NYC Still Has the Priciest Rents, But Jersey City Is Closing In

New Jersey community nicknamed `Wall Street West’ has the fastest-growing apartment costs in the US.

The New York skyline behind homes in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
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Jersey City, New Jersey, leads the US in apartment-rent growth, and costs are surpassed only by its neighbor across the Hudson River, New York City.

April’s median monthly rent for a one-bedroom unit in Jersey City was $3,000. While that’s tied with San Francisco, it’s a relative bargain compared with New York’s $3,570, according to a report by Zumper.