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

Discover affordable housing in Lawrenceville where there are 4+ 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.

Heritage Village at Lawrence

1970 Brunswick Avenue, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Eggerts Crossing

175 Johnson Trolley Line, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Cifa Consumer Home

6 Wilk Ct, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Lawrence Plaza

2350 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lawrenceville, New Jersey
$37.84/hour
$24.11 (+176%) more than New Jersey minimum wage and $30.59 (+422%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lawrenceville, 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 Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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

How many renters live in Lawrenceville, New Jersey?

The City of Lawrenceville has 3,759 people living in 1,736 households.

There are 450 renters living in 238 renter households in this City. Renters make up 11.97 percent of the population living in Lawrenceville.

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

There are an estimated 1,791 housing units in the Lawrenceville area. Of these, 255 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lawrenceville?

The rental vacancy rate in Lawrenceville is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lawrenceville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 150 88 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lawrenceville

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Lawrenceville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,354 to $2,661. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,354
One BR $1,550
Two BR $1,998
Three BR $2,416
Four BR $2,661
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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

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
Two BR 15 10 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lawrenceville, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Lawrenceville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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

Income Based Apartments in Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lawrenceville features 205 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 Lawrenceville, New Jersey

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lawrenceville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lawrenceville, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,798 and $2,198.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.