What is the median rent in West Milford Township, NJ?

Name: Median rent in West Milford Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in West Milford Township, NJ is $1,737 (±$198) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 882 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Milford Township, the median gross rent went from $1,603 in 2015–2019 to $1,737 in 2020–2024 (+8.4%).

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: $1,737 (±$198)
Rented homes: 882 (±220)
$2,000 or more: 35.4%
Since 2015–2019: +8.4%

How much rent costs in West Milford Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	West Milford Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	2.9% (±3.5 points)	7.1%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.7% (±1.7 points)	7.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.2% (±12.2 points)	26.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.8% (±10.9 points)	35.2%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.9% (±10.8 points)	16.1%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.6% (±6.2 points)	4.4%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.9% (±4.2 points)	2.9%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 32.2% of renting households.

35.4% of rented homes in West Milford Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

West Milford Township against Passaic County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Milford Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,737 (±$198)	$1,621 (±$17)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	882 (±220)	81,553 (±1,433)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In West Milford Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Passaic County ($1,621).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($1,720).

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

In Passaic County, West Milford Township ranks 12 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 297 of 548.

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

How rent in West Milford 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	$1,603 (±$285)	$1,737 (±$198)	+8.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	10.1% (±2.6 points)	11.3% (±2.4 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.7% (±8.0 points)	0.0% (±4.1 points)	−8.7 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 West Milford Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Milford Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
West Milford Township	—	$1,737 (±$198)	—
Bloomingdale Borough	5.6 mi	$1,753 (±$81)	Not measurably different
Highland Lakes	5.9 mi	$2,169 (±$960)	Not measurably different
Ringwood Borough	6.2 mi	$1,750 (±$1,271)	Not measurably different
Wanaque Borough	6.9 mi	$1,778 (±$248)	Not measurably different
Oak Ridge	7.6 mi	$1,372 (±$278)	Lower
Butler Borough	7.8 mi	$1,599 (±$133)	Not measurably different
Vernon Township	8.0 mi	$1,773 (±$230)	Not measurably different
Vernon Center	8.2 mi	$1,494 (±$223)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oak Ridge, NJ ($1,372).

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
6	Woodland Park Borough	$1,839 (±$82)
7	Hawthorne Borough	$1,830 (±$69)
8	Wanaque Borough	$1,778 (±$248)
9	Bloomingdale Borough	$1,753 (±$81)
10 (tie)	Haledon Borough	$1,750 (±$143)
10 (tie)	Ringwood Borough	$1,750 (±$1,271)
12	West Milford Township	$1,737 (±$198)
13	Clifton	$1,711 (±$53)
14	Prospect Park Borough	$1,647 (±$165)
15	Paterson	$1,548 (±$25)
16	Passaic	$1,465 (±$40)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Passaic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for West Milford Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hewitt, Macopin, Newfoundland, Upper Greenwood Lake.

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 West Milford Township

What is the average rent in West Milford Township, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Milford Township is $1,737 (±$198) 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 West Milford Township?

In West Milford Township, the median gross rent went from $1,603 in 2015–2019 to $1,737 in 2020–2024 (+8.4%).

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 West Milford Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

35.4% of rented homes in West Milford Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in West Milford Township higher than in Passaic County?

In West Milford Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Passaic County ($1,621).

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 West Milford township, Passaic County, New Jersey (county subdivision:79460, 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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