Section 8 in Essex County, NJ
12,023 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Essex County, 86% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Essex 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 Essex County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Essex County in the New York metro
Essex 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 Essex 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.
Newark Housing Authority
Newark · PHA code NJ002
8,481 Section 8 unitsEast Orange Housing Authority
East Orange · PHA code NJ050
1,596 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Orange
Orange · PHA code NJ025
748 Section 8 unitsIrvington Housing Authority
Irvington · PHA code NJ037
474 Section 8 unitsMontclair Housing Authority
Montclair · PHA code NJ086
325 Section 8 unitsBLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP HA
Bloomfield · PHA code NJ099
275 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Essex 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 853,374 · FIPS 34013.