ZIP 08560 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08560 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ

$1,850Efficiency
$2,0901 bedroom
$2,6402 bedrooms
$3,1603 bedrooms
$3,6104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,850$1,665$2,035$1,953
1 bedroom$2,090$1,881$2,299$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,640$2,376$2,904$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,160$2,844$3,476$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,610$3,249$3,971$3,508

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

Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA

$1,850Efficiency
$2,0901 bedroom
$2,6402 bedrooms
$3,1603 bedrooms
$3,6104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,850$1,665$2,035$1,561
1 bedroom$2,090$1,881$2,299$1,764
2 bedrooms$2,640$2,376$2,904$2,242
3 bedrooms$3,160$2,844$3,476$2,741
4 bedrooms$3,610$3,249$3,971$3,081

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

Income in ZIP 08560

$171,866average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$113,153average salaries and wages per return
1,790tax returns filed
18%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00017.9%
$25,000 to $50,00011.2%
$50,000 to $75,00010.1%
$75,000 to $100,0009.5%
$100,000 to $200,00029.1%
$200,000 or more22.3%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 3.9% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08560?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08560 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,850 efficiency, $2,090 one bedroom, $2,640 two bedrooms, $3,160 three and $3,610 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08560?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,376 to $2,904.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08560?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08560 reported an average adjusted gross income of $171,866 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $31,680 a year, or 18% of that income.