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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 2017, at $2,109. Warren County had the lowest, at $1,399. The median was $1,655. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,109Hunterdon County
Lowest1,399Warren County
Median1,65521 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 1,765 USDBergen County: 2,001 USDBurlington County: 1,515 USDCamden County: 1,515 USDCape May County: 1,574 USDCumberland County: 1,478 USDEssex County: 1,655 USDGloucester County: 1,515 USDHudson County: 1,946 USDHunterdon County: 2,109 USDMercer County: 1,793 USDMiddlesex County: 2,109 USDMonmouth County: 2,007 USDMorris County: 1,655 USDOcean County: 2,007 USDPassaic County: 2,001 USDSalem County: 1,515 USDSomerset County: 2,109 USDSussex County: 1,655 USDUnion County: 1,655 USDWarren County: 1,399 USD
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  • 1,500 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Hunterdon County: 2,109 USDHunterdon County2,109Middlesex County: 2,109 USDMiddlesex County2,109Somerset County: 2,109 USDSomerset County2,109Monmouth County: 2,007 USDMonmouth County2,007Ocean County: 2,007 USDOcean County2,007Bergen County: 2,001 USDBergen County2,001Passaic County: 2,001 USDPassaic County2,001Hudson County: 1,946 USDHudson County1,946Mercer County: 1,793 USDMercer County1,793Atlantic County: 1,765 USDAtlantic County1,765Essex County: 1,655 USDEssex County1,655Morris County: 1,655 USDMorris County1,655Sussex County: 1,655 USDSussex County1,655Union County: 1,655 USDUnion County1,655Cape May County: 1,574 USDCape May County1,574Burlington County: 1,515 USDBurlington County1,515Camden County: 1,515 USDCamden County1,515Gloucester County: 1,515 USDGloucester County1,515Salem County: 1,515 USDSalem County1,515Cumberland County: 1,478 USDCumberland County1,478Warren County: 1,399 USDWarren County1,399Hunterdon County: 2,109 USDHunterdon County2,109Middlesex County: 2,109 USDMiddlesex County2,109Somerset County: 2,109 USDSomerset County2,109Monmouth County: 2,007 USDMonmouth County2,007Ocean County: 2,007 USDOcean County2,007Bergen County: 2,001 USDBergen County2,001Passaic County: 2,001 USDPassaic County2,001Hudson County: 1,946 USDHudson County1,946Mercer County: 1,793 USDMercer County1,793Atlantic County: 1,765 USDAtlantic County1,765Essex County: 1,655 USDEssex County1,655Morris County: 1,655 USDMorris County1,655Sussex County: 1,655 USDSussex County1,655Union County: 1,655 USDUnion County1,655Cape May County: 1,574 USDCape May County1,574Burlington County: 1,515 USDBurlington County1,515Camden County: 1,515 USDCamden County1,515Gloucester County: 1,515 USDGloucester County1,515Salem County: 1,515 USDSalem County1,515Cumberland County: 1,478 USDCumberland County1,478Warren County: 1,399 USDWarren County1,399
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Hunterdon County2,109+4.1%
1Middlesex County2,109+4.1%
1Somerset County2,109+4.1%
4Monmouth County2,007+4.1%
4Ocean County2,007+4.1%
6Bergen County2,001+7.6%
6Passaic County2,001+7.6%
8Hudson County1,946+3.7%
9Mercer County1,793+2.7%
10Atlantic County1,765+10.4%
11Essex County1,655-2.4%
11Morris County1,655-2.4%
11Sussex County1,655-2.4%
11Union County1,655-2.4%
15Cape May County1,574+7.5%
16Burlington County1,515+0.9%
16Camden County1,515+0.9%
16Gloucester County1,515+0.9%
16Salem County1,515+0.9%
20Cumberland County1,478+2.5%
21Warren County1,399-7.8%

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 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/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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, three 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, three 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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, three 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-three-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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, three 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-three-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hunterdon County, with $2,109 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, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Warren County, with $1,399 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: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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