ZIP 08059 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08059 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,460Efficiency
$1,5801 bedroom
$1,8902 bedrooms
$2,2503 bedrooms
$2,4804 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,460$1,314$1,606$1,438
1 bedroom$1,580$1,422$1,738$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,890$1,701$2,079$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,250$2,025$2,475$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,480$2,232$2,728$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08059

$71,496average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$53,847average salaries and wages per return
3,000tax returns filed
32%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00023.7%
$25,000 to $50,00023.7%
$50,000 to $75,00018.0%
$75,000 to $100,00012.7%
$100,000 to $200,00018.7%
$200,000 or more3.3%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 11.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08059?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08059 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,460 efficiency, $1,580 one bedroom, $1,890 two bedrooms, $2,250 three and $2,480 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08059?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,701 to $2,079.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08059?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08059 reported an average adjusted gross income of $71,496 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $22,680 a year, or 32% of that income.