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Cost of living in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,197 a month.

Rutgers University-Busch Campus is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. The Census Bureau did not publish a typical household income here.

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People
5,920
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,197
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
Not published
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
Not published
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,623
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area

Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey has about 5,920 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.

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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus. 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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus'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 Rutgers University-Busch Campus'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, 101 have higher typical rent than Rutgers University-Busch Campus.

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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.

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