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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 2017, at $2,551. Warren County had the lowest, at $1,683. The median was $1,942. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,551Hunterdon County
Lowest1,683Warren County
Median1,94221 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 2,010 USDBergen County: 2,362 USDBurlington County: 1,686 USDCamden County: 1,686 USDCape May County: 1,942 USDCumberland County: 1,688 USDEssex County: 1,886 USDGloucester County: 1,686 USDHudson County: 2,094 USDHunterdon County: 2,551 USDMercer County: 2,073 USDMiddlesex County: 2,551 USDMonmouth County: 2,320 USDMorris County: 1,886 USDOcean County: 2,320 USDPassaic County: 2,362 USDSalem County: 1,686 USDSomerset County: 2,551 USDSussex County: 1,886 USDUnion County: 1,886 USDWarren County: 1,683 USD
  • Under 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,400
  • 2,400 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Hunterdon County: 2,551 USDHunterdon County2,551Middlesex County: 2,551 USDMiddlesex County2,551Somerset County: 2,551 USDSomerset County2,551Bergen County: 2,362 USDBergen County2,362Passaic County: 2,362 USDPassaic County2,362Monmouth County: 2,320 USDMonmouth County2,320Ocean County: 2,320 USDOcean County2,320Hudson County: 2,094 USDHudson County2,094Mercer County: 2,073 USDMercer County2,073Atlantic County: 2,010 USDAtlantic County2,010Cape May County: 1,942 USDCape May County1,942Essex County: 1,886 USDEssex County1,886Morris County: 1,886 USDMorris County1,886Sussex County: 1,886 USDSussex County1,886Union County: 1,886 USDUnion County1,886Cumberland County: 1,688 USDCumberland County1,688Burlington County: 1,686 USDBurlington County1,686Camden County: 1,686 USDCamden County1,686Gloucester County: 1,686 USDGloucester County1,686Salem County: 1,686 USDSalem County1,686Warren County: 1,683 USDWarren County1,683Hunterdon County: 2,551 USDHunterdon County2,551Middlesex County: 2,551 USDMiddlesex County2,551Somerset County: 2,551 USDSomerset County2,551Bergen County: 2,362 USDBergen County2,362Passaic County: 2,362 USDPassaic County2,362Monmouth County: 2,320 USDMonmouth County2,320Ocean County: 2,320 USDOcean County2,320Hudson County: 2,094 USDHudson County2,094Mercer County: 2,073 USDMercer County2,073Atlantic County: 2,010 USDAtlantic County2,010Cape May County: 1,942 USDCape May County1,942Essex County: 1,886 USDEssex County1,886Morris County: 1,886 USDMorris County1,886Sussex County: 1,886 USDSussex County1,886Union County: 1,886 USDUnion County1,886Cumberland County: 1,688 USDCumberland County1,688Burlington County: 1,686 USDBurlington County1,686Camden County: 1,686 USDCamden County1,686Gloucester County: 1,686 USDGloucester County1,686Salem County: 1,686 USDSalem County1,686Warren County: 1,683 USDWarren County1,683
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Hunterdon County2,551+1.6%
1Middlesex County2,551+1.6%
1Somerset County2,551+1.6%
4Bergen County2,362+6.9%
4Passaic County2,362+6.9%
6Monmouth County2,320+3.3%
6Ocean County2,320+3.3%
8Hudson County2,094+3.1%
9Mercer County2,073+2.5%
10Atlantic County2,010+10.4%
11Cape May County1,942+16.1%
12Essex County1,886-1.9%
12Morris County1,886-1.9%
12Sussex County1,886-1.9%
12Union County1,886-1.9%
16Cumberland County1,688+1.7%
17Burlington County1,686+1.6%
17Camden County1,686+1.6%
17Gloucester County1,686+1.6%
17Salem County1,686+1.6%
21Warren County1,683-7.8%

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/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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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-four-bedroom/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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (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-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) 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), 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-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $2,551 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, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Warren County, with $1,683 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: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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