Section 8 in Mercer County, NJ
25,391 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Mercer County, 92% utilized. 5 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Mercer 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 Mercer County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Mercer County in the Trenton metro
Mercer County is one of the counties inside the Trenton, NJ core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Trenton metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Mercer 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.
STATE OF NJ DEPT. OF COMM. AFFAIRS
Trenton · PHA code NJ912
25,164 Section 8 unitsHamilton Township HA
Hamilton · PHA code NJ212
227 Section 8 unitsPrinceton Housing Authority
Princeton · PHA code NJ027
0 Section 8 unitsHightstown Housing Authority
Hightstown · PHA code NJ045
0 Section 8 unitsTrenton Housing Authority
Trenton · PHA code NJ005
0 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Mercer 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 383,732 · FIPS 34021.