This is of interest because now my town is in it:

Park system offers bargain basement rent - Asbury Park Press, 2/15/09:

The monthly payments for 33 county-owned homes are between $346 and $691, a bargain compared with the $1,800 monthly median price for 21 rentals in the past week on the Web site of the Monmouth County Association of Realtors.

The county pays for utilities and repairs.

Jeff says our utilities are about $600/month.