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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Guttenberg, NJ

1 county program and 19 statewide.

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What’s local to Guttenberg

No program run for Guttenberg alone is listed. A home in Guttenberg can use Hudson County’s programs below, plus the New Jersey statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Jersey City, about 6 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Hudson

1 county program

1 more program is for homes in Jersey City. See them
  • Jersey City — Golden Neighborhood Homeownership Program

The Guttenberg market

Kinds of homes here

  • 3.1% single-family
  • 4.7% townhouse
  • 36.6% 2–4 units
  • 55.6% 5+ units
  • 0% mobile & other

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

61.7%

of Guttenberg homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$110,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$75,683
Guttenberg median household income

See the published limits for Hudson County

Free help nearby

51 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

Guttenberg’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across New Jersey and nationwide

81 statewide & federal programs

Guttenberg questions

Does Guttenberg have its own down payment program?

No program run for Guttenberg alone is listed. A home in Guttenberg can use the 1 program that cover Hudson County and the 19 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Guttenberg?

Each program sets which kinds of homes it accepts. Where the agency publishes them, the program’s page lists them; the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Hudson County?

Each program sets its own. 20 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Hudson County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Guttenberg?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 51 agencies are within 15 miles of Guttenberg. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

Sources: agency sites (July–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.