Cost of living in Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany, New Jersey has about 8,970 people. Typical rent is $2,556 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $151,420 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 #190 in New Jersey on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,556 a month.
Whippany is a Census community, not a separate city government in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $151,420 a year.
- People
- 8,970
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,556
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $151,420
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $615,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,233
- Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Whippany, New Jersey has about 8,970 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $615,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Morris County is $2,233 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Whippany. 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 Whippany'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 Whippany'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, 57 have higher typical rent than Whippany.
Nearby places
- Cedar Knolls
Typical rent $2,849
Compare with Whippany - Troy Hills
Typical rent $3,108
Compare with Whippany - Parsippany
Typical rent $1,742
Compare with Whippany - Morris Plains
Typical rent $2,835
Compare with Whippany - Florham Park
Typical rent $3,109
Compare with Whippany - Morristown
Typical rent $2,274
Compare with Whippany - Rainbow Lakes
Typical rent $2,022
- Lake Hiawatha
Typical rent $1,550
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.