ZIP 08043 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08043 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,740Efficiency
$1,8801 bedroom
$2,2502 bedrooms
$2,6803 bedrooms
$2,9604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,740$1,566$1,914$1,438
1 bedroom$1,880$1,692$2,068$1,558
2 bedrooms$2,250$2,025$2,475$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,680$2,412$2,948$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,960$2,664$3,256$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08043

$139,448average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$89,295average salaries and wages per return
14,370tax returns filed
19%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.9%
$25,000 to $50,00015.6%
$50,000 to $75,00014.1%
$75,000 to $100,00010.7%
$100,000 to $200,00022.2%
$200,000 or more17.5%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 6.7% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08043?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08043 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,740 efficiency, $1,880 one bedroom, $2,250 two bedrooms, $2,680 three and $2,960 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08043?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,025 to $2,475.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08043?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08043 reported an average adjusted gross income of $139,448 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $27,000 a year, or 19% of that income.