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Best Places to Rent

New York Metropolitan Area

New York, New Jersey

Average Rent

$2,894

Rent Comparison

29.3% Higher

than state average

Cost of Living

-

Population

11.76 Million

The New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ metro area has a total population of 11,757,573. Use the map below to explore this metro’s top cities and compare key metrics to find the best place

New York

Average Rent

$4,673

Population

8,039,608

# of Rentals

376

Brooklyn

Average Rent

$3,724

Population

2,504,149

# of Rentals

341

Bronx

Average Rent

$2,787

Population

1,317,763

# of Rentals

42

Flushing

Average Rent

$2,806

Population

1,129,229

# of Rentals

5

Jamaica

Average Rent

$2,824

Population

682,095

# of Rentals

37

Staten Island

Average Rent

$2,812

Population

487,025

# of Rentals

16

Jersey City

Average Rent

$3,608

Population

286,074

# of Rentals

992

Long Island City

Average Rent

$4,641

Population

248,031

# of Rentals

23

Yonkers

Average Rent

$2,629

Population

204,162

# of Rentals

182

Astoria

Average Rent

$3,637

Population

151,922

# of Rentals

49

Paterson

Average Rent

$1,637

Population

143,245

# of Rentals

22

Edison

Average Rent

$1,951

Population

107,729

# of Rentals

179

Toms River

Average Rent

$1,867

Population

103,984

# of Rentals

43

Clifton

Average Rent

$1,981

Population

87,129

# of Rentals

51

New Rochelle

Average Rent

$3,159

Population

83,540

# of Rentals

334

Forest Hills

Average Rent

$3,458

Population

79,865

# of Rentals

7

Brick

Average Rent

$2,240

Population

75,784

# of Rentals

8

Bayonne

Average Rent

$2,588

Population

67,885

# of Rentals

187

Passaic

Average Rent

$1,995

Population

67,703

# of Rentals

20

Mount Vernon

Average Rent

$2,812

Population

66,561

# of Rentals

19

White Plains

Average Rent

$3,192

Population

62,236

# of Rentals

214

Hoboken

Average Rent

$4,193

Population

62,160

# of Rentals

71

Lakewood

Average Rent

$1,981

Population

60,420

# of Rentals

19

Piscataway

Average Rent

$2,233

Population

58,427

# of Rentals

130

Jackson

Average Rent

$2,207

Population

57,374

# of Rentals

5

North Bergen

Average Rent

$2,808

Population

55,422

# of Rentals

116

New Brunswick

Average Rent

$2,342

Population

53,845

# of Rentals

229

Monroe Township

Average Rent

$2,519

Population

51,602

# of Rentals

17

Howell

Average Rent

$2,530

Population

50,837

# of Rentals

8

East Brunswick

Average Rent

$2,197

Population

49,785

# of Rentals

112

West New York

Average Rent

$3,542

Population

49,599

# of Rentals

90

Perth Amboy

Average Rent

$1,416

Population

48,512

# of Rentals

44

Hackensack

Average Rent

$2,558

Population

46,921

# of Rentals

260

Sayreville

Average Rent

$1,960

Population

45,883

# of Rentals

23

North Brunswick

Average Rent

$1,895

Population

43,965

# of Rentals

85

Fort Lee

Average Rent

$3,678

Population

43,061

# of Rentals

65

Teaneck

Average Rent

$3,262

Population

42,314

# of Rentals

11

Haverstraw

Average Rent

$2,957

Population

37,901

# of Rentals

20

Ossining

Average Rent

$3,166

Population

36,732

# of Rentals

31

Wayne

Average Rent

$2,191

Population

36,561

# of Rentals

75

Fair Lawn

Average Rent

$3,135

Population

35,388

# of Rentals

39

Kearny

Average Rent

$3,657

Population

34,600

# of Rentals

26

Long Branch

Average Rent

$2,963

Population

33,508

# of Rentals

90

Middletown

Average Rent

$1,903

Population

30,579

# of Rentals

130

Englewood

Average Rent

$2,713

Population

29,602

# of Rentals

81

Neptune

Average Rent

$2,764

Population

29,272

# of Rentals

26

Newburgh

Average Rent

$1,917

Population

28,224

# of Rentals

32

Old Bridge

Average Rent

$1,793

Population

28,130

# of Rentals

120

Harrison

Average Rent

$3,266

Population

27,636

# of Rentals

9

Port Chester

Average Rent

$3,406

Population

27,312

# of Rentals

26

Bergenfield

Average Rent

$1,912

Population

27,205

# of Rentals

29

Garfield

Average Rent

$2,175

Population

27,106

# of Rentals

10

Ridgewood

Average Rent

$3,450

Population

26,342

# of Rentals

8

Mahwah

Average Rent

$2,082

Population

26,263

# of Rentals

15

Peekskill

Average Rent

$2,727

Population

24,191

# of Rentals

19

Carteret

Average Rent

$2,429

Population

23,758

# of Rentals

70

Douglaston

Average Rent

$2,494

Population

23,216

# of Rentals

20

Parlin

Average Rent

$1,946

Population

22,952

# of Rentals

14

Lodi

Average Rent

$2,149

Population

22,147

# of Rentals

30

Woodbridge

Average Rent

$2,802

Population

21,412

# of Rentals

79

Elmwood Park

