Apartments for Rent in Ocean City, NJ

Prices and availability in Ocean City, NJ were last updated on 21 Jun 2026.

The best apartment in Ocean City, NJ is: 810 Asbury Ave.

In Ocean City 27% of the housing is rented out compared to 73% of homes are owned, according to the most recent Census Bureau estimates. 12% of Ocean City's apartments are found in large buildings of 50 units or more, 80% are located in smaller apartment complexes with less than 50 units, and 8% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Ocean City is 35 years old, with none being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 2 stories, of which all are garden-style apartment communities, none are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Ocean City come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up all of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 0% of all rentals in Ocean City. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.