ZIP 08020 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08020 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,600Efficiency
$1,7301 bedroom
$2,0602 bedrooms
$2,4603 bedrooms
$2,7104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,600$1,440$1,760$1,438
1 bedroom$1,730$1,557$1,903$1,558
2 bedrooms$2,060$1,854$2,266$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,460$2,214$2,706$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,710$2,439$2,981$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08020

$111,755average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$74,347average salaries and wages per return
1,580tax returns filed
22%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00017.1%
$25,000 to $50,00014.6%
$50,000 to $75,00012.7%
$75,000 to $100,00012.7%
$100,000 to $200,00030.4%
$200,000 or more12.7%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 4.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08020?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08020 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,600 efficiency, $1,730 one bedroom, $2,060 two bedrooms, $2,460 three and $2,710 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08020?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,854 to $2,266.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08020?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08020 reported an average adjusted gross income of $111,755 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $24,720 a year, or 22% of that income.