ZIP 08078 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08078 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,350Efficiency
$1,4701 bedroom
$1,7502 bedrooms
$2,0903 bedrooms
$2,3004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,350$1,215$1,485$1,438
1 bedroom$1,470$1,323$1,617$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,750$1,575$1,925$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,090$1,881$2,299$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,300$2,070$2,530$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 08078

$63,161average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$50,542average salaries and wages per return
4,130tax returns filed
33%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00024.7%
$25,000 to $50,00026.2%
$50,000 to $75,00018.4%
$75,000 to $100,00012.6%
$100,000 to $200,00016.0%
$200,000 or more2.2%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 12.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08078?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08078 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,350 efficiency, $1,470 one bedroom, $1,750 two bedrooms, $2,090 three and $2,300 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08078?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,575 to $1,925.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08078?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08078 reported an average adjusted gross income of $63,161 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $21,000 a year, or 33% of that income.