Section 8 in Monmouth County, NJ

4,818 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Monmouth County, 82% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
4,818
Occupied
3,949
82% utilized
Housing authorities
6
serving this FIPS
Source-of-income law
Protected statewide
NJ Law Against Discrimination

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County.

NJ Law Against Discrimination

Source of lawful income protected.

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Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.

Monmouth County in the New York metro

Metro vouchers
292,183
Metro utilization
86%
Type
MSA
CBSA 35620

Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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.

  • Monmouth County PHA

    Freehold · PHA code NJ095

    1,899 Section 8 units
  • Long Branch Housing Authority

    Long Branch · PHA code NJ008

    952 Section 8 units
  • Housing Authority of the Township of Middleto

    Middletown · PHA code NJ081

    379 Section 8 units
  • Asbury Park Housing Authority

    Asbury Park · PHA code NJ007

    360 Section 8 units
  • Neptune Housing Authority

    Neptune · PHA code NJ048

    338 Section 8 units
  • Keansburg Housing Authority

    Keansburg · PHA code NJ060

    333 Section 8 units

Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Monmouth 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 643,064 · FIPS 34025.