Essex County, NJ - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 29, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in Essex County, NJ in April 2026 was $1,938 overall, $1,629 for one-bedroom apartments, and $2,059 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in Essex County for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey counties, and for New Jersey.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
Essex County, NJ - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
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Essex County, NJ - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1492 1254 1584
Feb 2017 1483 1246 1575
Mar 2017 1495 1256 1587
Apr 2017 1513 1272 1607
May 2017 1521 1278 1615
Jun 2017 1530 1286 1625
Jul 2017 1546 1299 1642
Aug 2017 1541 1295 1636
Sep 2017 1542 1296 1637
Oct 2017 1535 1290 1630
Nov 2017 1537 1292 1632
Dec 2017 1529 1285 1624
Jan 2018 1510 1269 1603
Feb 2018 1512 1271 1606
Mar 2018 1522 1279 1616
Apr 2018 1568 1318 1665
May 2018 1570 1320 1667
Jun 2018 1576 1324 1673
Jul 2018 1557 1308 1653
Aug 2018 1554 1306 1650
Sep 2018 1542 1296 1638
Oct 2018 1540 1294 1635
Nov 2018 1534 1289 1629
Dec 2018 1530 1286 1625
Jan 2019 1516 1274 1610
Feb 2019 1529 1285 1624
Mar 2019 1536 1291 1631
Apr 2019 1553 1305 1649
May 2019 1554 1306 1651
Jun 2019 1566 1316 1663
Jul 2019 1565 1315 1661
Aug 2019 1561 1312 1658
Sep 2019 1540 1294 1636
Oct 2019 1531 1287 1626
Nov 2019 1526 1282 1620
Dec 2019 1530 1286 1625
Jan 2020 1530 1286 1624
Feb 2020 1533 1288 1628
Mar 2020 1551 1304 1648
Apr 2020 1558 1310 1655
May 2020 1556 1308 1653
Jun 2020 1532 1288 1627
Jul 2020 1535 1290 1630
Aug 2020 1544 1297 1639
Sep 2020 1559 1310 1656
Oct 2020 1565 1315 1662
Nov 2020 1552 1304 1648
Dec 2020 1542 1296 1637
Jan 2021 1520 1277 1614
Feb 2021 1527 1283 1622
Mar 2021 1533 1288 1628
Apr 2021 1558 1310 1655
May 2021 1579 1327 1677
Jun 2021 1619 1361 1720
Jul 2021 1651 1388 1753
Aug 2021 1669 1403 1773
Sep 2021 1676 1408 1779
Oct 2021 1683 1415 1787
Nov 2021 1699 1428 1804
Dec 2021 1704 1432 1809
Jan 2022 1707 1435 1813
Feb 2022 1714 1441 1820
Mar 2022 1744 1466 1852
Apr 2022 1770 1488 1880
May 2022 1805 1517 1917
Jun 2022 1832 1539 1945
Jul 2022 1876 1577 1993
Aug 2022 1890 1589 2008
Sep 2022 1890 1588 2007
Oct 2022 1880 1580 1996
Nov 2022 1876 1577 1993
Dec 2022 1869 1571 1984
Jan 2023 1842 1548 1956
Feb 2023 1824 1533 1937
Mar 2023 1822 1531 1935
Apr 2023 1837 1544 1950
May 2023 1872 1573 1988
Jun 2023 1897 1594 2015
Jul 2023 1905 1601 2024
Aug 2023 1892 1590 2010
Sep 2023 1883 1582 2000
Oct 2023 1874 1575 1990
Nov 2023 1884 1584 2001
Dec 2023 1888 1587 2005
Jan 2024 1897 1594 2014
Feb 2024 1897 1595 2015
Mar 2024 1902 1598 2020
Apr 2024 1914 1608 2032
May 2024 1908 1604 2026
Jun 2024 1919 1613 2038
Jul 2024 1914 1609 2033
Aug 2024 1933 1625 2053
Sep 2024 1909 1605 2028
Oct 2024 1864 1566 1979
Nov 2024 1823 1532 1936
Dec 2024 1824 1533 1937
Jan 2025 1857 1561 1972
Feb 2025 1881 1581 1997
Mar 2025 1895 1593 2013
Apr 2025 1916 1610 2034
May 2025 1931 1623 2051
Jun 2025 1943 1633 2063
Jul 2025 1954 1642 2075
Aug 2025 1966 1652 2088
Sep 2025 1970 1656 2092
Oct 2025 1963 1650 2085
Nov 2025 1955 1643 2076
Dec 2025 1943 1633 2063
Jan 2026 1943 1633 2064
Feb 2026 1935 1626 2055
Mar 2026 1936 1627 2056
Apr 2026 1938 1629 2059