ZIP 08820 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08820 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,140Efficiency
$2,3001 bedroom
$2,8702 bedrooms
$3,4203 bedrooms
$3,8404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,140$1,926$2,354$1,953
1 bedroom$2,300$2,070$2,530$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,870$2,583$3,157$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,420$3,078$3,762$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,840$3,456$4,224$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08820

$166,490average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$125,074average salaries and wages per return
18,360tax returns filed
21%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.4%
$25,000 to $50,00011.3%
$50,000 to $75,0009.4%
$75,000 to $100,0007.8%
$100,000 to $200,00024.3%
$200,000 or more27.8%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 5.6% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08820?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08820 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,140 efficiency, $2,300 one bedroom, $2,870 two bedrooms, $3,420 three and $3,840 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08820?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,583 to $3,157.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08820?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08820 reported an average adjusted gross income of $166,490 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $34,440 a year, or 21% of that income.