Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Glen Rock, NJ

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Glen Rock

641 Lincoln Ave, Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452

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

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

How many renters live in Glen Rock, New Jersey?

The City of Glen Rock has 12,086 people living in 3,652 households.

There are 1,112 renters living in 354 renter households in this City. Renters make up 9.2 percent of the population living in Glen Rock.

What is the rental market like in Glen Rock, New Jersey?

There are an estimated 3,802 housing units in the Glen Rock area. Of these, 354 units are rental homes, making up 9 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glen Rock, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glen Rock?

The rental vacancy rate in Glen Rock is 0 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 Glen Rock for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glen Rock
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 50 45 223 29
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glen Rock

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

Among renter households in this market, 62 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 51 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 Glen Rock

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 Glen Rock, New Jersey

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

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 6 86 percent
One BR 36 72 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Glen Rock, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Glen Rock?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 6
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glen Rock, New Jersey

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

Income Based Apartments in Glen Rock, New Jersey

Glen Rock features 6 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 Glen Rock, New Jersey

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glen Rock, New Jersey

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.