FAQ · Bergen County, NJ
Sober Living Cost and Questions at Our Bergen County, NJ Homes
Rent is $185 to $240 a week, depending on the home and the room. It covers a furnished bed, utilities, Wi-Fi, laundry facilities for residents' use, and the house structure and support in each of our four recovery homes in Waldwick, Old Tappan and Closter, all Class F licensed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Treatment is separate, at an outside licensed program.
Waldwick · Old Tappan · Closter I · Closter II · Class F licensed by NJ DCA · $185–$240/week · rides to evening treatment
What Does Sober Living Cost at NJ Sober Living?
Weekly rent$185–$240
Rent is $185 to $240 a week, depending on the home and the room. We confirm your exact weekly rate, and any additional fees, before you move in. The first week is due at move-in.
Call (201) 231-1066
What comes with the house
- Bedroom Furnished bed; arrangements differ by house and by what is open
- Utilities Utilities and Wi-Fi
- Laundry Laundry facilities for residents' use
- Shared rooms Kitchen, dining room and living rooms
- House management Keeps structure and accountability, alongside the live-in operators New Jersey requires
- Technicians Behavioral health technicians who support the daily routine
- Rides To and from evening treatment
- Accountability Curfew, drug testing and house expectations
- House rules Confirmed with you before you move in
What is paid separately
- Outpatient treatment Billed by the outside licensed program you attend, which checks insurance or self-pay
- Additional fees Any are confirmed with your rate before you move in
How much does sober living cost in New Jersey?
It varies. Rent differs from one sober home to the next across New Jersey, and so does what it includes, so compare what each rent covers as well as the number. Our guide to what sober living costs in New Jersey covers the market ranges and what to ask.
Does insurance pay for the house?
Housing and treatment are paid for separately. Insurance may cover outside treatment, but it generally does not cover rent, because a sober home is housing rather than treatment. Rent is private pay. The outpatient program checks insurance or self-pay for your treatment. More in does insurance cover sober living?
How do payments and refunds work?
Rent is private pay, charged weekly. The first week is due at move-in, and payment days can line up with your paycheck. Ask about refund terms before you pay; we confirm them in writing with your rate.
Living in the House: Rooms, Rules and Staff
Four ordinary houses with the structure already inside: live-in operators, house management, behavioral health technicians, a curfew and one set of written house rules.
Plan on sharing. Every bedroom pictured on this site is shared, with twin beds, and bedroom arrangements differ by house and by what is open at the time. Ask which rooms are available before a move-in date is set.
Each house runs on a curfew, periodic drug testing and house expectations. All four homes run on the same written house rules, and the house manager goes through them with you before you move in, so you know the terms on day one.
New Jersey's Class F rules require two qualified operators for each home: at least one lives in the residence, and one is on site from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. whenever residents are present. On top of what the state requires, we add house management, behavioral health technicians who support the daily routine, and transportation to evening treatment and house outings. Staff are not in every house around the clock; ask on the call what coverage looks like at the home you're considering.
Mornings start on the house schedule in the shared kitchen. The day is yours for work, school or a daytime commitment, within house expectations. On treatment nights the house drives you to evening treatment and back; other evenings you are home with housemates, under curfew, with an operator in the house overnight.
Yes, during approved hours and in the common areas, with up to 3 visitors per resident at a time. There are no overnight guests. Housing leadership may limit or deny a visitor for a documented safety, sobriety, capacity or house-rule reason.
Using alcohol or drugs is a serious violation of the house rules and can lead to discharge from the house. A housing discharge is separate from treatment and does not automatically end outpatient care. The house manager goes through the rules with you before you move in.
In Waldwick, Old Tappan and Closter, which has two homes, all in Bergen County, New Jersey. Towns are named; street addresses are kept private for the residents.
See Waldwick, Old Tappan, Closter Residence I and Closter Residence II.
No. Oxford Houses are run by the residents alone. Each of our homes has live-in operators, as New Jersey's Class F license requires, plus house management and behavioral health technicians who keep the rules and the structure. See Oxford House vs. sober living for how the two differ.
Yes. All four homes are Class F cooperative sober living residences licensed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), operated by Clarity Sober Living LLC. A Class F residence is housing, not treatment: there is no on-site counseling or clinical care. Our guide to New Jersey sober living laws explains the state rules.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:27-1.6 (Licenses), as amended at 57 N.J.R. 13(b), effective January 6, 2025. Reviewed against public records, October 2026.
Evening Treatment, Work and Who the Homes Are For
A sober home is housing, not treatment. Residents in outpatient treatment attend an outside licensed program on the schedule it sets, and the house van drives them to evening sessions and back.
How the house and evening treatment fit togetherNo. NJ Sober Living is licensed recovery housing, not a treatment provider. Treatment and clinical assessment happen at an outside licensed program. The house provides the structure around it: live-in operators, house management, a curfew, drug testing and rides to evening treatment.
Yes. Residents must be working, in school or in treatment, or begin one of those within 30 days of moving in. Many outpatient programs meet in the evening, which leaves the day free for a job, and the house drives residents to evening sessions and back.
The house drives residents to evening treatment and back, so you don’t need a car to get there.
The Old Tappan and Closter homes are a few minutes from evening treatment. Waldwick, in western Bergen County, is a longer drive, and the house covers the ride.
Yes. Prescribed medications, including MAT, are welcome when taken as prescribed under outside medical or psychiatric care. Be honest during intake about every medication you take. Diverting or sharing medication is a serious violation of the house rules.
We welcome men and women 18 and older who are sober at move-in and committed to staying sober, willing to follow curfew, chores and meetings, and honest during intake, including about medications. Residents must be working, in school or in treatment, or begin one of those within 30 days of moving in.
- People stepping down from intensive outpatient or residential treatment toward living on their own.
- People who are working, in school or in treatment, or ready to start one within 30 days.
- People with past relapses who want more accountability.
- People for whom housing, transportation or day-to-day accountability is what stands in the way.
Yes. One of our four Bergen County recovery homes is for police officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and dispatchers. We don’t publish which; ask on the call.
How to Get a Bed in one of the four recovery homes
Call and talk it through. A short intake conversation about where you are and what you need, including every medication you take. Clinical assessment happens with your outside treatment provider.
Get matched to a home. We match you to a house with an open bed, including the first responder house where that fits, and confirm your exact weekly rate and any additional fees.
Move in. The first week's rent is due at move-in. If you are in outpatient treatment, the house drives you to evening sessions and back.
Step toward living on your own. As stability holds, you plan the move to independent housing.
The call is how to find out which home has an open bed now. Prefer to write? Check Availability.
Check Availability and Your Weekly Rate
One call confirms which bedroom is open, your exact weekly rate within $185 to $240, and when you could move in.
