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.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Monmouth County?
No. New Jersey law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Monmouth County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
NJ Law Against Discrimination §10:5-12.5(g)
New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (§10:5-12.5(g)) prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income including Section 8 vouchers. Statewide protection.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Monmouth County in the New York metro
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 rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Monmouth County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Monmouth County Pha
Freehold · PHA code NJ095
1,899 Section 8 unitsLong Branch Housing Authority
Long Branch · PHA code NJ008
952 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the Township of Middleto
Middletown · PHA code NJ081
379 Section 8 unitsAsbury Park Housing Authority
Asbury Park · PHA code NJ007
360 Section 8 unitsNeptune Housing Authority
Neptune · PHA code NJ048
338 Section 8 unitsKeansburg Housing Authority
Keansburg · PHA code NJ060
333 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Monmouth County
Monmouth County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 07701$2,660
- 07702$3,490
- 07703$2,790
- 07704$2,690
- 07711$2,350
- 07712$2,350
- 07716$2,430
- 07717$2,260
- 07718$2,300
- 07719$2,330
- 07720$2,290
- 07721$2,570
- 07722$3,490
- 07723$1,860
- 07724$2,130
- 07726$2,470
- 07727$2,070
- 07728$2,520
- 07730$1,740
- 07731$3,010
- 07732$2,530
- 07733$3,490
- 07734$2,250
- 07735$2,050
- 07737$1,970
- 07738$1,230
- 07739$2,970
- 07740$2,360
- 07746$3,490
- 07748$2,100
- 07750$2,920
- 07751$3,380
- 07753$2,380
- 07755$3,200
- 07756$1,730
- 07757$2,760
- 07758$1,660
- 07760$2,730
- 07762$2,320
- 07764$2,730
- 08501$2,000
- 08510$2,770
- 08514$2,060
- 08535$3,150
- 08555$3,430
- 08720$2,310
- 08730$3,470
- 08736$2,210
- 08750$2,720
Find Section 8 apartments in Monmouth County
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Other New Jersey counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 643,064 · FIPS 34025.