ZIP 02898 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 02898 in the Providence-Fall River, RI-MA FMR area.

Providence-Fall River, RI-MA

$1,360Efficiency
$1,4201 bedroom
$1,7702 bedrooms
$2,1603 bedrooms
$2,5204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,360$1,224$1,496$1,423
1 bedroom$1,420$1,278$1,562$1,509
2 bedrooms$1,770$1,593$1,947$1,879
3 bedrooms$2,160$1,944$2,376$2,302
4 bedrooms$2,520$2,268$2,772$2,615

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Westerly-Hopkinton-New Shoreham, RI

$1,360Efficiency
$1,4201 bedroom
$1,7702 bedrooms
$2,1603 bedrooms
$2,5204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,360$1,224$1,496$1,391
1 bedroom$1,420$1,278$1,562$1,400
2 bedrooms$1,770$1,593$1,947$1,832
3 bedrooms$2,160$1,944$2,376$2,325
4 bedrooms$2,520$2,268$2,772$2,758

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 02898

$86,249average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$61,422average salaries and wages per return
1,190tax returns filed
25%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00022.7%
$25,000 to $50,00017.6%
$50,000 to $75,00017.6%
$75,000 to $100,00011.8%
$100,000 to $200,00024.4%
$200,000 or more5.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 6.7% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 02898?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 02898 (Providence-Fall River, RI-MA) are $1,360 efficiency, $1,420 one bedroom, $1,770 two bedrooms, $2,160 three and $2,520 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 02898?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,593 to $1,947.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 02898?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 02898 reported an average adjusted gross income of $86,249 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $21,240 a year, or 25% of that income.