ZIP 07059 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 07059 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,180Efficiency
$2,3501 bedroom
$2,9302 bedrooms
$3,4903 bedrooms
$3,9204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,180$1,962$2,398$1,953
1 bedroom$2,350$2,115$2,585$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,930$2,637$3,223$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,490$3,141$3,839$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,920$3,528$4,312$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 07059

$301,043average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$164,824average salaries and wages per return
8,330tax returns filed
12%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00018.8%
$25,000 to $50,00010.0%
$50,000 to $75,0009.1%
$75,000 to $100,0006.8%
$100,000 to $200,00019.3%
$200,000 or more35.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 4.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 07059?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 07059 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,180 efficiency, $2,350 one bedroom, $2,930 two bedrooms, $3,490 three and $3,920 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 07059?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,637 to $3,223.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 07059?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 07059 reported an average adjusted gross income of $301,043 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $35,160 a year, or 12% of that income.