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

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Brookside Gardens

239 Murray Hill Ter, Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bergenfield, 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 Bergenfield, 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 Bergenfield, New Jersey.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Bergenfield, New Jersey.

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

How many renters live in Bergenfield, New Jersey?

The City of Bergenfield has 28,223 people living in 9,306 households.

There are 6,510 renters living in 2,833 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.07 percent of the population living in Bergenfield.

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

There are an estimated 9,580 housing units in the Bergenfield area. Of these, 2,869 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bergenfield, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bergenfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Bergenfield 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 Bergenfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bergenfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
203 1,296 698 532 75
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bergenfield

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Bergenfield

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 Bergenfield, New Jersey

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

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 68 33 percent
One BR 581 45 percent
Two BR 140 20 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bergenfield, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Bergenfield?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 127
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 3
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bergenfield, New Jersey

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

Income Based Apartments in Bergenfield, New Jersey

Bergenfield features 135 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 Bergenfield, New Jersey

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bergenfield, New Jersey

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.