New Jersey · Essex County

Public Housing Authorities in Essex County, New Jersey

7 agencies serve 7 cities here, administering a combined 12,023 Section 8 vouchers and 7,112 Public Housing units. Pick a city below or jump straight to an agency profile.

Cities in Essex County

Bloomfield 1 PHAs East Orange 1 PHAs Irvington 1 PHAs Montclair 1 PHAs Newark 1 PHAs Orange 1 PHAs West Orange 1 PHAs

Public Housing Authorities

7 agencies

Bloomfield Township Ha

Bloomfield, NJ Section 8

275 Section 8 vouchers

East Orange Housing Authority

East Orange, NJ Combined

1,596 Section 8 vouchers 124 Public Housing units

Housing Authority Of The City Of Orange

Orange, NJ Combined

748 Section 8 vouchers 406 Public Housing units

Irvington Housing Authority

Irvington, NJ Combined

474 Section 8 vouchers 663 Public Housing units

Montclair Housing Authority

Montclair, NJ Section 8

325 Section 8 vouchers

Newark Housing Authority

Newark, NJ Combined

8,481 Section 8 vouchers 5,919 Public Housing units

West Orange Housing Authority

West Orange, NJ Section 8

124 Section 8 vouchers

About PHAs in Essex County

Each Public Housing Authority listed above is a separate local agency with its own administrative plan, its own waitlists, and its own selection preferences. If you are applying for housing assistance in Essex County, it is generally smart to apply to multiple PHAs in your area — there is no penalty for being on more than one list, and waitlists move at very different speeds even within a single county.

To get started, click any agency above to see its full contact information, programs administered, and a plain-language FAQ on how to apply. For background on the federal programs PHAs administer, our Section 8 / HCV guide and Public Housing program guide walk through how each one actually works.