Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Haddon Heights, NJ

Discover affordable housing in Haddon Heights where there are 2+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Stanfill Towers

117 E Atlantic Ave, Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035

Stanfill Commons

404 White Horse Pike , Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Haddon Heights, New Jersey
$32.90/hour
$19.17 (+140%) more than New Jersey minimum wage and $25.65 (+354%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Haddon Heights, 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) programs for Haddon Heights, New Jersey.

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

How many renters live in Haddon Heights, New Jersey?

The City of Haddon Heights has 7,484 people living in 3,132 households.

There are 1,153 renters living in 693 renter households in this City. Renters make up 15.41 percent of the population living in Haddon Heights.

What is the rental market like in Haddon Heights, New Jersey?

There are an estimated 3,290 housing units in the Haddon Heights area. Of these, 723 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Haddon Heights?

The rental vacancy rate in Haddon Heights is 4 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 Haddon Heights for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Haddon Heights
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
16 300 105 170 54
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Haddon Heights

A large number of apartments in Haddon Heights 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 Haddon Heights are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Haddon Heights

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,303 to $2,422. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,303
One BR $1,451
Two BR $1,737
Three BR $2,100
Four BR $2,422
2024 Fair Market Rents in Haddon Heights, New Jersey

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

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 16 100 percent
One BR 277 92 percent
Two BR 51 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Haddon Heights, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Haddon Heights?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 123
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Haddon Heights, New Jersey

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

Income Based Apartments in Haddon Heights, New Jersey

Haddon Heights features 124 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 Haddon Heights, New Jersey

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Haddon Heights, New Jersey

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Haddon Heights landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Haddon Heights.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Haddon Heights, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,563 and $1,911.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.