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

Hunterdon County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2016, at $2,512. Salem County had the lowest, at $1,659. The median was $1,922. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,512Hunterdon County
Lowest1,659Salem County
Median1,92221 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Atlantic County: 1,821 USDBergen County: 2,209 USDBurlington County: 1,659 USDCamden County: 1,659 USDCape May County: 1,673 USDCumberland County: 1,659 USDEssex County: 1,922 USDGloucester County: 1,659 USDHudson County: 2,032 USDHunterdon County: 2,512 USDMercer County: 2,023 USDMiddlesex County: 2,512 USDMonmouth County: 2,245 USDMorris County: 1,922 USDOcean County: 2,245 USDPassaic County: 2,209 USDSalem County: 1,659 USDSomerset County: 2,512 USDSussex County: 1,922 USDUnion County: 1,922 USDWarren County: 1,825 USD
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  • 1,700 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,200
  • 2,200 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Hunterdon County: 2,512 USDHunterdon County2,512Middlesex County: 2,512 USDMiddlesex County2,512Somerset County: 2,512 USDSomerset County2,512Monmouth County: 2,245 USDMonmouth County2,245Ocean County: 2,245 USDOcean County2,245Bergen County: 2,209 USDBergen County2,209Passaic County: 2,209 USDPassaic County2,209Hudson County: 2,032 USDHudson County2,032Mercer County: 2,023 USDMercer County2,023Essex County: 1,922 USDEssex County1,922Morris County: 1,922 USDMorris County1,922Sussex County: 1,922 USDSussex County1,922Union County: 1,922 USDUnion County1,922Warren County: 1,825 USDWarren County1,825Atlantic County: 1,821 USDAtlantic County1,821Cape May County: 1,673 USDCape May County1,673Burlington County: 1,659 USDBurlington County1,659Camden County: 1,659 USDCamden County1,659Cumberland County: 1,659 USDCumberland County1,659Gloucester County: 1,659 USDGloucester County1,659Salem County: 1,659 USDSalem County1,659Hunterdon County: 2,512 USDHunterdon County2,512Middlesex County: 2,512 USDMiddlesex County2,512Somerset County: 2,512 USDSomerset County2,512Monmouth County: 2,245 USDMonmouth County2,245Ocean County: 2,245 USDOcean County2,245Bergen County: 2,209 USDBergen County2,209Passaic County: 2,209 USDPassaic County2,209Hudson County: 2,032 USDHudson County2,032Mercer County: 2,023 USDMercer County2,023Essex County: 1,922 USDEssex County1,922Morris County: 1,922 USDMorris County1,922Sussex County: 1,922 USDSussex County1,922Union County: 1,922 USDUnion County1,922Warren County: 1,825 USDWarren County1,825Atlantic County: 1,821 USDAtlantic County1,821Cape May County: 1,673 USDCape May County1,673Burlington County: 1,659 USDBurlington County1,659Camden County: 1,659 USDCamden County1,659Cumberland County: 1,659 USDCumberland County1,659Gloucester County: 1,659 USDGloucester County1,659Salem County: 1,659 USDSalem County1,659
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Hunterdon County2,512-1.3%
1Middlesex County2,512-1.3%
1Somerset County2,512-1.3%
4Monmouth County2,245+0.3%
4Ocean County2,245+0.3%
6Bergen County2,209+9.7%
6Passaic County2,209+9.7%
8Hudson County2,032+10%
9Mercer County2,023+5.4%
10Essex County1,922+2.7%
10Morris County1,922+2.7%
10Sussex County1,922+2.7%
10Union County1,922+2.7%
14Warren County1,825+11.4%
15Atlantic County1,821-3.7%
16Cape May County1,673+0.1%
17Burlington County1,659+7.3%
17Camden County1,659+7.3%
17Cumberland County1,659-7.6%
17Gloucester County1,659+7.3%
17Salem County1,659+7.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a four-bedroom unit 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $2,512 in 2016, 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, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Salem County, with $1,659 in 2016.

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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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