What is the median rent in Whippany, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Whippany, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Whippany, NJ is $2,556 (±$1,057) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 431 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,556 (±$1,057)
Rented homes: 431 (±110)
$2,000 or more: 53.9%

How much rent costs in Whippany

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Whippany	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±9.9 points)	4.1%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±9.9 points)	3.9%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	27.6% (±13.5 points)	17.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.6% (±14.1 points)	30.3%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.3% (±3.9 points)	17.6%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	13.5% (±9.6 points)	13.0%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	38.1% (±14.1 points)	13.6%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 38.1% of renting households.

53.9% of rented homes in Whippany cost $2,000 or more a month.

Whippany against Morris County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whippany	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$2,556 (±$1,057)	$1,904 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	431 (±110)	48,017 (±1,617)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Whippany, median gross rent is not measurably different from Morris County ($1,904).

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

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

In Morris County, Whippany ranks 7 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 23 of 201.

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

Median gross rent in places near Whippany

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whippany
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Whippany	—	$2,556 (±$1,057)	—
Cedar Knolls	1.9 mi	$2,849 (±$269)	Not measurably different
Troy Hills	2.2 mi	$3,108 (±$944)	Not measurably different
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	2.5 mi	$1,736 (±$42)	Not measurably different
Parsippany	2.8 mi	$1,742 (±$41)	Not measurably different
East Hanover Township	2.9 mi	$2,711 (±$392)	Not measurably different
Morris Plains Borough	3.1 mi	$2,835 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Florham Park Borough	3.5 mi	$3,109 (±$364)	Not measurably different
Morristown Town	3.6 mi	$2,274 (±$125)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Brookside	$3,500 or more
2	Pompton Plains	$3,129 (±$512)
3	Troy Hills	$3,108 (±$944)
4	Cedar Knolls	$2,849 (±$269)
5	Green Village	$2,782 (±$120)
6	White Meadow Lake	$2,686 (±$215)
7	Whippany	$2,556 (±$1,057)
8	Succasunna	$2,516 (±$380)
9	Pine Brook	$2,366 (±$183)
10	Millington	$2,286 (±$2,124)
11	Kenvil	$2,220 (±$82)
12	Ledgewood	$2,186 (±$1,001)
13	Rainbow Lakes	$2,022 (±$225)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Hanover 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 Whippany

What is the average rent in Whippany, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Whippany is $2,556 (±$1,057) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Whippany cost more than $2,000 a month?

53.9% of rented homes in Whippany have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Whippany higher than in Morris County?

In Whippany, median gross rent is not measurably different from Morris County ($1,904).

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 Whippany CDP, New Jersey (place:80540, 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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