What is the median rent in Wantage Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Wantage Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wantage Township, NJ is $1,437 (±$199) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 703 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wantage Township, the median gross rent went from $1,204 in 2015–2019 to $1,437 in 2020–2024 (+19.4%).

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: $1,437 (±$199)
Rented homes: 703 (±276)
$2,000 or more: 18.8%
Since 2015–2019: +19.4%

How much rent costs in Wantage Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wantage Township	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	3.8% (±6.0 points)	2.4%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.1% (±8.2 points)	10.2%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	44.2% (±20.5 points)	32.0%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	24.9% (±15.8 points)	32.0%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.8% (±4.5 points)	11.5%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.8% (±3.2 points)	7.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	11.2% (±10.1 points)	4.5%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 44.2% of renting households.

18.8% of rented homes in Wantage Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wantage Township against Sussex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wantage Township	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,437 (±$199)	$1,585 (±$67)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	703 (±276)	8,937 (±563)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Wantage Township, 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, Wantage Township ranks 18 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 439 of 548.

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

How rent in Wantage 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	$1,204 (±$293)	$1,437 (±$199)	+19.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	10.1% (±2.9 points)	17.9% (±6.3 points)	+7.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	22.9% (±19.2 points)	9.6% (±11.5 points)	−13.3 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 Wantage Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wantage Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wantage Township	—	$1,437 (±$199)	—
Sussex Borough	3.3 mi	$1,418 (±$66)	Not measurably different
Village of Unionville	5.0 mi	$1,464 (±$165)	Not measurably different
Montague Township	5.4 mi	$1,260 (±$730)	Not measurably different
Town of Minisink	6.9 mi	$1,778 (±$100)	Higher
Hamburg Borough	7.8 mi	$1,685 (±$174)	Not measurably different
Vernon Center	8.0 mi	$1,494 (±$223)	Not measurably different
Frankford Township	8.2 mi	$1,672 (±$271)	Not measurably different
Vernon Township	8.5 mi	$1,773 (±$230)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Minisink, NY ($1,778), Vernon Township, NJ ($1,773).

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
12	Green Township	$1,648 (±$1,164)
13	Andover Township	$1,636 (±$160)
14	Andover Borough	$1,597 (±$213)
15	Byram Township	$1,561 (±$208)
16	Ogdensburg Borough	$1,445 (±$210)
17	Newton Town	$1,442 (±$136)
18	Wantage Township	$1,437 (±$199)
19	Sussex Borough	$1,418 (±$66)
20	Franklin Borough	$1,381 (±$62)
21	Montague Township	$1,260 (±$730)
22	Stillwater Township	$1,238 (±$531)
23	Fredon Township	$1,205 (±$459)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Sussex 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 Wantage Township

What is the average rent in Wantage Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wantage Township is $1,437 (±$199) 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 Wantage Township?

In Wantage Township, the median gross rent went from $1,204 in 2015–2019 to $1,437 in 2020–2024 (+19.4%).

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

18.8% of rented homes in Wantage Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wantage Township higher than in Sussex County?

In Wantage Township, 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 Wantage township, Sussex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:76790, in state:34 county:037).

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.