What is the median rent in Wayne Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Wayne Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wayne Township, NJ is $2,164 (±$86) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,781 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wayne Township, the median gross rent went from $1,672 in 2015–2019 to $2,164 in 2020–2024 (+29.4%).

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: $2,164 (±$86)
Rented homes: 3,781 (±557)
$2,000 or more: 61.3%
Since 2015–2019: +29.4%

How much rent costs in Wayne Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wayne Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	5.5% (±2.3 points)	7.1%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.5% (±3.1 points)	7.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.5% (±4.1 points)	26.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.1% (±4.2 points)	35.2%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	34.6% (±6.0 points)	16.1%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	12.4% (±4.1 points)	4.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	14.3% (±7.6 points)	2.9%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 34.6% of renting households.

61.3% of rented homes in Wayne Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wayne Township against Passaic County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wayne Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,164 (±$86)	$1,621 (±$17)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,781 (±557)	81,553 (±1,433)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Wayne Township, median gross rent is higher than in Passaic County ($1,621).

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

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

In Passaic County, Wayne Township ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 117 of 548.

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

How rent in Wayne 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	$1,672 (±$66)	$2,164 (±$86)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	20.5% (±1.5 points)	21.4% (±2.8 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.0% (±0.9 points)	2.8% (±2.1 points)	+1.8 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 Wayne Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wayne Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wayne Township	—	$2,164 (±$86)	—
Haledon Borough	3.0 mi	$1,750 (±$143)	Lower
Totowa Borough	3.2 mi	$2,072 (±$597)	Not measurably different
Pequannock Township	3.3 mi	$2,753 (±$829)	Not measurably different
North Haledon Borough	3.4 mi	$2,369 (±$582)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Park Borough	3.4 mi	$1,857 (±$107)	Lower
Pompton Plains	3.6 mi	$3,129 (±$512)	Higher
Prospect Park Borough	3.7 mi	$1,647 (±$165)	Lower
Singac	4.2 mi	$2,073 (±$248)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Haledon Borough, NJ ($1,750), Lincoln Park Borough, NJ ($1,857), Prospect Park Borough, NJ ($1,647).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pompton Plains, NJ ($3,129).

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

Median gross rent across Passaic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	North Haledon Borough	$2,369 (±$582)
2	Wayne Township	$2,164 (±$86)
3	Totowa Borough	$2,072 (±$597)
4	Pompton Lakes Borough	$1,845 (±$189)
5	Little Falls Township	$1,843 (±$120)
6	Woodland Park Borough	$1,839 (±$82)
7	Hawthorne Borough	$1,830 (±$69)
8	Wanaque Borough	$1,778 (±$248)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Passaic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Wayne Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Packanack Lake, Pines Lake, Preakness, William Paterson University of New Jersey.

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 Wayne Township

What is the average rent in Wayne Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wayne Township is $2,164 (±$86) 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 Wayne Township?

In Wayne Township, the median gross rent went from $1,672 in 2015–2019 to $2,164 in 2020–2024 (+29.4%).

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

61.3% of rented homes in Wayne Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wayne Township higher than in Passaic County?

In Wayne Township, median gross rent is higher than in Passaic County ($1,621).

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 Wayne township, Passaic County, New Jersey (county subdivision:77840, in state:34 county:031).

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.