Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Kendall Park, NJ

Discover affordable housing in Kendall Park 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.

Charleston Place Apartments

3424 Route 27, Kendall Park, New Jersey 08824

Oak Woods Senior Housing Project

New Rd, Kendall Park, New Jersey 08824

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kendall Park, New Jersey
$43.11/hour
$29.38 (+214%) more than New Jersey minimum wage and $35.86 (+495%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kendall Park, 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 Kendall Park, New Jersey.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Kendall Park, New Jersey.

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

How many renters live in Kendall Park, New Jersey?

The City of Kendall Park has 10,624 people living in 3,620 households.

There are 1,509 renters living in 534 renter households in this City. Renters make up 14.2 percent of the population living in Kendall Park.

What is the rental market like in Kendall Park, New Jersey?

There are an estimated 3,749 housing units in the Kendall Park area. Of these, 534 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kendall Park, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kendall Park?

The rental vacancy rate in Kendall Park 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 Kendall Park for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kendall Park
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
14 281 49 183 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kendall Park

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Kendall Park

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,608 to $3,031. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,608
One BR $1,807
Two BR $2,276
Three BR $2,756
Four BR $3,031
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kendall Park, New Jersey

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

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 14 100 percent
One BR 209 74 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kendall Park, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Kendall Park?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 54
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 84
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kendall Park, New Jersey

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

Income Based Apartments in Kendall Park, New Jersey

Kendall Park features 54 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 Kendall Park, New Jersey

There are 73 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kendall Park.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kendall Park, New Jersey

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kendall Park, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,048 and $2,504.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.