Affordable Housing In Voorhees
Camden County, New Jersey

4 Low Income Apartment Communities In Voorhees

Housing Authorities that serve Voorhees

Housing Authority	Programs
State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Voorhees, New Jersey

There are 4 low income housing apartment communities offering 387 affordable apartments for rent in Voorhees, New Jersey.

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 $1,134 and $1,386.

2021 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.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Voorhees, New Jersey Fair Market Rent	$900	$1,040	$1,260	$1,567	$1,796
Voorhees, New Jersey Payment Standard Range	$810 to $990	$936 to $1,144	$1,134 to $1,386	$1,410 to $1,724	$1,616 to $1,976

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Voorhees, NJ Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	4
Total Low Income Apartments	387
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	279
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	%
Average Renter Household Size	0.00
Average Household Size	0.00
Median Household Income	$0 ±$0
Median Rent	$0 ±$0
Total Population	0

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 $94,500

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

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Voorhees AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$19,850	$22,700	$25,550	$28,350	$31,040	$35,580	$40,120	$44,660
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Voorhees AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$33,100	$37,800	$42,550	$47,250	$51,050	$54,850	$58,600	$62,400
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Voorhees AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$52,950	$60,500	$68,050	$75,600	$81,650	$87,700	$93,750	$99,800