ZIP 08527 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08527 in the Monmouth-Ocean, NJ FMR area.

$1,710Efficiency
$1,8901 bedroom
$2,3402 bedrooms
$3,0003 bedrooms
$3,3204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,710$1,539$1,881$1,671
1 bedroom$1,890$1,701$2,079$1,847
2 bedrooms$2,340$2,106$2,574$2,283
3 bedrooms$3,000$2,700$3,300$2,927
4 bedrooms$3,320$2,988$3,652$3,241

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

Income in ZIP 08527

$103,512average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$59,890average salaries and wages per return
27,140tax returns filed
27%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00024.2%
$25,000 to $50,00019.4%
$50,000 to $75,00014.9%
$75,000 to $100,00010.9%
$100,000 to $200,00021.8%
$200,000 or more8.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 10.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08527?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08527 (Monmouth-Ocean, NJ) are $1,710 efficiency, $1,890 one bedroom, $2,340 two bedrooms, $3,000 three and $3,320 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08527?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,106 to $2,574.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08527?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08527 reported an average adjusted gross income of $103,512 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $28,080 a year, or 27% of that income.