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

Hunterdon County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2016, at $2,025. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $1,442. The median was $1,695. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,025Hunterdon County
Lowest1,442Cumberland County
Median1,69521 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Atlantic County: 1,599 USDBergen County: 1,859 USDBurlington County: 1,502 USDCamden County: 1,502 USDCape May County: 1,464 USDCumberland County: 1,442 USDEssex County: 1,695 USDGloucester County: 1,502 USDHudson County: 1,876 USDHunterdon County: 2,025 USDMercer County: 1,746 USDMiddlesex County: 2,025 USDMonmouth County: 1,928 USDMorris County: 1,695 USDOcean County: 1,928 USDPassaic County: 1,859 USDSalem County: 1,502 USDSomerset County: 2,025 USDSussex County: 1,695 USDUnion County: 1,695 USDWarren County: 1,518 USD
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  • 1,500 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,900
  • 1,900 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Hunterdon County: 2,025 USDHunterdon County2,025Middlesex County: 2,025 USDMiddlesex County2,025Somerset County: 2,025 USDSomerset County2,025Monmouth County: 1,928 USDMonmouth County1,928Ocean County: 1,928 USDOcean County1,928Hudson County: 1,876 USDHudson County1,876Bergen County: 1,859 USDBergen County1,859Passaic County: 1,859 USDPassaic County1,859Mercer County: 1,746 USDMercer County1,746Essex County: 1,695 USDEssex County1,695Morris County: 1,695 USDMorris County1,695Sussex County: 1,695 USDSussex County1,695Union County: 1,695 USDUnion County1,695Atlantic County: 1,599 USDAtlantic County1,599Warren County: 1,518 USDWarren County1,518Burlington County: 1,502 USDBurlington County1,502Camden County: 1,502 USDCamden County1,502Gloucester County: 1,502 USDGloucester County1,502Salem County: 1,502 USDSalem County1,502Cape May County: 1,464 USDCape May County1,464Cumberland County: 1,442 USDCumberland County1,442Hunterdon County: 2,025 USDHunterdon County2,025Middlesex County: 2,025 USDMiddlesex County2,025Somerset County: 2,025 USDSomerset County2,025Monmouth County: 1,928 USDMonmouth County1,928Ocean County: 1,928 USDOcean County1,928Hudson County: 1,876 USDHudson County1,876Bergen County: 1,859 USDBergen County1,859Passaic County: 1,859 USDPassaic County1,859Mercer County: 1,746 USDMercer County1,746Essex County: 1,695 USDEssex County1,695Morris County: 1,695 USDMorris County1,695Sussex County: 1,695 USDSussex County1,695Union County: 1,695 USDUnion County1,695Atlantic County: 1,599 USDAtlantic County1,599Warren County: 1,518 USDWarren County1,518Burlington County: 1,502 USDBurlington County1,502Camden County: 1,502 USDCamden County1,502Gloucester County: 1,502 USDGloucester County1,502Salem County: 1,502 USDSalem County1,502Cape May County: 1,464 USDCape May County1,464Cumberland County: 1,442 USDCumberland County1,442
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Hunterdon County2,025+4.4%
1Middlesex County2,025+4.4%
1Somerset County2,025+4.4%
4Monmouth County1,928+1.3%
4Ocean County1,928+1.3%
6Hudson County1,876+12.1%
7Bergen County1,859+4.7%
7Passaic County1,859+4.7%
9Mercer County1,746+5.2%
10Essex County1,695+3.5%
10Morris County1,695+3.5%
10Sussex County1,695+3.5%
10Union County1,695+3.5%
14Atlantic County1,599-1.7%
15Warren County1,518+3.3%
16Burlington County1,502+4.3%
16Camden County1,502+4.3%
16Gloucester County1,502+4.3%
16Salem County1,502+4.3%
20Cape May County1,464-7.8%
21Cumberland County1,442+0.7%

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 three-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: three 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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

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

Hunterdon County, with $2,025 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Cumberland County, with $1,442 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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