About this Recovery House
Oxford House Union Creek — Women Sober Living in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Oxford House Union Creek is a peer-run sober living home for women at 511 Buffalo Ave, Egg Harbor City, NJ. Directory records show a capacity of 6 with 2 reported openings. Atlantic County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Union Creek — residence information
- Address: 511 Buffalo Ave, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
- County: Atlantic
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 6 residents
- Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Sunday at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact Chrissy at (609) 820-2597
- House phone: (609) 445-5163
- Map: View the reported location
At 6 beds it is smaller than most of the 172 Oxford Houses listed in New Jersey. The last report put 4 of those 6 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 7:00pm. Contact Chrissy at (609) 820-2597 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What sober living costs in New Jersey, and how residents pay for it
Sober living across New Jersey averages roughly $210 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. Against that, the median gross rent in New Jersey is $1,720 a month. federal Recovery Housing Program and NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports are among the public routes that pay for recovery-housing beds here. New Jersey Dept. of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards, Bureau is the state agency that oversees this funding.
How Oxford House membership works
Oxford Houses are managed day to day by their residents, financially self-supporting and abstinence-based by rule. New members are taken on by the existing membership, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.
Recovery residence standards and oversight in New Jersey
New Jersey licenses recovery residences as a matter of state law. Certification by the state affiliate and an Oxford House charter are different things; this home holds the latter. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. Fair housing protection comes from federal law and from New Jersey Fair Housing Law (Law Against Discrimination) (New Jersey Revised Statutes Section 10:5-12).
If Oxford House Union Creek is full — other houses near Egg Harbor City
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Landing Creek in Egg Harbor City, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Iron Rose in Mays Landing, about 8.3 miles away; Oxford House Absecon in Absecon, about 9.7 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 2 in Egg Harbor City, 24 across Atlantic County, 172 in New Jersey. Browse recovery housing in Egg Harbor City or sober living across New Jersey.
Availability was last reported 09/07/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Call before making a discharge or travel plan.
Oxford House in New Jersey
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting, and drug-free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In New Jersey, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
