What is the median rent in Toms River Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Toms River Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Toms River Township, NJ is $1,726 (±$74) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,444 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Toms River Township, the median gross rent went from $1,414 in 2015–2019 to $1,726 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,726 (±$74)
Rented homes: 6,444 (±657)
$2,000 or more: 32.4%
Since 2015–2019: +22.1%

How much rent costs in Toms River Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Toms River Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	5.5% (±2.3 points)	4.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.7% (±3.1 points)	6.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.3% (±4.2 points)	22.2%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.0% (±4.9 points)	33.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.7% (±4.6 points)	20.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.4% (±2.2 points)	5.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	11.3% (±4.1 points)	6.8%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.0% of renting households.

32.4% of rented homes in Toms River Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Toms River Township against Ocean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Toms River Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,726 (±$74)	$1,755 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,444 (±657)	44,145 (±1,723)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Toms River 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, Toms River Township ranks 19 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 302 of 548.

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

How rent in Toms River 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	$1,414 (±$52)	$1,726 (±$74)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	20.1% (±1.6 points)	17.9% (±1.7 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.4% (±1.2 points)	1.2% (±1.8 points)	−1.2 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 Toms River Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Toms River Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Toms River Township	—	$1,726 (±$74)	—
Leisure Village East	3.2 mi	$1,535 (±$1,309)	Not measurably different
Leisure Village	3.6 mi	$1,700 (±$425)	Not measurably different
Island Heights Borough	3.8 mi	$1,750 (±$269)	Not measurably different
Pine Beach Borough	4.0 mi	$1,563 (±$660)	Not measurably different
Silver Ridge	4.3 mi	$1,375 (±$306)	Lower
South Toms River Borough	4.4 mi	$2,063 (±$235)	Higher
Holiday City South	4.7 mi	$1,821 (±$84)	Not measurably different
Beachwood Borough	4.9 mi	$2,335 (±$172)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Silver Ridge, NJ ($1,375).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Toms River Borough, NJ ($2,063), Beachwood Borough, NJ ($2,335).

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
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)
20	Plumsted Township	$1,707 (±$578)
21	Berkeley Township	$1,683 (±$67)
22	Seaside Park Borough	$1,660 (±$179)
23	Ocean Gate Borough	$1,604 (±$710)
24	Pine Beach Borough	$1,563 (±$660)
25	Seaside Heights Borough	$1,480 (±$179)

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

The figures for Toms River Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Dover Beaches North, Dover Beaches South, Toms River.

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 Toms River Township

What is the average rent in Toms River Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Toms River Township is $1,726 (±$74) 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 Toms River Township?

In Toms River Township, the median gross rent went from $1,414 in 2015–2019 to $1,726 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Toms River Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

32.4% of rented homes in Toms River Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Toms River Township higher than in Ocean County?

In Toms River 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 Toms River township, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:73125, 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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