What is the rental vacancy rate in Woodbridge Township, NJ?

Name: Vacancy rate in Woodbridge Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Woodbridge Township, NJ is 1.6% (±0.8 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.1% (±0.2 points).

885 (±272) homes, 2.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Woodbridge Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 2.6% in 2015–2019 to 1.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.6% (±0.8 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.1% (±0.2 points)
Vacant homes: 885 (±272)

Vacancy in Woodbridge Township against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woodbridge Township	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.6% (±0.8 points)	2.4% (±0.4 points)	3.5% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	885 (±272)	10,197 (±1,110)	283,653 (±4,943)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Woodbridge Township, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Middlesex County (2.4%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (3.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Woodbridge Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woodbridge Township
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Woodbridge Township	—	1.6% (±0.8 points)	—
Perth Amboy	3.0 mi	2.1% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rahway	3.2 mi	5.9% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Carteret Borough	3.7 mi	1.5% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Metuchen Borough	3.9 mi	2.9% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clark Township	4.1 mi	0.0% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Edison Township	4.9 mi	3.1% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield Township	5.1 mi	0.0% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Amboy	5.2 mi	3.5% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rahway, NJ (5.9%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
7	South Amboy	3.5% (±5.6 points)
8	Edison Township	3.1% (±1.4 points)
9	Metuchen Borough	2.9% (±2.6 points)
10	Sayreville Borough	2.6% (±1.5 points)
11	Piscataway Township	2.4% (±1.9 points)
12	Perth Amboy	2.1% (±1.2 points)
13	Woodbridge Township	1.6% (±0.8 points)
14	Carteret Borough	1.5% (±1.7 points)
15	East Brunswick Township	1.0% (±1.5 points)
16	Monroe Township (Middlesex County)	0.7% (±1.2 points)
17	Plainsboro Township	0.2% (±0.4 points)
18	North Brunswick Township	0.1% (±0.2 points)
19 (tie)	Cranbury Township	0.0% (±20.9 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Woodbridge Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Avenel, Colonia, Fords, Hopelawn, Iselin, Keasbey, Menlo Park Terrace, Port Reading, +2.

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 Woodbridge Township

Is it hard to find a rental in Woodbridge Township?

The rental vacancy rate in Woodbridge Township, NJ is 1.6% (±0.8 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Woodbridge Township tighter than it was?

In Woodbridge Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 2.6% in 2015–2019 to 1.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Woodbridge Township?

An estimated 885 (±272) housing units, 2.3% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 Woodbridge township, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:82000, in state:34 county:023).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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