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Section 8 & Affordable Housing in New Jersey

This page is a directory of federal housing data for New Jersey: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.

Housing authorities
99
Counties with income limits
21
HUD-recorded properties
2,156
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
10

What these records do and do not tell you

A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.

Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.

Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.

New Jersey at a glance

Federal housing records for New Jersey
Housing authorities recorded by HUD 99
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract 90,485
Public housing developments 201 (28,375 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties 695 (53,617 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties 1,260
Counties with FY2026 income limits 21
Fair Market Rent areas 10

Housing authorities in New Jersey

These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.

AuthorityHUD codeCityVouchersPhone
State of Nj Dept. of Comm. AffairsNJ912Trenton25,297(609) 633-6204
Newark Housing AuthorityNJ002Newark8,481(973) 273-6677
Housing Authority City of Jersey CityNJ009Jersey City5,341(201) 706-4638
Housing Authority of Bergen CountyNJ067Hackensack4,155(201) 336-7600
Paterson Housing AuthorityNJ021Paterson3,000(973) 345-5650
Housing Authority of the City of CamdenNJ010Camden2,306(856) 968-2700
Housing Authority of the City of PassaicNJ013Passaic2,159(973) 365-6330
Gloucester County Housing AuthorityNJ204Deptford2,105(856) 845-4959
Monmouth County PHANJ095Freehold1,899(732) 431-6000
East Orange Housing AuthorityNJ050East Orange1,596(973) 766-8896
Perth Amboy Housing AuthorityNJ006Perth Amboy1,501(732) 826-3110
Elizabeth Housing AuthorityNJ003Elizabeth1,345(908) 965-2400
Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment AgeNJ014Atlantic City1,293(609) 344-1107
West New York Housing AuthorityNJ030West New York1,183(201) 868-6100
Housing Authority of the Township of LakewoodNJ054Lakewood1,140(732) 364-1300
Vineland Housing AuthorityNJ063Vineland1,138(856) 691-4099
Lakewood Township Residential Assistance ProgNJ214Lakewood1,071(732) 367-0660
New Brunswick Housing AuthorityNJ022New Brunswick1,025(732) 745-5157
Woodbridge Housing AuthorityNJ033Woodbridge975(732) 634-2750
Long Branch Housing AuthorityNJ008Long Branch952(732) 222-3747
Plainfield Housing AuthorityNJ039Plainfield915(908) 769-6335
Englewood Housing AuthorityNJ055Englewood876(201) 871-3451
Passaic County Public Housing AgencyNJ090Wayne842(973) 881-4370
Housing Authority of the City of OrangeNJ025Orange748(973) 675-1250
Cliffside Park Housing AuthorityNJ070Cliffside Park706(201) 941-0655
Union City Housing AuthorityNJ026Union City703(201) 864-1515
Carteret Housing AuthorityNJ047Carteret696(732) 541-6800
Edgewater Housing AuthorityNJ075Edgewater693(201) 943-6000
Morris County Housing AuthorityNJ092Morristown685(973) 540-0389
Warren County Housing AuthorityNJ102Belvidere671(908) 475-3989
Morristown Housing AuthorityNJ023Morristown658(973) 538-6343
North Bergen Housing AuthorityNJ004North Bergen553(201) 868-8605
Hoboken Housing AuthorityNJ015Hoboken548(201) 798-0370
Fort Lee Housing AuthorityNJ071Fort Lee536(201) 947-7400
Secaucus Housing AuthorityNJ083Secaucus529(201) 867-2957
Pleasantville Housing AuthorityNJ059Pleasantville525(609) 646-3023
Madison Housing AuthorityNJ105Madison523(973) 377-0258
Hunterdon County Division of HousingNJ084Flemington494(908) 788-1336
Housing Authority of the Borough of LodiNJ011Lodi477(973) 470-3650
Irvington Housing AuthorityNJ037Irvington474(973) 375-2121
Weehawken Housing AuthorityNJ077Weehawken453(201) 348-4188
Middlesex CountyNJ114New Brunswick448(732) 745-3025
Union County Housing AuthorityNJ113Elizabeth439(732) 382-8100
Brick Housing AuthorityNJ065Bricktown427(732) 920-9400
Edison Housing AuthorityNJ043Edison380(908) 561-2525
Housing Authority of the Township of MiddletoNJ081Middletown379(732) 671-2990
Glassboro Housing AuthorityNJ051Glassboro364(856) 881-5211
Housing Authority City of LindenNJ066Linden362(908) 298-3820
Asbury Park Housing AuthorityNJ007Asbury Park360(732) 774-2660
Neptune Housing AuthorityNJ048Neptune338(732) 774-7692
Keansburg Housing AuthorityNJ060Keansburg333(732) 787-6151
Montclair Housing AuthorityNJ086Montclair325(973) 509-4936
Bayonne Housing AuthorityNJ012Bayonne308(201) 339-8700
Bloomfield Township HaNJ099Bloomfield275(973) 680-4189
Highland Park Housing AuthorityNJ044Highland Park273(732) 572-4420
Clifton Housing AuthorityNJ089Clifton270(973) 470-5846
Housing Authority of the Borough of Red BankNJ046Red Bank264(732) 741-1808
Rahway Housing AuthorityNJ032Rahway257(732) 499-0066
Dover Housing AuthorityNJ068Dover252(973) 361-9444
Boonton Housing AuthorityNJ052Boonton236(973) 335-0846
Franklin Township Housing AuthorityNJ042Somerset234(732) 545-9430
Hamilton Township HANJ212Hamilton227(609) 890-3677
Millville Housing AuthorityNJ061Millville216(856) 825-8860
Phillipsburg Housing AuthorityNJ024Phillipsburg215(908) 859-0122
Old Bridge Housing AuthorityNJ110Old Bridge208(732) 607-6383
Bridgeton Housing AuthorityNJ049Bridgeton207(856) 451-4454
Guttenberg Housing AuthorityNJ036Guttenberg202(201) 861-0900
Somerville Housing AuthorityNJ097Somerville194(908) 725-2300
Sayreville Housing AuthorityNJ106Sayreville179(732) 721-8044
Union Township Housing AuthorityNJ109Union167(973) 761-0059
Collaborative Support Programs of NJNJ880Freehold153(732) 780-1175
Community Enterprises CorporationNJ881Freehold140(732) 780-1175
West Orange Housing AuthorityNJ108West Orange124(973) 325-4107
South Amboy Housing AuthorityNJ035South Amboy114(732) 721-1831
Manville Housing AuthorityNJ112Manville106(908) 725-8943
Berkeley Housing AuthorityNJ056Bayville99(732) 269-2312
Borough of Clementon Housing AuthorityNJ073Clementon72(856) 784-1134
Penns Grove Housing AuthorityNJ074Penns Grove38(856) 299-0101
Salem Housing AuthorityNJ058Salem33(856) 935-5022
Belmar Housing AuthorityNJ057Belmar—(732) 681-1795

Showing the 80 largest of 99 recorded authorities by voucher count.

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Counties in New Jersey

Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.

Where this information comes from

  • HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
  • HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026

Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).

These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).