The dearth of affordable housing in New Jersey has long been one of the state’s most pressing challenges, with a range of proposals developed to try to address it. The latest comes in a new law that has the state Department of Community Affairs calculating the need for every city and town.

On Friday, the DCA released those calculations and found the state needed a total of 146,000 new or rehabilitated units over the next decade. The numbers are sure to be debated and even some legally challenged, but this is the first time in decades that each municipality has an affordable housing obligation to help guide its planning.

Follow NJ Spotlight News’ coverage of the latest calculations and its special report on the affordable housing crisis in New Jersey.