Public Housing Agencies Serving Rahway, 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.

Rahway, New Jersey Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Rahway, New Jersey

Rahway features 564 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 Rahway, New Jersey

There are 277 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rahway.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rahway, New Jersey

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rahway landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Rahway.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rahway, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,445 and $1,767.

2023 Rahway, New Jersey Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Rahway, NJ Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	9
Total Low Income Apartments	841
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	564
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	42.2%
Average Renter Household Size	2.22
Average Household Size	2.62
Median Household Income	$60,374 ±$5,536
Median Rent	$1,262 ±$89
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	58.64% ± 8.48pp
Total Population	28,644

Population and Household Demographics

Rahway is a city in Union County, New Jersey with a population of 28,644. There are 10,858 households in the city with an average household size of 2.62 persons. 42.2% of households in Rahway are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Rahway

The median gross income for households in Rahway is $60,374 a year, or $5,031 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,262 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Rahway, a household making less than $4,207 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 58.64% of households who rent are overburdened in Rahway.

Area Median Income In Rahway

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Rahway, the AMI is calculated from all households within Union County.

In Rahway, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $124,300

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Rahway

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Rahway