South Broad Street

Newark, NJ

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South Broad Street - Newark, NJ Area Guide

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A commuter-friendly neighborhood south of Newark

Urban Convenient Great Location Walkable Public Transit

The South Broad Street neighborhood sits just south of Downtown Newark. This area is very walkable and accessible to public transportation, making it easy to get around the city. Many apartments and condos for rent sit within walking distance of Lincoln Park, where locals gather for events such as the popular Lincoln Park Music Festival, a community celebration of music, food, and culture that features live gospel, hip hop, and jazz. The New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark Museum of Art, and Rutgers University Newark Campus sit nearby, so there are plenty of options for further education and entertainment around South Broad Street.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in South Broad Street is $838 for a studio, $1,375 for one bedroom, $1,758 for two bedrooms, and $1,349 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in South Broad Street has increased by 0.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 365 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $838/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 545 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,375/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 851 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,758/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 915 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,349/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Exceptional Public Transit

Transit

90 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Reviews of South Broad Street - Newark, NJ

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2.3 23 Reviews

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9 years and 9 months agoNiche Review

I felt unsafe in this area almost every day that I lived here. People tried to break into our house three times. We moved, eventually.

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11 years agoNiche Review

There isn't much to eat around here. I have to take the car and drive for at least ten minutes before I get to a nice place to eat.

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11 years agoNiche Review

There aren't an employers in my neighborhood. It's a sort of shady neighborhood where I don't walk around outside very much. There is more employment in the ironbound, which is nearby, but it is hard to find a job due to the high level of immigrants willing to work under the table.

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11 years agoNiche Review

It's a great balance of warmth in the summer and cold in the winter. Some snow in the winter, but it's nice to have a school day off sometimes.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Newark Museum and Dreyfuss Planetarium
  • Branch Brook Park
  • Kearny Marsh
  • Stephen Gregg Park
  • G. Thomas DiDomenico Park

Airports

  • Newark Liberty International
  • LaGuardia

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.