What is the median rent in The Ponds, NJ?

Name: Median rent in The Ponds, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in The Ponds, NJ is $1,791 (±$126) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 268 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,791 (±$126)
Rented homes: 268 (±304)
$2,000 or more: 14.2%

How much rent costs in The Ponds

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	The Ponds	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±15.4 points)	4.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±15.4 points)	4.4%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±15.4 points)	17.3%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	85.8% (±30.0 points)	32.2%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.7% (±17.4 points)	25.7%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.5% (±19.6 points)	10.2%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±15.4 points)	5.7%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 85.8% of renting households.

14.2% of rented homes in The Ponds cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Ponds against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Ponds	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,791 (±$126)	$1,871 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	268 (±304)	108,756 (±1,919)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In The Ponds, median gross rent is not measurably different from Middlesex County ($1,871).

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

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

In Middlesex County, The Ponds ranks 17 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 106 of 201.

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

Median gross rent in places near The Ponds

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Ponds
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
The Ponds	—	$1,791 (±$126)	—
Concordia	0.6 mi	$2,130 (±$165)	Higher
Clearbrook	0.7 mi	$1,739 (±$637)	Not measurably different
Rossmoor	2.1 mi	$1,661 (±$587)	Not measurably different
Jamesburg Borough	3.0 mi	$1,957 (±$308)	Not measurably different
Monroe Manor	3.5 mi	$1,882 (±$613)	Not measurably different
Cranbury	3.6 mi	$1,581 (±$162)	Lower
Cranbury Township	3.6 mi	$1,603 (±$152)	Not measurably different
Twin Rivers	3.6 mi	$1,753 (±$149)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cranbury, NJ ($1,581).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Concordia, NJ ($2,130).

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

Median gross rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	Monmouth Junction	$1,935 (±$127)
12	Kendall Park	$1,928 (±$597)
13	Fords	$1,913 (±$134)
14	Avenel	$1,906 (±$151)
15	Laurence Harbor	$1,903 (±$353)
16	Monroe Manor	$1,882 (±$613)
17	The Ponds	$1,791 (±$126)
18	Clearbrook	$1,739 (±$637)
19	Keasbey	$1,685 (±$330)
20	Rossmoor	$1,661 (±$587)
21	Heathcote	$1,623 (±$414)
22	Cranbury	$1,581 (±$162)
23	Madison Park	$1,528 (±$125)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Monroe Township (Middlesex County), 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 The Ponds

What is the average rent in The Ponds, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in The Ponds is $1,791 (±$126) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in The Ponds cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.2% of rented homes in The Ponds have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in The Ponds higher than in Middlesex County?

In The Ponds, median gross rent is not measurably different from Middlesex County ($1,871).

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 The Ponds CDP, New Jersey (place:72726, in state:34).

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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