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Montclair Housing Authority

Montclair, Essex County, NJ · HUD PHA code NJ086

Program: Section 8 · Public housing units: 0 · Section 8 vouchers: 325 · Households served: 158 · Occupancy: 48% · ZIP codes served: 31

Montclair Housing Authority
205 Claremont Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
(973) 509-4936

Overview

The Montclair Housing Authority operates as a voucher-only agency, administering 325 Section 8 vouchers. These vouchers support 158 households, with an occupancy rate of 48%. The agency does not manage any public housing units, focusing solely on providing rental assistance to eligible families in Essex County, New Jersey.

Scale and standing

The Montclair Housing Authority ranks fifth among the seven authorities serving the same ZIP codes in the Newark HUD FMR area. It manages fewer vouchers than larger peers like the Newark Housing Authority, which administers 8,481 vouchers, and the East Orange Housing Authority, with 1,596 vouchers. On a statewide scale, Montclair ranks 52nd out of 79 housing authorities in terms of the number of Section 8 vouchers issued.

Rent standards in the area it covers

In the area served by the Montclair Housing Authority, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent (FMR) ranges from $1,930 to $3,310, with an average of $2,474. This is slightly above the state average of $2,412. The highest FMR for a two-bedroom unit is found in ZIP code 07068, while the lowest is in ZIP code 07106.

Fair Market Rent by ZIP code (FY2027)

ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
07003	$1,910	$2,150	$2,600	$3,240	$3,710
07004	$2,460	$2,780	$3,350	$4,180	$4,780
07006	$1,940	$2,200	$2,650	$3,300	$3,780
07009	$1,850	$2,090	$2,520	$3,140	$3,600
07017	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07018	$1,540	$1,740	$2,100	$2,620	$3,000
07021	$2,090	$2,370	$2,860	$3,560	$4,080
07028	$2,360	$2,670	$3,220	$4,020	$4,600
07039	$2,460	$2,780	$3,350	$4,180	$4,780
07040	$2,100	$2,380	$2,870	$3,580	$4,100
07041	$1,930	$2,180	$2,630	$3,280	$3,750
07042	$2,160	$2,440	$2,940	$3,670	$4,200
07043	$2,340	$2,640	$3,190	$3,970	$4,560
07044	$2,100	$2,380	$2,870	$3,580	$4,100
07050	$1,690	$1,910	$2,310	$2,880	$3,300
07052	$1,850	$2,090	$2,520	$3,140	$3,600
07068	$2,460	$2,780	$3,350	$4,180	$4,780
07078	$2,460	$2,780	$3,350	$4,180	$4,780
07079	$2,290	$2,580	$3,120	$3,890	$4,450
07102	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07103	$1,460	$1,650	$1,990	$2,490	$2,840
07104	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07105	$1,480	$1,670	$2,020	$2,520	$2,880
07106	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07107	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07108	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07109	$1,690	$1,910	$2,300	$2,870	$3,280
07110	$1,690	$1,910	$2,310	$2,880	$3,300
07111	$1,500	$1,690	$2,040	$2,540	$2,910
07112	$1,460	$1,640	$1,990	$2,490	$2,830
07114	$1,460	$1,650	$1,990	$2,490	$2,840

Other housing authorities serving these ZIP codes

Multiple authorities administer vouchers across the same area:

Newark Housing Authority — Newark, NJ (8,481 vouchers)
East Orange Housing Authority — East Orange, NJ (1,596 vouchers)
Housing Authority of the City of Orange — Orange, NJ (748 vouchers)
Irvington Housing Authority — Irvington, NJ (474 vouchers)
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP HA — Bloomfield, NJ (275 vouchers)
West Orange Housing Authority — West Orange, NJ (124 vouchers)

Source: US HUD Public Housing Authority data; Fair Market Rent FY2027. This is an independent reference page, not the authority's own site.

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