ZIP 08801 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08801 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,360Efficiency
$2,5401 bedroom
$3,1702 bedrooms
$3,7803 bedrooms
$4,2404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,360$2,124$2,596$1,953
1 bedroom$2,540$2,286$2,794$2,103
2 bedrooms$3,170$2,853$3,487$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,780$3,402$4,158$3,125
4 bedrooms$4,240$3,816$4,664$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08801

$175,153average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$117,713average salaries and wages per return
3,870tax returns filed
22%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00017.8%
$25,000 to $50,00011.4%
$50,000 to $75,00011.1%
$75,000 to $100,0009.6%
$100,000 to $200,00026.1%
$200,000 or more24.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 4.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08801?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08801 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,360 efficiency, $2,540 one bedroom, $3,170 two bedrooms, $3,780 three and $4,240 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08801?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,853 to $3,487.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08801?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08801 reported an average adjusted gross income of $175,153 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $38,040 a year, or 22% of that income.