Section 8 housing in New Jersey
99 housing authorities in New Jersey run Section 8 programs. You apply to the one that covers the area where you want to live — call before you go, since many keep their waiting lists closed for long stretches.
- 99 housing authorities
- 695 HUD-assisted properties
- 53,617 subsidized apartments
- 243 cities with listings
Cities in New Jersey
Each city page lists the HUD-assisted apartment buildings there — the ones where the subsidy is attached to the unit, so you apply at the property itself.
- Newark
- Jersey City
- Trenton
- Paterson
- East Orange
- Atlantic City
- Camden
- Elizabeth
- Hoboken
- Freehold
- Plainfield
- Princeton
- Montclair
- Bridgewater
- Cherry Hill
- Clifton
- Orange
- Pleasantville
- Toms River
- Asbury Park
- Edison
- Egg Harbor City
- Lakewood
- New Brunswick
- North Bergen
- Parsippany
- Passaic
- Pennsauken
- Vineland
- West Orange
- Absecon
- Bridgeton
- Egg Harbor Township
- Englewood
- Glassboro
- Irvington
- Lawrenceville
- Long Branch
- Maplewood
- Rahway
- Basking Ridge
- Bloomfield
- Butler
- Delran
- East Brunswick
- East Windsor
- Evesham
- Ewing
- Galloway
- Gibbstown
- Hamilton Township
- Lambertville
- Linden
- Marlton
- Moorestown
- Neptune
- Nutley
- Old Bridge
- Phillipsburg
- Red Bank
- Roselle
- South Orange
- Verona
- Westfield
- Woodbine
- Woodbury
- Aberdeen
- Atlantic Highlands
- Barnegat
- Bayonne
- Bayville
- Boonton
- Burlington
- Cape May
- Carteret
- Closter
- Dumont
- Eatontown
- Edgewater
- Flanders
- Fort Lee
- Franklin
- Hackensack
- Haddonfield
- Hazlet
- Hillsdale
- Howell
- Kearny
- Kendall Park
- Keyport
- Leonia
- Livingston
- Manalapan
- Mays Landing
- Maywood
- Medford
- Millville
- Monmouth Junction
- Morristown
- Mount Ephraim
- Newton
- Oceanport
- Parlin
- Penns Grove
- Pennsville
- Piscataway
- Ridgefield Park
- Ridgewood
- River Vale
- Sicklerville
- Somers Point
- Somerset
- Somerville
- South River
- Spotswood
- Springfield
- Teaneck
- Tinton Falls
- Union
- Union City
- Wall Township
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- West Caldwell
- Alpha
- Annandale
- Audubon
- Belleville
- Bellmawr
- Bergenfield
- Bordentown
- Branchburg
- Bricktown
- Browns Mills
- Budd Lake
- Caldwell
- Cape May Court House
- Carneys Point
- Cedar Grove
- Chesilhurst
- Cinnaminson
- Cliffwood
- Columbia
- Cranford
- Delaware Township
- Dover
- Dover Township
- Dunellen
- Egg Harbor Twp
- Fairview
- Fanwood
- Farmingdale
- Florham Park
- Forked River
- Franklin Township
- Garwood
- Glen Ridge
- Glen Rock
- Glendora
- Gloucester City
- Green Brook
- Hackettstown
- Haddon Heights
- Haledon
- Hampton
- Haworth
- Hawthorne
- Highlands
- Howell Township
- Jefferson Township
- Keansburg
- Kenvil
- Lafayette
- Lanoka Harbor
- Lawnside
- Lincroft
- Lindenwold
- Little Egg Harbor Twp
- Lopatcong
- Lumberton
- Manchester Twp
- Margate
- Matawan
- Metuchen
- Middlesex
- Middletown
- Midland Park
- Milford
- Millstone
- Monroe Township
- Mount Laurel
- Mount Olive
- Neptune City
- North Brunswick
- North Cape May
- North Plainfield
- Northfield
- Ocean City
- Paramus
- Park Ridge
- Paulsboro
- Pequannock
- Perth Amboy
- Pine Hill
- Pompton Lakes
- Port Norris
- Princeton Junction
- Ramsey
- Randolph
- Readington Township
- Ringwood
- Roebling
- Roosevelt
- Roxbury Twp
- Rutherford
- Sewell
- Shrewsbury
- Skillman
- South Bound Brook
- South Plainfield
- Sparta
- Stafford Township
- Stewartsville
- Stockton
- Sussex
- Tenafly
- Tuckerton
- Ventnor
- Voorhees
- Voorhees Township
- Waretown
- Weehawken Township
- West Deptford
- West Long Branch
- West New York
- Westwood
- Whippany
- Whiting
- Wildwood
- Williamstown
- Woodstown
- Wrightstown
Where to apply in New Jersey
These are the offices that accept Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) applications. Ask two questions when you call: is the waiting list open, and do you have a local residency preference?
