ZIP 08009 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08009 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,420Efficiency
$1,5401 bedroom
$1,8402 bedrooms
$2,1903 bedrooms
$2,4204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,420$1,278$1,562$1,438
1 bedroom$1,540$1,386$1,694$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,840$1,656$2,024$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,190$1,971$2,409$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,420$2,178$2,662$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08009

$83,658average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$62,024average salaries and wages per return
7,590tax returns filed
26%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00021.5%
$25,000 to $50,00021.1%
$50,000 to $75,00016.7%
$75,000 to $100,00011.6%
$100,000 to $200,00022.5%
$200,000 or more6.6%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08009?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08009 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,420 efficiency, $1,540 one bedroom, $1,840 two bedrooms, $2,190 three and $2,420 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08009?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,656 to $2,024.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08009?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08009 reported an average adjusted gross income of $83,658 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $22,080 a year, or 26% of that income.