ZIP 08559 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08559 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,650Efficiency
$1,7901 bedroom
$2,2402 bedrooms
$2,6903 bedrooms
$2,9704 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,650$1,485$1,815$1,953
1 bedroom$1,790$1,611$1,969$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,240$2,016$2,464$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,690$2,421$2,959$3,125
4 bedrooms$2,970$2,673$3,267$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08559

$162,774average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$86,133average salaries and wages per return
2,460tax returns filed
17%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00018.3%
$25,000 to $50,00014.2%
$50,000 to $75,00011.4%
$75,000 to $100,00011.0%
$100,000 to $200,00024.8%
$200,000 or more20.3%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 3.3% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08559?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08559 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,650 efficiency, $1,790 one bedroom, $2,240 two bedrooms, $2,690 three and $2,970 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08559?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,016 to $2,464.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08559?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08559 reported an average adjusted gross income of $162,774 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $26,880 a year, or 17% of that income.