ZIP 08048 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08048 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,660Efficiency
$1,8001 bedroom
$2,1502 bedrooms
$2,5603 bedrooms
$2,8304 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,660$1,494$1,826$1,438
1 bedroom$1,800$1,620$1,980$1,558
2 bedrooms$2,150$1,935$2,365$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,560$2,304$2,816$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,830$2,547$3,113$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08048

$106,819average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$76,990average salaries and wages per return
6,440tax returns filed
24%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00023.0%
$25,000 to $50,00019.1%
$50,000 to $75,00015.1%
$75,000 to $100,0009.9%
$100,000 to $200,00020.5%
$200,000 or more12.4%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.3% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08048?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08048 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,660 efficiency, $1,800 one bedroom, $2,150 two bedrooms, $2,560 three and $2,830 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08048?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,935 to $2,365.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08048?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08048 reported an average adjusted gross income of $106,819 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $25,800 a year, or 24% of that income.