Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Jersey City (NJ)?
No: in Jersey City (NJ), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $252 a night against $149 for hotels on Agoda, 69% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 77, hotels on Agoda 55). Nights measured on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 174 places checked, read 7 November 2026 21:40 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Jersey City (NJ), the middle half of asking prices ran from $116 to $180 for hotels on Agoda and from $134 to $403 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $149 | $116 | $180 | 55 | 84 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $252 | $134 | $403 | 77 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $185 | $127 | $305 | 135 | 84 |
Each night's figure is the median (or quarter) of that night's asking prices for one night; each figure here is the median of those nights. The pooled row puts every asking price of a night into one list.
Friday and Saturday nights on each side
Friday and Saturday nights in Jersey City (NJ) against Monday to Thursday: +13% for hotels on Agoda and -11% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $166 | $146 | +13% | 24 | 48 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $233 | $263 | -11% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Jersey City (NJ) was widest in December 2026: $275 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $156 for hotels on Agoda, 76% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $149 | $232 | +56% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $156 | $275 | +76% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $143 | $246 | +72% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
Each month is the median of its nightly medians over the nights read on both sides; the month links to its own page.
On event and holiday nights
On 25 December 2026 in Jersey City (NJ) (Christmas Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $273 against $196 for hotels on Agoda, 39% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $149 | $202 | +35% | 57 / 50 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $196 | $273 | +39% | 54 / 47 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $178 | $244 | +37% | 52 / 49 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $139 | $273 | +96% | 53 / 83 |
Each event is printed beside the night it fell on; the prices are that night's asking prices and do not say what moved them.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on Agoda on a typical night in Jersey City (NJ): 135 in all, 55 of them hotels and 77 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Jersey City (NJ) on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 174 places checked per night on Agoda; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →