Welcome to the Apartment List March 2026 Rent Report for New Brunswick, NJ. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $2,005, after falling 0.7% last month. Prices remain up 1.9% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the New Brunswick rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the broader New York metro area and the nation as a whole.