New Jersey rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in New Jersey we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
21
Median home price
$580K
Median rent
$2,291
Top-scored
Salem
67/100
New Jersey apartment pricing and buyer underwriting
Historical caps, current asks and an excluded conflicting observation; local rent rules and coastal supply. Read the New Jersey cap-rate research report before choosing property comparables. Its dated apartment evidence is separate from modeled county rent-to-price indexes.
All counties in New Jersey
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem County | 67 | $297,450 | $1,747 | 7.05% | +3.1% | 64,840 |
| Camden County | 65 | $353,585 | $2,013 | 6.83% | +4.3% | 522,581 |
| Gloucester County | 63 | $381,762 | $2,097 | 6.59% | +4.0% | 302,621 |
| Cumberland County | 63 | $273,036 | $1,649 | 7.25% | +0.9% | 153,588 |
| Atlantic County | 62 | $383,102 | $2,049 | 6.42% | +4.0% | 274,339 |
| Burlington County | 58 | $418,637 | $2,264 | 6.49% | +2.3% | 461,853 |
| Sussex County | 58 | $445,283 | $2,291 | 6.17% | +2.7% | 144,808 |
| Ocean County | 54 | $551,299 | $2,588 | 5.63% | +4.8% | 638,691 |
| Warren County | 54 | $417,688 | $2,012 | 5.78% | +1.7% | 109,739 |
| Mercer County | 53 | $439,984 | $2,523 | 6.88% | +0.2% | 383,732 |
| Middlesex County | 51 | $579,852 | $2,554 | 5.29% | +3.1% | 860,147 |
| Morris County | 49 | $701,797 | $2,909 | 4.97% | +3.9% | 508,816 |
| Hunterdon County | 49 | $627,345 | $2,598 | 4.97% | +3.0% | 129,099 |
| Hudson County | 48 | $636,059 | $3,015 | 5.69% | +1.5% | 712,029 |
| Bergen County | 48 | $780,357 | $2,895 | 4.45% | +7.1% | 953,243 |
| Monmouth County | 48 | $786,951 | $2,827 | 4.31% | +7.2% | 643,064 |
| Passaic County | 48 | $597,668 | $2,168 | 4.35% | +4.5% | 519,986 |
| Somerset County | 47 | $656,346 | $2,618 | 4.79% | +2.7% | 344,978 |
| Union County | 46 | $627,890 | $2,529 | 4.83% | +2.3% | 572,079 |
| Essex County | 45 | $658,593 | $2,273 | 4.14% | +3.8% | 853,374 |
| Cape May County | 38 | $813,005 | $1,983 | 2.93% | +9.6% | 95,456 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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