High-FMR payment standards - Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,895/month - 89th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#353 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 38.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Warren County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Expensive rung: who shares Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area's FMR tier
Near-amount peers: Flagstaff, AZ MSA ($1,921), Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA ($1,922), Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,867) .
For scale, bottom-quartile published amounts include Alexandria, LA MSA, Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Albany, GA MSA, Aguadilla, PR Metro Area, Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA - those metros are not substitutes for lease-up planning in Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area.
NJ-state FMR neighbors for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside NJ: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,867); Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA ($1,950); Ocean City, NJ MSA ($1,792); Vineland, NJ MSA ($1,673); Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area ($2,324) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,517/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,527/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,895/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,404/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,800/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,517/mo | $1,365/mo | $1,669/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,527/mo | $1,374/mo | $1,680/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,895/mo | $1,706/mo | $2,085/mo |
| 3-BR | $2,404/mo | $2,164/mo | $2,644/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,800/mo | $2,520/mo | $3,080/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,895/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,706–$2,085/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,370/mo → 38.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- Warren County Housing Authority · 671 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in New Jersey . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
NJ agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in NJ whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Elizabeth Housing Authority
- Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment Age
- Perth Amboy Housing Authority
- West New York Housing Authority
- East Orange Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the Township of Lakewood
- Vineland Housing Authority
- Lakewood Township Residential Assistance Prog
- New Brunswick Housing Authority
- Woodbridge Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Flagstaff, AZ MSA · $1,921
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA · $1,922
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,867
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA · $1,866
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA · $1,865
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA · $1,857
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA · $1,852
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA · $1,950
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA · $1,839
- Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,833
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA · $1,958
What to do with this FMR desk
Warren County, NJ HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,895/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Warren County Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (38.3% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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