Metro FMR · CBSA 36140 · HUD FY2025

Ocean City, NJ MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent for the Ocean City, NJ MSA metro area - 32% above the US average.

$1,213
1-bedroom FMR
$1,591
2-bedroom FMR
+32%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Ocean City, NJ MSA area rents at $1,591 under HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent - 41% above the US average, higher than 77% of the 384 metro areas HUD tracks.

#88
priciest of 384 US metros (2BR)
+41%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$63,640
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Ocean City: #88 priciest nationally · income context

The 2-bedroom figure places Ocean City in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2025 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·36140

Ocean City: $1,213/mo 1BR · #88 of 384 metros (2BR) · FY2025 CBSA 36140

  • CBSA 36140
  • 1BR-FMR $1,213
  • 2BR-FMR $1,591
  • RANK-MID #88
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-HIGH +32%
  • IN-ST-LOW #1 NJ
  • INC-NA Income n/a
  • POP-NA Pop n/a
  • PHOTO-NEAR Atlantic City-Hamm
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,092–$1,334
  • FY-2025 FY2025

Photo-finish peer: Atlantic City-Hammonton ($201 1BR gap)

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Where Ocean City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 384 HUD metro areas

$1,591 Top 23% higher than 77% of 384 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 54 metro areas (14%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 119 metro areas (31%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 79 metro areas (21%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 46 metro areas (12%). This entry sits in this band. $1,600–$1,800: 34 metro areas (9%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 24 metro areas (6%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 7 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #88 of 384 HUD-tracked metro areas, 41% above the national 2-bedroom average. 45 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2025

Ocean City studio–4BR schedule (FY2025) · 2BR #88 nationally

Each bedroom band is FY2025 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 36140.

Studio
$1,192
US avg $854
+40% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,213
US avg $919
+32% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,591
US avg $1,130
+41% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,127
US avg $1,469
+45% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,135
US avg $1,693
+26% vs US

How Ocean City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other NJ metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Ocean City highlighted among 5 peers · FY2025 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2025

Ocean City: nearest out-of-state 2BR FMR peers

4 nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside NJ (FY2025).

2BR FMR · outside NJ

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2025).

Savannah
GA · 2 BR $1,584/mo
Gainesville
FL · 2 BR $1,583/mo
Brunswick County
NC · 2 BR $1,580/mo
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
FL · 2 BR $1,605/mo

Ocean City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Ocean City, NJ MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2025 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Ocean City, NJ MSA is $1,213 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,591 and a studio is $1,192.
How does Ocean City, NJ MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Ocean City, NJ MSA metro area is 32% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,213 compared to $919 nationally.
Where does Ocean City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2025 2-bedroom FMR of $1,591 ranks #88 most expensive among 384 US metro areas (the upper-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
What income do I need to afford rent in Ocean City, NJ MSA? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $48,520 ($4,043/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in the Ocean City, NJ MSA area.

Compare Ocean City vs Atlantic City-Hammonton →

What this means for renters

Treat Ocean City's FY2025 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 1 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2025 (HUD has not published FY2026 FMR for this metro; corpus latest is FY2026). Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2025 HUD FMR $1,213/mo · 1BR NJ

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