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

Hudson County had the highest fair Market Rent, three bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2021, at $2,435. Salem County had the lowest, at $1,567. The median was $2,096. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,435Hudson County
Lowest1,567Salem County
Median2,09621 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 1,919 USDBergen County: 2,199 USDBurlington County: 1,567 USDCamden County: 1,567 USDCape May County: 1,763 USDCumberland County: 1,796 USDEssex County: 2,096 USDGloucester County: 1,567 USDHudson County: 2,435 USDHunterdon County: 2,187 USDMercer County: 1,914 USDMiddlesex County: 2,187 USDMonmouth County: 2,277 USDMorris County: 2,096 USDOcean County: 2,277 USDPassaic County: 2,199 USDSalem County: 1,567 USDSomerset County: 2,187 USDSussex County: 2,096 USDUnion County: 2,096 USDWarren County: 1,590 USD
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  • 1,600 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,200
  • 2,200 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Hudson County: 2,435 USDHudson County2,435Monmouth County: 2,277 USDMonmouth County2,277Ocean County: 2,277 USDOcean County2,277Bergen County: 2,199 USDBergen County2,199Passaic County: 2,199 USDPassaic County2,199Hunterdon County: 2,187 USDHunterdon County2,187Middlesex County: 2,187 USDMiddlesex County2,187Somerset County: 2,187 USDSomerset County2,187Essex County: 2,096 USDEssex County2,096Morris County: 2,096 USDMorris County2,096Sussex County: 2,096 USDSussex County2,096Union County: 2,096 USDUnion County2,096Atlantic County: 1,919 USDAtlantic County1,919Mercer County: 1,914 USDMercer County1,914Cumberland County: 1,796 USDCumberland County1,796Cape May County: 1,763 USDCape May County1,763Warren County: 1,590 USDWarren County1,590Burlington County: 1,567 USDBurlington County1,567Camden County: 1,567 USDCamden County1,567Gloucester County: 1,567 USDGloucester County1,567Salem County: 1,567 USDSalem County1,567Hudson County: 2,435 USDHudson County2,435Monmouth County: 2,277 USDMonmouth County2,277Ocean County: 2,277 USDOcean County2,277Bergen County: 2,199 USDBergen County2,199Passaic County: 2,199 USDPassaic County2,199Hunterdon County: 2,187 USDHunterdon County2,187Middlesex County: 2,187 USDMiddlesex County2,187Somerset County: 2,187 USDSomerset County2,187Essex County: 2,096 USDEssex County2,096Morris County: 2,096 USDMorris County2,096Sussex County: 2,096 USDSussex County2,096Union County: 2,096 USDUnion County2,096Atlantic County: 1,919 USDAtlantic County1,919Mercer County: 1,914 USDMercer County1,914Cumberland County: 1,796 USDCumberland County1,796Cape May County: 1,763 USDCape May County1,763Warren County: 1,590 USDWarren County1,590Burlington County: 1,567 USDBurlington County1,567Camden County: 1,567 USDCamden County1,567Gloucester County: 1,567 USDGloucester County1,567Salem County: 1,567 USDSalem County1,567
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: three bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Hudson County2,435+15.6%
2Monmouth County2,277+1.2%
2Ocean County2,277+1.2%
4Bergen County2,199+8.7%
4Passaic County2,199+8.7%
6Hunterdon County2,187-1.8%
6Middlesex County2,187-1.8%
6Somerset County2,187-1.8%
9Essex County2,096+10.8%
9Morris County2,096+10.8%
9Sussex County2,096+10.8%
9Union County2,096+10.8%
13Atlantic County1,919+10%
14Mercer County1,914+5.5%
15Cumberland County1,796+7.5%
16Cape May County1,763+5.6%
17Warren County1,590+8.7%
18Burlington County1,567+2.6%
18Camden County1,567+2.6%
18Gloucester County1,567+2.6%
18Salem County1,567+2.6%

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/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). 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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) 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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-three-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hudson County, with $2,435 in 2021, 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)?

Salem County, with $1,567 in 2021.

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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