Jersey City Has Second Highest Rents In Country, More Than $3K For A 1BR: Study

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Reports of unprecedented rent increases in Jersey City are nothing new, but a new report shows the median rent there among the highest in the country, second only to New York City.

[Related: What's Happening With 'Unconscionable' Rents In Hoboken?]

Zumper, which posted rents for dozens of New York City neighborhoods, put the median rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jersey City is $3,390, second only to New York City's $3,980.

San Francisco, Boston, and Miami round out the top five cities in the country with the highest average rents for a one-bedroom.

After Jersey City, the next highest city on the list is Newark at number 44, at $1,430 for a one-bedroom.

Hoboken and other Hudson County cities are part of the Jersey City metropolitan area.

While rents may be soaring in the area, tenants have reported that some of them were raised illegally. State law in New Jersey for all apartments, whether old or new, limits the increases to what's considered "reasonable" and conscionable, with case law setting precedents. Read more about that here. (Contact your city's tenant advocate if you think your rent may be illegal.)

Jersey City and Hoboken also have local rent control laws that apply to both older and some newer rentals. READ MORE: Rents In Jersey City, Hoboken Highest In Country. But Are They Legal?

See a report on the New York neighborhoods here. See the national list here.