Average Rent in The Heights, Jersey City, NJ and Rent Price Trends

Rent trends in The Heights, Jersey City, NJ

Average rent prices in The Heights have increased by 1% over the last month and have increased by 9% since last year.

Rent trends

Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.

Compare rent prices in
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ

Rent prices in The Heights vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in The Heights is $2,842, whereas a house costs $2,998. 1-bedroom apartments in The Heights run $2,200 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $2,700.


Studio	$2,850	10%	21%
1 bedroom	$2,000	9%	17%
2 bedroom	$2,700	3%	22%
3 bedroom	$3,150	2%	11%
4 bedroom	$3,450	No Change	33%

		Listings
Historic Downtown	$3,500
Journal Square	$2,900
Mcginley Square	$2,100
The Waterfront	$3,991
Upper West Side	$5,100
West Side	$2,250


Apartments	$2,842	2%	No Change
Condos	$2,950	3%	No Change
Houses	$2,998	No Change	No Change

Studio

Average rent

$2,850

Last 30 days

10%

Last year

21%

1 bedroom

Average rent

$2,000

Last 30 days

Last year

17%

2 bedroom

Average rent

$2,700

Last 30 days

Last year

22%

3 bedroom

Average rent

$3,150

Last 30 days

Last year

11%

4 bedroom

Average rent

$3,450

Last 30 days

No Change

Last year

33%

The table above reflects average rent prices in The Heights, Jersey City, NJ, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.

How does rent in The Heights, Jersey City, NJ compare to other neighborhoods?

Compare median rent prices in The Heights and Historic Downtown by all bedroom counts and property types.

The Heights

Median rent price$2,850

46%

higher than the national median

Median rent price$3,500

79%

higher than the national median

Takeaway

The median rent for all rentals in The Heights, Jersey City, NJ is 19% lower than the median rent in Historic Downtown, Jersey City, NJ.

Average rent in nearby neighborhoods

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$3,500

$2,900

$2,100

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$2,250

$5,100

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1 bath

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381 Baldwin Ave #1, Jersey City, NJ 07306

2 beds

1 bath

$2,100

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Frequently asked questions for The Heights, Jersey City, NJ

Quick answers to common questions about the The Heights rental market.

How much is rent in The Heights?

The average rent in The Heights is $2,850 per month as of June 13, 2026.

Is rent up or down in The Heights?

Average rent prices in The Heights have increased by 1% over the last month and have increased by 9% since last year.

How does The Heights rent compare to the national average?

Rent in The Heights is 46% above the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $900 more per month.

What salary do I need to afford rent in The Heights?

To comfortably afford rent in The Heights, you'd need to earn approximately $114,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.

Methodology

Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.

Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).

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