Cost of living in Carteret, New Jersey
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,032 a month.
Carteret is a borough in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,862 a year.
- People
- 25,496
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,032
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,862
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $405,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,623
- Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Carteret, New Jersey has about 25,496 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $405,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Middlesex County is $2,623 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Carteret. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, prices sit at 112.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Jersey taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Carteret's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Jersey home paid 25.19¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Carteret's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Jersey in the table we use.
Among 485 places we list in New Jersey with a rent figure, 146 have higher typical rent than Carteret.
Nearby places
- Port ReadingCompare with Carteret
- Avenel
Typical rent $1,906
Compare with Carteret - Sewaren
Typical rent $1,387
Compare with Carteret - Linden
Typical rent $1,731
Compare with Carteret - Rahway
Typical rent $1,845
Compare with Carteret - Woodbridge
Typical rent $2,091
Compare with Carteret - Colonia
Typical rent $2,047
- Iselin
Typical rent $2,113
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Jersey
Bigger places in New Jersey
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.