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

Hudson County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 21 counties in 2025, at $2,299. Cumberland County had the lowest, at $1,591. The median was $2,040. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,299Hudson County
Lowest1,591Cumberland County
Median2,04021 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Atlantic County: 1,719 USDBergen County: 2,072 USDBurlington County: 1,802 USDCamden County: 1,802 USDCape May County: 1,591 USDCumberland County: 1,591 USDEssex County: 2,140 USDGloucester County: 1,802 USDHudson County: 2,299 USDHunterdon County: 2,176 USDMercer County: 2,028 USDMiddlesex County: 2,176 USDMonmouth County: 2,040 USDMorris County: 2,140 USDOcean County: 2,040 USDPassaic County: 2,072 USDSalem County: 1,802 USDSomerset County: 2,176 USDSussex County: 2,140 USDUnion County: 2,140 USDWarren County: 1,686 USD
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  • 1,800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
USD, 2025. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Hudson County: 2,299 USDHudson County2,299Hunterdon County: 2,176 USDHunterdon County2,176Middlesex County: 2,176 USDMiddlesex County2,176Somerset County: 2,176 USDSomerset County2,176Essex County: 2,140 USDEssex County2,140Morris County: 2,140 USDMorris County2,140Sussex County: 2,140 USDSussex County2,140Union County: 2,140 USDUnion County2,140Bergen County: 2,072 USDBergen County2,072Passaic County: 2,072 USDPassaic County2,072Monmouth County: 2,040 USDMonmouth County2,040Ocean County: 2,040 USDOcean County2,040Mercer County: 2,028 USDMercer County2,028Burlington County: 1,802 USDBurlington County1,802Camden County: 1,802 USDCamden County1,802Gloucester County: 1,802 USDGloucester County1,802Salem County: 1,802 USDSalem County1,802Atlantic County: 1,719 USDAtlantic County1,719Warren County: 1,686 USDWarren County1,686Cape May County: 1,591 USDCape May County1,591Cumberland County: 1,591 USDCumberland County1,591Hudson County: 2,299 USDHudson County2,299Hunterdon County: 2,176 USDHunterdon County2,176Middlesex County: 2,176 USDMiddlesex County2,176Somerset County: 2,176 USDSomerset County2,176Essex County: 2,140 USDEssex County2,140Morris County: 2,140 USDMorris County2,140Sussex County: 2,140 USDSussex County2,140Union County: 2,140 USDUnion County2,140Bergen County: 2,072 USDBergen County2,072Passaic County: 2,072 USDPassaic County2,072Monmouth County: 2,040 USDMonmouth County2,040Ocean County: 2,040 USDOcean County2,040Mercer County: 2,028 USDMercer County2,028Burlington County: 1,802 USDBurlington County1,802Camden County: 1,802 USDCamden County1,802Gloucester County: 1,802 USDGloucester County1,802Salem County: 1,802 USDSalem County1,802Atlantic County: 1,719 USDAtlantic County1,719Warren County: 1,686 USDWarren County1,686Cape May County: 1,591 USDCape May County1,591Cumberland County: 1,591 USDCumberland County1,591
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Hudson County2,2990%
2Hunterdon County2,176-4.4%
2Middlesex County2,176-4.4%
2Somerset County2,176-4.4%
5Essex County2,140+11.7%
5Morris County2,140+11.7%
5Sussex County2,140+11.7%
5Union County2,140+11.7%
9Bergen County2,072+9.5%
9Passaic County2,072+9.5%
11Monmouth County2,040+6.5%
11Ocean County2,040+6.5%
13Mercer County2,028+1.5%
14Burlington County1,802+3.7%
14Camden County1,802+3.7%
14Gloucester County1,802+3.7%
14Salem County1,802+3.7%
18Atlantic County1,719+2.9%
19Warren County1,686+9.5%
20Cape May County1,591+1.4%
20Cumberland County1,591+3%

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 two-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: two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, two 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in New Jersey by fair Market Rent, two 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-two-bedroom/new-jersey-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hudson County, with $2,299 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Cumberland County, with $1,591 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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