ZIP 08536 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08536 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,030Efficiency
$2,1801 bedroom
$2,7202 bedrooms
$3,2403 bedrooms
$3,6404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,030$1,827$2,233$1,953
1 bedroom$2,180$1,962$2,398$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,720$2,448$2,992$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,240$2,916$3,564$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,640$3,276$4,004$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08536

$153,752average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$122,006average salaries and wages per return
9,470tax returns filed
21%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00015.6%
$25,000 to $50,00013.7%
$50,000 to $75,00014.5%
$75,000 to $100,00011.4%
$100,000 to $200,00023.8%
$200,000 or more21.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 4.6% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08536?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08536 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,030 efficiency, $2,180 one bedroom, $2,720 two bedrooms, $3,240 three and $3,640 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08536?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,448 to $2,992.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08536?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08536 reported an average adjusted gross income of $153,752 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $32,640 a year, or 21% of that income.