ZIP 06226 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 06226 in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA FMR area.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA

$1,200Efficiency
$1,3801 bedroom
$1,7302 bedrooms
$2,2003 bedrooms
$2,7204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,200$1,080$1,320$1,346
1 bedroom$1,380$1,242$1,518$1,543
2 bedrooms$1,730$1,557$1,903$1,933
3 bedrooms$2,200$1,980$2,420$2,303
4 bedrooms$2,720$2,448$2,992$2,542

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

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT MSA

$1,200Efficiency
$1,3801 bedroom
$1,7302 bedrooms
$2,2003 bedrooms
$2,7204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,200$1,080$1,320$1,324
1 bedroom$1,380$1,242$1,518$1,518
2 bedrooms$1,730$1,557$1,903$1,902
3 bedrooms$2,200$1,980$2,420$2,418
4 bedrooms$2,720$2,448$2,992$2,995

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

Income in ZIP 06226

$43,605average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$35,183average salaries and wages per return
7,510tax returns filed
48%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00034.6%
$25,000 to $50,00036.5%
$50,000 to $75,00015.0%
$75,000 to $100,0006.8%
$100,000 to $200,0006.3%
$200,000 or more0.8%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 25.7% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 06226?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 06226 (Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA) are $1,200 efficiency, $1,380 one bedroom, $1,730 two bedrooms, $2,200 three and $2,720 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 06226?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,557 to $1,903.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 06226?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 06226 reported an average adjusted gross income of $43,605 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $20,760 a year, or 48% of that income.