NJ/Essex County/MONTCLAIR
MONTCLAIR, NJ
CityFMR
Essex County
Found 2 ZIPs
BRFMR
Eff. Rent
0 BR$1,612$1,612
1 BR$1,822$1,822
2 BR$2,205$2,205
3 BR$2,761$2,761
4 BR$3,137$3,137
5 BR$3,608
6 BR$4,149
7 BR$4,771
8 BR$5,487

Market Alignment

How HUD fair market rents align with the state of the rental market.

Studio
Studio· 1 ZIP
0.74ratio
FMR$1,612
Market$2,170
vs market-$558

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
Studio· 1 ZIP
0.84ratio
FMR$1,612
Market$1,920
vs market-$308

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
0.74–0.84
1 BR
1 BR· 1 ZIP
0.75ratio
FMR$1,822
Market$2,440
vs market-$618

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
1 BR· 1 ZIP
0.86ratio
FMR$1,822
Market$2,130
vs market-$308

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
0.75–0.86
2 BR
2 BR· 1 ZIP
0.63ratio
FMR$2,205
Market$3,520
vs market-$1,315

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
2 BR· 1 ZIP
0.69ratio
FMR$2,205
Market$3,200
vs market-$995

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
0.63–0.69
3 BR
3 BR· 1 ZIP
0.70ratio
FMR$2,761
Market$3,950
vs market-$1,189

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
3 BR· 1 ZIP
0.73ratio
FMR$2,761
Market$3,760
vs market-$999

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
0.70–0.73
4 BR
4 BR· 1 ZIP
0.48ratio
FMR$3,137
Market$6,480
vs market-$3,343

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
4 BR· 1 ZIP
0.70ratio
FMR$3,137
Market$4,500
vs market-$1,363

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

1
0.48–0.70
0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

Voucher rents are below market for all bedroom sizes.

Bedroom curve

Historical
See FMR progression in recent years

Data indexed

FMR
FY2026
Market rent
last ~365 days

ZIP Codes

Ranked by average FMR (vs county median)

About this result(HUD FMR/SAFMR details)

This page shows HUD Fair Market Rent data for MONTCLAIR, NJ (NJ) for FY 2026. Fair Market Rent (FMR) is a HUD benchmark used to determine payment standards for programs like the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program.

Values are shown for 0–4 bedroom units. In some metro areas HUD publishes Small Area FMR (SAFMR) at the ZIP-code level; otherwise the county/metropolitan-area FMR applies. This result is labeled FMR based on HUD's designation for the area and the available data.

Tip: use these numbers as a starting point and confirm local program rules (payment standards may differ from HUD's published FMR). If you're comparing neighborhoods, SAFMR ZIP ranges can highlight variation within the same county.

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