| Housing authority | Where | Contact | Section 8 units reported to HUD |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Nj Dept. of Comm. Affairs HUD code NJ912 · Section 8 | 101 S Broad St, Trenton, NJ 08608 | (609) 633-6204 [email protected] | 25,297 |
| Newark Housing Authority HUD code NJ002 · Combined | 500 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102 | (973) 273-6677 [email protected] | 8,481 |
| Housing Authority City of Jersey City HUD code NJ009 · Combined | Jersey City, NJ 07306 | (201) 706-4638 [email protected] | 5,341 |
| Housing Authority of Bergen County HUD code NJ067 · Section 8 | 1 Bergen County Plz, Hackensack, NJ 07601 | (201) 336-7600 [email protected] | 4,155 |
| Paterson Housing Authority HUD code NJ021 · Combined | 60 Van Houten St, Paterson, NJ 07505 | (973) 345-5650 [email protected] | 3,000 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Camden HUD code NJ010 · Combined | 2021 Watson St, Camden, NJ 08105 | (856) 968-2700 [email protected] | 2,306 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Passaic HUD code NJ013 · Combined | 52 Aspen Pl, Passaic, NJ 07055 | (973) 365-6330 [email protected] | 2,159 |
| Gloucester County Housing Authority HUD code NJ204 · Combined | 100 Pop Moylan Blvd, Deptford, NJ 08096 | (856) 845-4959 [email protected] | 2,105 |
| Monmouth County Pha HUD code NJ095 · Section 8 | 3000 Kozloski Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728 | (732) 431-6000 [email protected] | 1,899 |
| East Orange Housing Authority HUD code NJ050 · Combined | 160 Halsted St, East Orange, NJ 07018 | (973) 766-8896 [email protected] | 1,596 |
| Perth Amboy Housing Authority HUD code NJ006 · Combined | 881 Amboy Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 | (732) 826-3110 [email protected] | 1,501 |
| Elizabeth Housing Authority HUD code NJ003 · Combined | 688 Maple Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 | (908) 965-2400 [email protected] | 1,345 |
| Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment Age HUD code NJ014 · Combined | 227 N Vermont Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | (609) 344-1107 [email protected] | 1,293 |
| West New York Housing Authority HUD code NJ030 · Combined | 6100 Adams St, West New York, NJ 07093 | (201) 868-6100 [email protected] | 1,183 |
| Housing Authority of the Township of Lakewood HUD code NJ054 · Combined | 317 Sampson Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 | (732) 364-1300 [email protected] | 1,140 |
| Vineland Housing Authority HUD code NJ063 · Combined | 191 W Chestnut Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360 | (856) 691-4099 [email protected] | 1,138 |
| Lakewood Township Residential Assistance Prog HUD code NJ214 · Section 8 | 600 W Kennedy Blvd, Lakewood, NJ 08701 | (732) 367-0660 [email protected] | 1,071 |
| New Brunswick Housing Authority HUD code NJ022 · Combined | 7 Van Dyke Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 | (732) 745-5157 [email protected] | 1,025 |
| Woodbridge Housing Authority HUD code NJ033 · Section 8 | Woodbridge, NJ 07095 | (732) 634-2750 [email protected] | 975 |
| Long Branch Housing Authority HUD code NJ008 · Combined | Long Branch, NJ 07740 | (732) 222-3747 [email protected] | 952 |
| Plainfield Housing Authority HUD code NJ039 · Combined | 510 E Front St, Plainfield, NJ 07060 | (908) 769-6335 | 915 |
| Englewood Housing Authority HUD code NJ055 · Combined | 111 West St, Englewood, NJ 07631 | (201) 871-3451 [email protected] | 876 |
| Passaic County Public Housing Agency HUD code NJ090 · Section 8 | 155 Willowbrook Blvd Ste 100, Wayne, NJ 07470 | (973) 881-4370 [email protected] | 842 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Orange HUD code NJ025 · Combined | 340 Thomas Blvd, Orange, NJ 07050 | (973) 675-1250 [email protected] | 748 |
