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

Hunterdon County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2016, at $1,254. Cape May County had the lowest, at $854. The median was $1,099. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,254Hunterdon County
Lowest854Cape May County
Median1,09921 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Atlantic County: 900 USDBergen County: 1,228 USDBurlington County: 1,003 USDCamden County: 1,003 USDCape May County: 854 USDCumberland County: 896 USDEssex County: 1,099 USDGloucester County: 1,003 USDHudson County: 1,235 USDHunterdon County: 1,254 USDMercer County: 1,087 USDMiddlesex County: 1,254 USDMonmouth County: 1,124 USDMorris County: 1,099 USDOcean County: 1,124 USDPassaic County: 1,228 USDSalem County: 1,003 USDSomerset County: 1,254 USDSussex County: 1,099 USDUnion County: 1,099 USDWarren County: 1,012 USD
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  • 1,000 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Hunterdon County: 1,254 USDHunterdon County1,254Middlesex County: 1,254 USDMiddlesex County1,254Somerset County: 1,254 USDSomerset County1,254Hudson County: 1,235 USDHudson County1,235Bergen County: 1,228 USDBergen County1,228Passaic County: 1,228 USDPassaic County1,228Monmouth County: 1,124 USDMonmouth County1,124Ocean County: 1,124 USDOcean County1,124Essex County: 1,099 USDEssex County1,099Morris County: 1,099 USDMorris County1,099Sussex County: 1,099 USDSussex County1,099Union County: 1,099 USDUnion County1,099Mercer County: 1,087 USDMercer County1,087Warren County: 1,012 USDWarren County1,012Burlington County: 1,003 USDBurlington County1,003Camden County: 1,003 USDCamden County1,003Gloucester County: 1,003 USDGloucester County1,003Salem County: 1,003 USDSalem County1,003Atlantic County: 900 USDAtlantic County900Cumberland County: 896 USDCumberland County896Cape May County: 854 USDCape May County854Hunterdon County: 1,254 USDHunterdon County1,254Middlesex County: 1,254 USDMiddlesex County1,254Somerset County: 1,254 USDSomerset County1,254Hudson County: 1,235 USDHudson County1,235Bergen County: 1,228 USDBergen County1,228Passaic County: 1,228 USDPassaic County1,228Monmouth County: 1,124 USDMonmouth County1,124Ocean County: 1,124 USDOcean County1,124Essex County: 1,099 USDEssex County1,099Morris County: 1,099 USDMorris County1,099Sussex County: 1,099 USDSussex County1,099Union County: 1,099 USDUnion County1,099Mercer County: 1,087 USDMercer County1,087Warren County: 1,012 USDWarren County1,012Burlington County: 1,003 USDBurlington County1,003Camden County: 1,003 USDCamden County1,003Gloucester County: 1,003 USDGloucester County1,003Salem County: 1,003 USDSalem County1,003Atlantic County: 900 USDAtlantic County900Cumberland County: 896 USDCumberland County896Cape May County: 854 USDCape May County854
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Hunterdon County1,254+3.3%
1Middlesex County1,254+3.3%
1Somerset County1,254+3.3%
4Hudson County1,235+11.4%
5Bergen County1,228+6.2%
5Passaic County1,228+6.2%
7Monmouth County1,124+1.6%
7Ocean County1,124+1.6%
9Essex County1,099+3.4%
9Morris County1,099+3.4%
9Sussex County1,099+3.4%
9Union County1,099+3.4%
13Mercer County1,087+3.2%
14Warren County1,012+9.9%
15Burlington County1,003+4.6%
15Camden County1,003+4.6%
15Gloucester County1,003+4.6%
15Salem County1,003+4.6%
19Atlantic County900-5%
20Cumberland County896-1%
21Cape May County854+2.5%

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 one-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: one bedroom, 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2016.

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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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $1,254 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, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Cape May County, with $854 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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