ZIP 08816 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08816 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,170Efficiency
$2,3401 bedroom
$2,9202 bedrooms
$3,4803 bedrooms
$3,9104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,170$1,953$2,387$1,953
1 bedroom$2,340$2,106$2,574$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,920$2,628$3,212$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,480$3,132$3,828$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,910$3,519$4,301$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08816

$130,122average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$94,492average salaries and wages per return
24,110tax returns filed
27%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00021.2%
$25,000 to $50,00014.8%
$50,000 to $75,00012.0%
$75,000 to $100,0009.9%
$100,000 to $200,00024.6%
$200,000 or more17.6%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 7.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08816?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08816 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,170 efficiency, $2,340 one bedroom, $2,920 two bedrooms, $3,480 three and $3,910 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08816?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,628 to $3,212.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08816?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08816 reported an average adjusted gross income of $130,122 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $35,040 a year, or 27% of that income.