| Cliffside Park Housing Authority HUD code NJ070 · Section 8 | 500 Gorge Rd, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 | (201) 941-0655 [email protected] | 706 |
| Union City Housing Authority HUD code NJ026 · Combined | 3911 Kennedy Blvd, Union City, NJ 07087 | (201) 864-1515 [email protected] | 703 |
| Carteret Housing Authority HUD code NJ047 · Combined | 96 Roosevelt Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008 | (732) 541-6800 | 696 |
| Edgewater Housing Authority HUD code NJ075 · Combined | 300 Undercliff Ave, Edgewater, NJ 07020 | (201) 943-6000 [email protected] | 693 |
| Morris County Housing Authority HUD code NJ092 · Combined | 99 Ketch Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960 | (973) 540-0389 [email protected] | 685 |
| Warren County Housing Authority HUD code NJ102 · Section 8 | 337 Water St, Belvidere, NJ 07823 | (908) 475-3989 [email protected] | 671 |
| Morristown Housing Authority HUD code NJ023 · Combined | 200 South St Ste 4, Morristown, NJ 07960 | (973) 538-6343 [email protected] | 658 |
| North Bergen Housing Authority HUD code NJ004 · Combined | 6121 Grand Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047 | (201) 868-8605 [email protected] | 553 |
| Hoboken Housing Authority HUD code NJ015 · Combined | 400 Harrison St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 | (201) 798-0370 [email protected] | 548 |
| Fort Lee Housing Authority HUD code NJ071 · Combined | 1403 Teresa Dr, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 | (201) 947-7400 | 536 |
| Secaucus Housing Authority HUD code NJ083 · Combined | 700 County Ave, Secaucus, NJ 07094 | (201) 867-2957 [email protected] | 529 |
| Pleasantville Housing Authority HUD code NJ059 · Combined | 168 N Main St, Pleasantville, NJ 08232 | (609) 646-3023 [email protected] | 525 |
| Madison Housing Authority HUD code NJ105 · Section 8 | 24 Central Ave, Madison, NJ 07940 | (973) 377-0258 | 523 |
| Hunterdon County Division of Housing HUD code NJ084 · Section 8 | Po Box 2900, Flemington, NJ 08822 | (908) 788-1336 [email protected] | 494 |
| Housing Authority of the Borough of Lodi HUD code NJ011 · Combined | 50 Brookside Ave, Lodi, NJ 07644 | (973) 470-3650 [email protected] | 477 |
| Irvington Housing Authority HUD code NJ037 · Combined | 101 Union Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111 | (973) 375-2121 | 474 |
| Weehawken Housing Authority HUD code NJ077 · Combined | 525 Gregory Ave, Weehawken, NJ 07086 | (201) 348-4188 [email protected] | 453 |
| Middlesex County HUD code NJ114 · Section 8 | New Brunswick, NJ | (732) 745-3025 | 448 |
| Union County Housing Authority HUD code NJ113 · Section 8 | 1 Elizabethtown Plz, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 | (732) 382-8100 [email protected] | 439 |
| Brick Housing Authority HUD code NJ065 · Combined | 165 Chambers Bridge Rd, Bricktown, NJ 08723 | (732) 920-9400 | 427 |
| Edison Housing Authority HUD code NJ043 · Combined | 14 Rev Samuel Carpenter Blvd, Edison, NJ 08820 | (908) 561-2525 [email protected] | 380 |
| Housing Authority of the Township of Middleto HUD code NJ081 · Section 8 | 1 Oakdale Dr, Middletown, NJ 07748 | (732) 671-2990 [email protected] | 379 |
| Glassboro Housing Authority HUD code NJ051 · Combined | 181 Delsea Mnr, Glassboro, NJ 08028 | (856) 881-5211 [email protected] | 364 |
| Housing Authority City of Linden HUD code NJ066 · Combined | 1601 Dill Ave, Linden, NJ 07036 | (908) 298-3820 [email protected] | 362 |
| Asbury Park Housing Authority HUD code NJ007 · Combined | 1000 1/2 3rd Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 | (732) 774-2660 [email protected] | 360 |
