ZIP 08817 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08817 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,080Efficiency
$2,2401 bedroom
$2,7902 bedrooms
$3,3203 bedrooms
$3,7304 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,080$1,872$2,288$1,953
1 bedroom$2,240$2,016$2,464$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,790$2,511$3,069$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,320$2,988$3,652$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,730$3,357$4,103$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08817

$87,539average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$71,404average salaries and wages per return
22,700tax returns filed
38%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00022.6%
$25,000 to $50,00019.9%
$50,000 to $75,00015.9%
$75,000 to $100,00011.6%
$100,000 to $200,00021.9%
$200,000 or more8.1%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 10.9% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08817?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08817 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,080 efficiency, $2,240 one bedroom, $2,790 two bedrooms, $3,320 three and $3,730 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08817?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,511 to $3,069.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08817?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08817 reported an average adjusted gross income of $87,539 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $33,480 a year, or 38% of that income.