Cost of living in Watsessing, New Jersey
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,026 a month.
Watsessing is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $103,378 a year.
- People
- 8,232
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,026
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $103,378
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $435,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,233
- Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Watsessing, New Jersey has about 8,232 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $435,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Essex County is $2,233 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Watsessing. 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 Watsessing'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 Watsessing'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, 148 have higher typical rent than Watsessing.
Nearby places
- Ampere North
Typical rent $1,744
Compare with Watsessing - Silver Lake
Typical rent $1,448
Compare with Watsessing - Glen Ridge
Typical rent $2,728
Compare with Watsessing - East Orange
Typical rent $1,441
Compare with Watsessing - East Newark
Typical rent $1,799
Compare with Watsessing - Brookdale
Typical rent $1,791
Compare with Watsessing - Upper Montclair
Typical rent $2,237
- North Arlington
Typical rent $1,738
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.