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Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Bergen County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2017, at $1,178. Cape May County had the lowest, at $719. The median was $951. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,178Bergen County
Lowest719Cape May County
Median95121 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 912 USDBergen County: 1,178 USDBurlington County: 845 USDCamden County: 845 USDCape May County: 719 USDCumberland County: 809 USDEssex County: 1,007 USDGloucester County: 845 USDHudson County: 1,151 USDHunterdon County: 1,054 USDMercer County: 947 USDMiddlesex County: 1,054 USDMonmouth County: 951 USDMorris County: 1,007 USDOcean County: 951 USDPassaic County: 1,178 USDSalem County: 845 USDSomerset County: 1,054 USDSussex County: 1,007 USDUnion County: 1,007 USDWarren County: 795 USD
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  • 850 to 950
  • 950 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2017. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Bergen County: 1,178 USDBergen County1,178Passaic County: 1,178 USDPassaic County1,178Hudson County: 1,151 USDHudson County1,151Hunterdon County: 1,054 USDHunterdon County1,054Middlesex County: 1,054 USDMiddlesex County1,054Somerset County: 1,054 USDSomerset County1,054Essex County: 1,007 USDEssex County1,007Morris County: 1,007 USDMorris County1,007Sussex County: 1,007 USDSussex County1,007Union County: 1,007 USDUnion County1,007Monmouth County: 951 USDMonmouth County951Ocean County: 951 USDOcean County951Mercer County: 947 USDMercer County947Atlantic County: 912 USDAtlantic County912Burlington County: 845 USDBurlington County845Camden County: 845 USDCamden County845Gloucester County: 845 USDGloucester County845Salem County: 845 USDSalem County845Cumberland County: 809 USDCumberland County809Warren County: 795 USDWarren County795Cape May County: 719 USDCape May County719Bergen County: 1,178 USDBergen County1,178Passaic County: 1,178 USDPassaic County1,178Hudson County: 1,151 USDHudson County1,151Hunterdon County: 1,054 USDHunterdon County1,054Middlesex County: 1,054 USDMiddlesex County1,054Somerset County: 1,054 USDSomerset County1,054Essex County: 1,007 USDEssex County1,007Morris County: 1,007 USDMorris County1,007Sussex County: 1,007 USDSussex County1,007Union County: 1,007 USDUnion County1,007Monmouth County: 951 USDMonmouth County951Ocean County: 951 USDOcean County951Mercer County: 947 USDMercer County947Atlantic County: 912 USDAtlantic County912Burlington County: 845 USDBurlington County845Camden County: 845 USDCamden County845Gloucester County: 845 USDGloucester County845Salem County: 845 USDSalem County845Cumberland County: 809 USDCumberland County809Warren County: 795 USDWarren County795Cape May County: 719 USDCape May County719
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Bergen County1,178+8.3%
1Passaic County1,178+8.3%
3Hudson County1,151+7%
4Hunterdon County1,054+6.3%
4Middlesex County1,054+6.3%
4Somerset County1,054+6.3%
7Essex County1,007-3.5%
7Morris County1,007-3.5%
7Sussex County1,007-3.5%
7Union County1,007-3.5%
11Monmouth County951+5.2%
11Ocean County951+5.2%
13Mercer County947+9.7%
14Atlantic County912+14.4%
15Burlington County845+1.8%
15Camden County845+1.8%
15Gloucester County845+1.8%
15Salem County845+1.8%
19Cumberland County809+13.6%
20Warren County795-2.1%
21Cape May County719+11%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-jersey-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-jersey-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/new-jersey-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Bergen County, with $1,178 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Cape May County, with $719 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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