Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Leonia, NJ

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Leonia Retirement Housing II

270 Glenwood Avenue, Leonia, New Jersey 7605

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Leonia, New Jersey
$35.83/hour
$22.10 (+161%) more than New Jersey minimum wage and $28.58 (+394%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Leonia, New Jersey?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs for Leonia, New Jersey.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Leonia, New Jersey.

Go to the New Jersey Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Leonia.

How many renters live in Leonia, New Jersey?

The City of Leonia has 9,273 people living in 3,433 households.

There are 2,588 renters living in 1,123 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.91 percent of the population living in Leonia.

What is the rental market like in Leonia, New Jersey?

There are an estimated 3,571 housing units in the Leonia area. Of these, 1,134 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Leonia, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Leonia?

The rental vacancy rate in Leonia is 1 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Leonia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leonia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
159 345 357 210 52
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leonia

A large number of apartments in Leonia have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Leonia are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 34 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Leonia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,400 to $2,946. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,400
One BR $1,645
Two BR $1,892
Three BR $2,342
Four BR $2,946
2024 Fair Market Rents in Leonia, New Jersey

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Leonia?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 75 47 percent
One BR 126 37 percent
Two BR 11 3 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Leonia, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Leonia?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Leonia, New Jersey including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 66
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 77
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Leonia, New Jersey

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Leonia, New Jersey

Leonia features 7 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Leonia, New Jersey

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Leonia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Leonia, New Jersey

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Leonia landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Leonia.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Leonia, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,703 and $2,081.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.