Cost of living in Keansburg, New Jersey
Keansburg, New Jersey has about 9,719 people. Typical rent is $1,679 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $81,428 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #223 in New Jersey on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,679 a month.
Keansburg is a borough in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,428 a year.
- People
- 9,719
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,679
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,428
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $311,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- HUD county or town rent
- Gas
- $4.470
- Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of October 12, 2026
Keansburg, New Jersey has about 9,719 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $311,800.
We could not match this place to a county, so there is no HUD rent on this page.
New Jersey's prices sit at 108.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
New Jersey taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Keansburg'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 Keansburg's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Jersey gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) all-grades price was $4.470 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,145.60 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Jersey shares this price.
Among 485 places we list in New Jersey with a rent figure, 308 have higher typical rent than Keansburg.
Nearby places
- Union Beach
Typical rent $2,567
Compare with Keansburg - North Middletown
Typical rent $2,186
Compare with Keansburg - Keyport
Typical rent $1,458
Compare with Keansburg - Port Monmouth
Typical rent $1,156
Compare with Keansburg - Cliffwood BeachCompare with Keansburg
- Belford
Typical rent $1,458
Compare with Keansburg - Strathmore
Typical rent $1,592
- Matawan
Typical rent $1,824
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.
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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.