Section 8 in Bergen County, NJ
7,443 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Bergen County, 94% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Bergen County?
No. New Jersey state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Bergen County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Bergen County in the New York metro
Bergen County is one of the counties inside the New York, NY core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See New York metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Bergen County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
Housing Authority of Bergen County
Hackensack · PHA code NJ067
4,155 Section 8 unitsEnglewood Housing Authority
Englewood · PHA code NJ055
876 Section 8 unitsCliffside Park Housing Authority
Cliffside Park · PHA code NJ070
706 Section 8 unitsEdgewater Housing Authority
Edgewater · PHA code NJ075
693 Section 8 unitsFort Lee Housing Authority
Fort Lee · PHA code NJ071
536 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the Borough of Lodi
Lodi · PHA code NJ011
477 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Bergen County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other New Jersey counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 953,243 · FIPS 34003.