What is the median rent in Vernon Center, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Vernon Center, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Vernon Center, NJ is $1,494 (±$223) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 276 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Vernon Center, the median gross rent went from $1,226 in 2015–2019 to $1,494 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

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: $1,494 (±$223)
Rented homes: 276 (±122)
$2,000 or more: 17.8%
Since 2015–2019: +21.9%

How much rent costs in Vernon Center

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Vernon Center	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±15.0 points)	2.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±15.0 points)	10.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	51.1% (±26.0 points)	32.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.2% (±24.4 points)	32.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	9.8% (±11.5 points)	11.5%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.0% (±8.5 points)	7.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±15.0 points)	4.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 51.1% of renting households.

17.8% of rented homes in Vernon Center cost $2,000 or more a month.

Vernon Center against Sussex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vernon Center	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,494 (±$223)	$1,585 (±$67)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	276 (±122)	8,937 (±563)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Vernon Center, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sussex County ($1,585).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Sussex County, Vernon Center ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 159 of 201.

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

How rent in Vernon Center 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	$1,226 (±$86)	$1,494 (±$223)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	49.9% (±11.0 points)	28.1% (±10.9 points)	−21.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	19.4% (±15.7 points)	7.7% (±12.7 points)	−11.7 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 Vernon Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vernon Center
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Vernon Center	—	$1,494 (±$223)	—
Highland Lakes	2.5 mi	$2,169 (±$960)	Not measurably different
Hamburg Borough	4.5 mi	$1,685 (±$174)	Not measurably different
Hardyston Township	5.3 mi	$2,097 (±$276)	Higher
Sussex Borough	5.6 mi	$1,418 (±$66)	Not measurably different
Upper Greenwood Lake	6.5 mi	$2,010 (±$372)	Higher
Franklin Borough	7.1 mi	$1,381 (±$62)	Not measurably different
Wantage Township	8.0 mi	$1,437 (±$199)	Not measurably different
West Milford Township	8.2 mi	$1,737 (±$198)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hardyston Township, NJ ($2,097), Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ ($2,010).

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

Median gross rent across Sussex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Highland Lakes	$2,169 (±$960)
2	Lake Mohawk	$1,989 (±$978)
3	Byram Center	$1,526 (±$297)
4	Vernon Center	$1,494 (±$223)

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

It lies inside Vernon 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 Vernon Center

What is the average rent in Vernon Center, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Vernon Center is $1,494 (±$223) 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 Vernon Center?

In Vernon Center, the median gross rent went from $1,226 in 2015–2019 to $1,494 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

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 Vernon Center cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.8% of rented homes in Vernon Center have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Vernon Center higher than in Sussex County?

In Vernon Center, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sussex County ($1,585).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Vernon Center CDP, New Jersey (place:75745, 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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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.