Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Long Branch, NJ

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Long Branch, New Jersey
$36.29/hour
$22.56 (+164%) more than New Jersey minimum wage and $29.04 (+401%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Long Branch, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Long Branch, New Jersey.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Long Branch, New Jersey.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Long Branch, New Jersey.

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

How many renters live in Long Branch, New Jersey?

The City of Long Branch has 31,932 people living in 12,813 households.

There are 17,689 renters living in 7,356 renter households in this City. Renters make up 55.4 percent of the population living in Long Branch.

What is the rental market like in Long Branch, New Jersey?

There are an estimated 15,029 housing units in the Long Branch area. Of these, 7,740 units are rental homes, making up 52 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Long Branch, New Jersey, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Long Branch?

The rental vacancy rate in Long Branch 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 Long Branch for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Branch
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
399 3,012 1,972 1,405 448
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Branch

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Long Branch

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,385 to $2,904. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,385
One BR $1,546
Two BR $1,916
Three BR $2,604
Four BR $2,904
2024 Fair Market Rents in Long Branch, New Jersey

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

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 206 52 percent
One BR 1,742 58 percent
Two BR 576 29 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Long Branch, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Long Branch?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 891
Public Housing 449
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 280
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Long Branch, New Jersey

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

Income Based Apartments in Long Branch, New Jersey

Long Branch features 685 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 Long Branch, New Jersey

There are 125 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Long Branch.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Long Branch, New Jersey

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Long Branch, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,724 and $2,108.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.