ZIP 08055 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08055 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,500Efficiency
$1,6201 bedroom
$1,9402 bedrooms
$2,3103 bedrooms
$2,5504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,500$1,350$1,650$1,438
1 bedroom$1,620$1,458$1,782$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,940$1,746$2,134$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,310$2,079$2,541$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,550$2,295$2,805$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08055

$156,927average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$97,986average salaries and wages per return
14,800tax returns filed
15%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.3%
$25,000 to $50,00012.6%
$50,000 to $75,00010.7%
$75,000 to $100,0009.8%
$100,000 to $200,00026.2%
$200,000 or more21.3%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 4.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08055?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08055 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,500 efficiency, $1,620 one bedroom, $1,940 two bedrooms, $2,310 three and $2,550 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08055?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,746 to $2,134.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08055?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08055 reported an average adjusted gross income of $156,927 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $23,280 a year, or 15% of that income.