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

Bergen County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2025, at $3,225. Cape May County had the lowest, at $2,135. The median was $2,885. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest3,225Bergen County
Lowest2,135Cape May County
Median2,88521 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Atlantic County: 2,654 USDBergen County: 3,225 USDBurlington County: 2,468 USDCamden County: 2,468 USDCape May County: 2,135 USDCumberland County: 2,186 USDEssex County: 3,065 USDGloucester County: 2,468 USDHudson County: 3,218 USDHunterdon County: 2,885 USDMercer County: 2,747 USDMiddlesex County: 2,885 USDMonmouth County: 3,023 USDMorris County: 3,065 USDOcean County: 3,023 USDPassaic County: 3,225 USDSalem County: 2,468 USDSomerset County: 2,885 USDSussex County: 3,065 USDUnion County: 3,065 USDWarren County: 2,523 USD
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  • 2,500 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 3,000
  • 3,000 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Bergen County: 3,225 USDBergen County3,225Passaic County: 3,225 USDPassaic County3,225Hudson County: 3,218 USDHudson County3,218Essex County: 3,065 USDEssex County3,065Morris County: 3,065 USDMorris County3,065Sussex County: 3,065 USDSussex County3,065Union County: 3,065 USDUnion County3,065Monmouth County: 3,023 USDMonmouth County3,023Ocean County: 3,023 USDOcean County3,023Hunterdon County: 2,885 USDHunterdon County2,885Middlesex County: 2,885 USDMiddlesex County2,885Somerset County: 2,885 USDSomerset County2,885Mercer County: 2,747 USDMercer County2,747Atlantic County: 2,654 USDAtlantic County2,654Warren County: 2,523 USDWarren County2,523Burlington County: 2,468 USDBurlington County2,468Camden County: 2,468 USDCamden County2,468Gloucester County: 2,468 USDGloucester County2,468Salem County: 2,468 USDSalem County2,468Cumberland County: 2,186 USDCumberland County2,186Cape May County: 2,135 USDCape May County2,135Bergen County: 3,225 USDBergen County3,225Passaic County: 3,225 USDPassaic County3,225Hudson County: 3,218 USDHudson County3,218Essex County: 3,065 USDEssex County3,065Morris County: 3,065 USDMorris County3,065Sussex County: 3,065 USDSussex County3,065Union County: 3,065 USDUnion County3,065Monmouth County: 3,023 USDMonmouth County3,023Ocean County: 3,023 USDOcean County3,023Hunterdon County: 2,885 USDHunterdon County2,885Middlesex County: 2,885 USDMiddlesex County2,885Somerset County: 2,885 USDSomerset County2,885Mercer County: 2,747 USDMercer County2,747Atlantic County: 2,654 USDAtlantic County2,654Warren County: 2,523 USDWarren County2,523Burlington County: 2,468 USDBurlington County2,468Camden County: 2,468 USDCamden County2,468Gloucester County: 2,468 USDGloucester County2,468Salem County: 2,468 USDSalem County2,468Cumberland County: 2,186 USDCumberland County2,186Cape May County: 2,135 USDCape May County2,135
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Bergen County3,225+9.5%
1Passaic County3,225+9.5%
3Hudson County3,218+1.1%
4Essex County3,065+9.5%
4Morris County3,065+9.5%
4Sussex County3,065+9.5%
4Union County3,065+9.5%
8Monmouth County3,023+4.1%
8Ocean County3,023+4.1%
10Hunterdon County2,885-4.8%
10Middlesex County2,885-4.8%
10Somerset County2,885-4.8%
13Mercer County2,747+3.2%
14Atlantic County2,654+2.7%
15Warren County2,523+10.8%
16Burlington County2,468+1.9%
16Camden County2,468+1.9%
16Gloucester County2,468+1.9%
16Salem County2,468+1.9%
20Cumberland County2,186+3.5%
21Cape May County2,135+2.2%

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/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). 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), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 18 Feb. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. 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), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) 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), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bergen County, with $3,225 in 2025, 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)?

Cape May County, with $2,135 in 2025.

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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