Average Rent

$2,834

Population

20,916

# of Rentals

21

Iselin

Average Rent

$2,233

Population

19,894

# of Rentals

25

Secaucus

Average Rent

$2,723

Population

19,831

# of Rentals

28

Aberdeen

Average Rent

$2,544

Population

19,772

# of Rentals

19

Lyndhurst

Average Rent

$3,336

Population

19,729

# of Rentals

33

Weehawken

Average Rent

$4,500

Population

18,842

# of Rentals

182

Harrison

Average Rent

$3,200

Population

18,749

# of Rentals

177

Colonia

Average Rent

$1,889

Population

18,505

# of Rentals

9

Rutherford

Average Rent

$2,072

Population

18,397

# of Rentals

5

Mamaroneck

Average Rent

$4,277

Population

17,867

# of Rentals

11

Dumont

Average Rent

$2,689

Population

17,791

# of Rentals

7

New Milford

Average Rent

$1,756

Population

16,934

# of Rentals

152

Avenel

Average Rent

$2,144

Population

16,645

# of Rentals

15

Asbury Park

Average Rent

$1,679

Population

16,129

# of Rentals

84

Edgewater

Average Rent

$3,296

Population

15,984

# of Rentals

27

Highland Park

Average Rent

$1,968

Population

15,050

# of Rentals

70

North Arlington

Average Rent

$1,913

Population

14,934

# of Rentals

31

Metuchen

Average Rent

$2,853

Population

14,773

# of Rentals

6

Little Falls

Average Rent

$2,325

Population

14,607

# of Rentals

44

Eatontown

Average Rent

$2,280

Population

13,702

# of Rentals

42

Middlesex

Average Rent

$1,924

Population

13,701

# of Rentals

36

Fairview

Average Rent

$2,599

Population

13,695

# of Rentals

7

Saddle Brook

Average Rent

$2,208

Population

13,423

# of Rentals

41

Croton-on-Hudson

Average Rent

$1,592

Population

13,099

# of Rentals

46

Fords

Average Rent

$2,369

Population

12,885

# of Rentals

31

Red Bank

Average Rent

$2,329

Population

12,485

# of Rentals

15

River Edge

Average Rent

$2,272

Population

12,160

# of Rentals

13

Hasbrouck Heights

Average Rent

$1,832

Population

11,765

# of Rentals

40

Freehold

Average Rent

$2,050

Population

11,762

# of Rentals

47

Tarrytown

Average Rent

$2,711

Population

11,446

# of Rentals

7

Suffern

Average Rent

$2,236

Population

11,361

# of Rentals

43

Westwood

Average Rent

$2,576

Population

11,185

# of Rentals

28

Dobbs Ferry

Average Rent

$3,424

Population

11,053

# of Rentals

10

Sleepy Hollow

Average Rent

$4,819

Population

10,981

# of Rentals

15

Wood-Ridge

Average Rent

$2,527

Population

10,684

# of Rentals

23

Guttenberg

Average Rent

$2,505

Population

10,568

# of Rentals

25

Little Ferry

Average Rent

$2,397

Population

10,441

# of Rentals

23

Plainsboro

Average Rent

$2,234

Population

10,430

# of Rentals

120

Waldwick

Average Rent

$3,083

Population

10,156

# of Rentals

8

Wallington

Average Rent

$1,821

Population

9,871

# of Rentals

75

Montvale

Average Rent

$3,170

Population

9,835

# of Rentals

13

Maywood

Average Rent

$2,171

Population

9,623

# of Rentals

8

North Haledon

Average Rent

$2,657

Population

9,495

# of Rentals

6

South Amboy

Average Rent

$2,700

Population

9,392

# of Rentals

42

Leonia

Average Rent

$2,484

Population

9,350

# of Rentals

6

East Rutherford

Average Rent

$2,728

Population

9,348

# of Rentals

30

Park Ridge

Average Rent

$3,426

Population

9,270

# of Rentals

15

Garnerville

Average Rent

$2,238

Population

9,187

# of Rentals

13

Matawan

Average Rent

$2,121

Population

8,778

# of Rentals

39

Bogota

Average Rent

$2,294

Population

8,157

# of Rentals

14

Bloomingdale

Average Rent

$2,601

Population

7,969

# of Rentals

8

Belmar

Average Rent

$2,362

Population

7,426

# of Rentals

11

Dunellen

Average Rent

$2,323

Population

6,909

# of Rentals

13

Laurence Harbor

Average Rent

$1,863

Population

6,754

# of Rentals

8

Morganville

Average Rent

$2,316

Population

6,414

# of Rentals

5

West Harrison

Average Rent

$3,425

Population

6,000

# of Rentals

23

Brielle

Average Rent

$2,960

Population

5,221

# of Rentals

5

Elmsford

Average Rent

$3,414

Population

4,771

# of Rentals

31

Cliffwood

Average Rent

$2,196

Population

4,734

# of Rentals

20

Atlantic Highlands

Average Rent

$2,472

Population

4,394

# of Rentals

9

Spring Lake

Average Rent

$2,391

Population

4,141

# of Rentals

19

Monmouth Junction

Average Rent

$2,206

Population

2,961

# of Rentals

7

Helmetta

Average Rent

$2,260

Population

2,445

# of Rentals

18

New Windsor

Average Rent

$1,881

Population

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# of Rentals

33

Average Rent is calculated by averaging the monthly rent of 1 bedroom apartments.

Other Metros

This information is based on data collected by CoStar Group researchers.