What is the median rent in Tuckerton Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Tuckerton Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Tuckerton Borough, NJ is $2,024 (±$271) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 536 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Tuckerton Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,314 in 2015–2019 to $2,024 in 2020–2024 (+54.0%).

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: $2,024 (±$271)
Rented homes: 536 (±125)
$2,000 or more: 51.6%
Since 2015–2019: +54.0%

How much rent costs in Tuckerton Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Tuckerton Borough	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	3.2% (±5.1 points)	4.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.8% (±7.7 points)	6.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.7% (±10.9 points)	22.2%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.6% (±10.2 points)	33.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	35.4% (±14.1 points)	20.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.5% (±2.5 points)	5.9%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	14.7% (±14.9 points)	6.8%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 35.4% of renting households.

51.6% of rented homes in Tuckerton Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Tuckerton Borough against Ocean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tuckerton Borough	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,024 (±$271)	$1,755 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	536 (±125)	44,145 (±1,723)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

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

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

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

In Ocean County, Tuckerton Borough ranks 7 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 159 of 548.

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

How rent in Tuckerton 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	$1,314 (±$198)	$2,024 (±$271)	+54.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	30.0% (±7.8 points)	33.2% (±6.6 points)	+3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.7 points)	4.5% (±5.1 points)	+4.5 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 Tuckerton Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tuckerton Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Tuckerton Borough	—	$2,024 (±$271)	—
Little Egg Harbor Township	2.8 mi	$1,823 (±$91)	Not measurably different
Mystic Island	3.2 mi	$1,893 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Beach Haven Borough	4.5 mi	$2,071 (±$300)	Not measurably different
Eagleswood Township	4.6 mi	$1,363 (±$399)	Lower
Long Beach Township	5.7 mi	$2,057 (±$481)	Not measurably different
North Beach Haven	6.5 mi	$2,057 (±$481)	Not measurably different
Beach Haven West	7.6 mi	$1,702 (±$112)	Lower
Bass River Township	7.6 mi	$1,821 (±$385)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eagleswood Township, NJ ($1,363), Beach Haven West, NJ ($1,702).

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
1	Lavallette Borough	$2,793 (±$2,013)
2	Beachwood Borough	$2,335 (±$172)
3	Beach Haven Borough	$2,071 (±$300)
4	South Toms River Borough	$2,063 (±$235)
5	Long Beach Township	$2,057 (±$481)
6	Surf City Borough	$2,056 (±$795)
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)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Ocean 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 Tuckerton Borough

What is the average rent in Tuckerton Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Tuckerton Borough is $2,024 (±$271) 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 Tuckerton Borough?

In Tuckerton Borough, the median gross rent went from $1,314 in 2015–2019 to $2,024 in 2020–2024 (+54.0%).

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 Tuckerton Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

51.6% of rented homes in Tuckerton Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Tuckerton Borough higher than in Ocean County?

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

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 Tuckerton borough, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:74210, 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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