±9.3 points)

Short Hills is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Millburn Township, whose figures include it.

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 Short Hills

How many renters are there in Short Hills?

Short Hills has an estimated 632 (±128) renting households, 13.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Short Hills?

In Short Hills, the share of households that rent went from 9.5% in 2015–2019 to 13.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Short Hills?

A renting household in Short Hills has 2.5 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Short Hills?

The median renting household in Short Hills, NJ has an income of $117,833 (±$77,172) a year, against $250,000 or more for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Short Hills CDP, New Jersey (place:67320, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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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.