| Neptune Housing Authority HUD code NJ048 · Combined | 1810 Alberta Ave, Neptune, NJ 07753 | (732) 774-7692 [email protected] | 338 |
| Keansburg Housing Authority HUD code NJ060 · Section 8 | 1 Church St, Keansburg, NJ 07734 | (732) 787-6151 [email protected] | 333 |
| Montclair Housing Authority HUD code NJ086 · Section 8 | 205 Claremont Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042 | (973) 509-4936 [email protected] | 325 |
| Bayonne Housing Authority HUD code NJ012 · Combined | 549 Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ 07002 | (201) 339-8700 [email protected] | 308 |
| Bloomfield Township Ha HUD code NJ099 · Section 8 | 1 Municipal Plz, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 | (973) 680-4189 [email protected] | 275 |
| Highland Park Housing Authority HUD code NJ044 · Combined | 242 S 6th Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904 | (732) 572-4420 [email protected] | 273 |
| Clifton Housing Authority HUD code NJ089 · Section 8 | 900 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ 07013 | (973) 470-5846 [email protected] | 270 |
| Housing Authority of the Borough of Red Bank HUD code NJ046 · Combined | Red Bank, NJ 07701 | (732) 741-1808 [email protected] | 264 |
| Rahway Housing Authority HUD code NJ032 · Combined | 165 E Grand Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 | (732) 499-0066 [email protected] | 257 |
| Dover Housing Authority HUD code NJ068 · Combined | 215 E Blackwell St, Dover, NJ 07801 | (973) 361-9444 [email protected] | 252 |
| Boonton Housing Authority HUD code NJ052 · Combined | 125 Chestnut St, Boonton, NJ 07005 | (973) 335-0846 [email protected] | 236 |
| Franklin Township Housing Authority HUD code NJ042 · Combined | 25 Parkside St, Somerset, NJ 08873 | (732) 545-9430 [email protected] | 234 |
| Hamilton Township Ha HUD code NJ212 · Section 8 | 2090 Greenwood Ave, Hamilton, NJ 08609 | (609) 890-3677 | 227 |
| Millville Housing Authority HUD code NJ061 · Combined | 1153 Holly Berry Ln, Millville, NJ 08332 | (856) 825-8860 [email protected] | 216 |
| Phillipsburg Housing Authority HUD code NJ024 · Combined | 530 Heckman St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 | (908) 859-0122 [email protected] | 215 |
| Old Bridge Housing Authority HUD code NJ110 · Section 8 | 2000 Route 18 N, Old Bridge, NJ 08857 | (732) 607-6383 [email protected] | 208 |
| Bridgeton Housing Authority HUD code NJ049 · Combined | 110 E Commerce St, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 | (856) 451-4454 [email protected] | 207 |
| Guttenberg Housing Authority HUD code NJ036 · Combined | 6900 Broadway, Guttenberg, NJ 07093 | (201) 861-0900 [email protected] | 202 |
| Somerville Housing Authority HUD code NJ097 · Section 8 | 25 W End Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876 | (908) 725-2300 [email protected] | 194 |
| Sayreville Housing Authority HUD code NJ106 · Section 8 | 650 Washington Rd, Sayreville, NJ 08872 | (732) 721-8044 [email protected] | 179 |
| Union Township Housing Authority HUD code NJ109 · Section 8 | 1976 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083 | (973) 761-0059 | 167 |
| Collaborative Support Programs of Nj HUD code NJ880 · Section 8 | 11 Spring St, Freehold, NJ 07728 | (732) 780-1175 [email protected] | 153 |
| Community Enterprises Corporation HUD code NJ881 · Section 8 | 11 Spring St, Freehold, NJ 07728 | (732) 780-1175 [email protected] | 140 |
| West Orange Housing Authority HUD code NJ108 · Section 8 | 66 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052 | (973) 325-4107 [email protected] | 124 |
| South Amboy Housing Authority HUD code NJ035 · Combined | 250 S Broadway, South Amboy, NJ 08879 | (732) 721-1831 [email protected] | 114 |
