Apartments for Rent in Ocean City, NJ

Prices and availability in Ocean City, NJ were last updated on 3 Oct 2026.

The best apartments in Ocean City, NJ are: 810 Asbury Ave and 5417 Asbury Avenue, Unit One.

In Ocean City, 27% of the residents are renting compared to 73% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent 12% of Ocean City's rentals, 80% are small-scale complexes with under 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.