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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in North Bergen, NJ

1 county program and 19 statewide.

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What’s local to North Bergen

No program run for North Bergen alone is listed. A home in North Bergen 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

Income limits in Hudson County

How programs here set their income limits

$110,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Hudson County

Free help nearby

51 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

North Bergen’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

North Bergen questions

Does North Bergen have its own down payment program?

No program run for North Bergen alone is listed. A home in North Bergen 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 North Bergen?

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 North Bergen?

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

ZIP codes

07047

Sources: agency sites (July–August 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.