Voorhees, New Jersey Affordable Housing

Waiting Lists in Voorhees, New Jersey

There is one Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list open in Voorhees.

• State of New Jersey is currently open for new Section 8 applications.

Go to the New Jersey Section 8 Waiting Lists page for more openings near Voorhees.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Voorhees, 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.

Voorhees, New Jersey Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Voorhees, New Jersey

Voorhees features 279 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 Voorhees, New Jersey

There are 108 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Voorhees.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Voorhees, New Jersey

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Voorhees, New Jersey for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,323 and $1,617.

2023 Voorhees, 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.

Voorhees, NJ Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Voorhees is a city in Camden County, New Jersey with a population of 0. There are 0 households in the city with an average household size of 0.00 persons. % of households in Voorhees are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Voorhees

The median gross income for households in Voorhees is $0 a year, or $0 a month. The median rent for the city is $0 a month.

Area Median Income In Voorhees

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 Voorhees, the AMI is calculated from all households within Camden County.

In Voorhees, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $105,400

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 Voorhees

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 Voorhees