Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Plainfield, NJ (2024)

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Discover affordable housing in Plainfield where there are 21+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Cedarbrook Apartments

1272 Park Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 7060

bedStudio-1

payment$1022-1066/mo.

accessibilityAccessible

Leland Gardens

1227 East Front Street, Bldg #66, Plainfield, New Jersey 07062

bed1-2

switch_access_shortcutShort Wait

accessibilityAccessible

Plainfield Towers West

601 W 7th Street, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060

Cpnj Plainfield Residence 2009

1022 Field Ave, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060

Liberty Village

Liberty St, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060

Cpnj Plainfield Residence II

1019 Hillside Ave, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060

Covenant Manor

631 E Front St, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060

Group Home III

936 Terrill Rd, Plainfield, New Jersey 07062

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Plainfield, New Jersey

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge	Description
switch_access_shortcutShort Wait	Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
paymentSubsidized	Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers	Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderlySenior	Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
paymentIncome Based	Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibilityAccessible	Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forwardDisability	Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment InPlainfield, New Jersey

$36.29/hour

$22.56

(+164%) more thanNew Jersey minimum wage and

$29.04

(+401%) more than the Federal minimum wage.

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What HUD offices serve Plainfield, New Jersey?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs atlocal levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within theirjurisdiction.

Housing Authority of Plainfield

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Plainfield, New Jersey.

Union County Housing Authority

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Plainfield, New Jersey.

State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Plainfield, New Jersey.

Go to theNew JerseyPublic Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Plainfield.

How many renters live in Plainfield, New Jersey?

The City of Plainfield has 54,358people living in 16,459 households.

There are 31,650 renters living in9,205 renter households in thisCity. Renters make up 58.23percent of the population living in Plainfield.

What is the rental market like in Plainfield, New Jersey?

There are an estimated 17,302 housing units in thePlainfield area. Of these, 9,510 units are rentalhomes, making up 55 percent of the housing market. Forevery renter household in Plainfield, New Jersey, there are1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Plainfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Plainfield is 2 percent.This is alower than averagevacancy rate.When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as morepeoplecompete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Plainfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Plainfield

Studio	One-Bedroom	Two-Bedroom	Three-Bedroom	Four+ Bedrooms
1,074	2,001	3,400	1,973	606

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Plainfield

A large number of apartments in Plainfield have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and youngprofessionalsespecially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Plainfield are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 59percent havehousing cost burden. Further, 29percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, itleaveslittle money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters arecost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Plainfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - rangesfrom $1,379 to $2,800. FMRs areupdated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size	2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio	$1,379
One BR	$1,590
Two BR	$1,916
Three BR	$2,424
Four BR	$2,800

2024 Fair Market Rents in Plainfield, New Jersey

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Plainfield?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s FairMarket Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find aqualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shortersearch times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size	Count of Units Below FMR	Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio	525	49 percent
One BR	1,627	81 percent
Two BR	1,332	39 percent

Rental Units Below FMR in Plainfield, New Jersey

How many affordable rental units are in Plainfield?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households inPlainfield, New Jersey including the following:

Federal Program	Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit	1,063
Public Housing	344
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	362
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly	57
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	8

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Plainfield, New Jersey

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Plainfield, New Jersey

Plainfield features 939 income based apartments.Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent andutilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Plainfield, New Jersey

There are 492 rent subsidized apartments that do notprovide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Plainfield.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Plainfield, New Jersey

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Plainfield landlords$800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holdercontributes $500 towards rent inPlainfield.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Plainfield, New Jersey fora two-bedroom apartment is between $1,724 and $2,108.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.comresearch.

Affordable Housing Tip

Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.

In many areas, private landlords with an available unit can refuse interested tenants who have a Section 8 voucher. Check your local laws.

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