Nearly half of N.J. renters are paying more than they should. See latest data.

Nearly half of all New Jersey renters are spending too much money on rent, according to the latest Census data.
Forty-eight percent of renters in the Garden State spend more than 30% of their income on rent, new American Community Survey data published by the Census shows.
Households are considered “rent burdened” when their rent is more than one-third of their income, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development definition.