ZIP 07001 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 07001 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,020Efficiency
$2,1701 bedroom
$2,7102 bedrooms
$3,2303 bedrooms
$3,6204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,020$1,818$2,222$1,953
1 bedroom$2,170$1,953$2,387$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,710$2,439$2,981$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,230$2,907$3,553$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,620$3,258$3,982$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 07001

$71,726average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$61,127average salaries and wages per return
7,380tax returns filed
45%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00024.4%
$25,000 to $50,00022.1%
$50,000 to $75,00017.1%
$75,000 to $100,00012.5%
$100,000 to $200,00019.5%
$200,000 or more4.5%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 14.2% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 07001?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 07001 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,020 efficiency, $2,170 one bedroom, $2,710 two bedrooms, $3,230 three and $3,620 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 07001?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,439 to $2,981.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 07001?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 07001 reported an average adjusted gross income of $71,726 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $32,520 a year, or 45% of that income.