What is the median rent in Stafford Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Stafford Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Stafford Township, NJ is $1,800 (±$159) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,123 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Stafford Township, the median gross rent went from $1,679 in 2015–2019 to $1,800 in 2020–2024 (+7.2%).

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: $1,800 (±$159)
Rented homes: 1,123 (±196)
$2,000 or more: 37.0%
Since 2015–2019: +7.2%

How much rent costs in Stafford Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Stafford Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	10.3% (±6.5 points)	4.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.6% (±7.2 points)	6.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.4% (±6.4 points)	22.2%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.7% (±14.4 points)	33.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.7% (±10.4 points)	20.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	13.3% (±9.4 points)	5.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.9 points)	6.8%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.7% of renting households.

37.0% of rented homes in Stafford Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Stafford Township against Ocean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stafford Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,800 (±$159)	$1,755 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,123 (±196)	44,145 (±1,723)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Stafford Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ocean County ($1,755).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($1,720).

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

In Ocean County, Stafford Township ranks 13 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 253 of 548.

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

How rent in Stafford 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	$1,679 (±$68)	$1,800 (±$159)	+7.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	16.4% (±2.5 points)	9.7% (±1.7 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.0 points)	0.0% (±3.8 points)	0.0 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 Stafford Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stafford Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Stafford Township	—	$1,800 (±$159)	—
Barnegat	4.0 mi	$1,755 (±$254)	Not measurably different
Eagleswood Township	4.2 mi	$1,363 (±$399)	Lower
Barnegat Township	4.3 mi	$1,752 (±$264)	Not measurably different
Surf City Borough	5.7 mi	$2,056 (±$795)	Not measurably different
Ship Bottom Borough	6.0 mi	$1,455 (±$216)	Lower
Little Egg Harbor Township	6.2 mi	$1,823 (±$91)	Not measurably different
Ocean Township (Ocean County)	6.4 mi	$1,217 (±$718)	Not measurably different
Long Beach Township	7.5 mi	$2,057 (±$481)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eagleswood Township, NJ ($1,363), Ship Bottom Borough, NJ ($1,455).

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

Median gross rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Tuckerton Borough	$2,024 (±$271)
8	Lacey Township	$1,971 (±$290)
9	Point Pleasant Borough	$1,930 (±$171)
10	Jackson Township	$1,908 (±$153)
11	Little Egg Harbor Township	$1,823 (±$91)
12	Point Pleasant Beach Borough	$1,820 (±$164)
13	Stafford Township	$1,800 (±$159)
14	Lakewood Township	$1,774 (±$64)
15	Brick Township	$1,756 (±$59)
16	Barnegat Township	$1,752 (±$264)
17	Island Heights Borough	$1,750 (±$269)
18	Lakehurst Borough	$1,742 (±$387)
19	Toms River Township	$1,726 (±$74)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Stafford Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Beach Haven West, Manahawkin, Ocean Acres.

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 Stafford Township

What is the average rent in Stafford Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Stafford Township is $1,800 (±$159) 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 Stafford Township?

In Stafford Township, the median gross rent went from $1,679 in 2015–2019 to $1,800 in 2020–2024 (+7.2%).

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

37.0% of rented homes in Stafford Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Stafford Township higher than in Ocean County?

In Stafford Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ocean County ($1,755).

It is not measurably different from 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 Stafford township, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:70320, in state:34 county:029).

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.