| Manville Housing Authority HUD code NJ112 · Section 8 | 325 N Main St, Manville, NJ 08835 | (908) 725-8943 [email protected] | 106 |
| Berkeley Housing Authority HUD code NJ056 · Combined | 44 Frederick Dr, Bayville, NJ 08721 | (732) 269-2312 [email protected] | 99 |
| Borough of Clementon Housing Authority HUD code NJ073 · Combined | 22 Gibbsboro Rd, Clementon, NJ 08021 | (856) 784-1134 [email protected] | 72 |
| Penns Grove Housing Authority HUD code NJ074 · Combined | 40 S Broad St, Penns Grove, NJ 08069 | (856) 299-0101 [email protected] | 38 |
| Salem Housing Authority HUD code NJ058 · Combined | 205 Seventh St, Salem, NJ 08079 | (856) 935-5022 [email protected] | 33 |
| Belmar Housing Authority HUD code NJ057 · Low-Rent | 710 8th Ave, Belmar, NJ 07719 | (732) 681-1795 [email protected] | — |
| Beverly Housing Authority HUD code NJ018 · Low-Rent | 101 Magnolia St, Beverly, NJ 08010 | (609) 387-0250 [email protected] | — |
| Buena Housing Authority HUD code NJ202 · Low-Rent | 600 Central Ave, Minotola, NJ 08341 | (856) 697-4852 [email protected] | — |
| Burlington Housing Authority HUD code NJ020 · Low-Rent | 800 Walnut St, Burlington, NJ 08016 | (609) 386-0246 [email protected] | — |
| Cape May Housing Authority HUD code NJ062 · Low-Rent | 639 Lafayette St, Cape May, NJ 08204 | (609) 884-8703 [email protected] | — |
| Collingswood Housing Authority HUD code NJ079 · Low-Rent | 30 Washington Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108 | (856) 854-1077 [email protected] | — |
| Florence Housing Authority HUD code NJ038 · Low-Rent | 620 W 3rd St, Florence, NJ 08518 | (609) 499-0575 [email protected] | — |
| Freehold Housing Authority HUD code NJ069 · Low-Rent | 107 Throckmorton St, Freehold, NJ 07728 | (732) 462-2421 | — |
| Garfield Housing Authority HUD code NJ034 · Low-Rent | 71 Daniel P Conte Ct, Garfield, NJ 07026 | (973) 340-4170 | — |
| Gloucester City Housing Authority HUD code NJ218 · Low-Rent | 101 Market St, Gloucester City, NJ 08030 | (856) 456-5772 [email protected] | — |
| Haddon Housing Authority HUD code NJ064 · Low-Rent | 25 Wynnewood Ave, Westmont, NJ 08108 | (856) 854-3700 [email protected] | — |
| Harrison Housing Authority HUD code NJ016 · Low-Rent | Harrison, NJ 07029 | (973) 483-1488 [email protected] | — |
| Highlands Housing Authority HUD code NJ041 · Low-Rent | 215 Shore Dr, Highlands, NJ 07732 | (732) 872-2022 [email protected] | — |
| Hightstown Housing Authority HUD code NJ045 · Low-Rent | 131 Rogers Ave, Hightstown, NJ 08520 | (609) 448-2268 | — |
| Newton Housing Authority HUD code NJ076 · Low-Rent | 32 Liberty St, Newton, NJ 07860 | (973) 383-5191 [email protected] | — |
| Ocean City Housing Authority HUD code NJ053 · Low-Rent | 635 West Ave Ofc Office, Ocean City, NJ 08226 | (609) 399-1062 [email protected] | — |
| Princeton Housing Authority HUD code NJ027 · Low-Rent | 1 Redding Cir, Princeton, NJ 08540 | (609) 924-3448 | — |
| Summit Housing Authority HUD code NJ017 · Low-Rent | 512 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ 07901 | (908) 273-6413 [email protected] | — |
| Trenton Housing Authority HUD code NJ005 · Low-Rent | 875 New Willow St, Trenton, NJ 08638 | (609) 278-5042 | — |
| Wildwood Housing Authority HUD code NJ080 · Low-Rent | 3700 New Jersey Ave, Wildwood, NJ 08260 | (856) 265-6207 [email protected] | — |
Contact details as published by HUD. Phone numbers change — if one is wrong, tell us and we will check it.
Waiting list closed?
That is common, and it is not the end of the road. You can apply to any housing authority whose list is open, not only the one where you live now — and the HUD-assisted properties above keep their own separate waiting lists.