ZIP 08825 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08825 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,780Efficiency
$1,9201 bedroom
$2,3902 bedrooms
$2,8503 bedrooms
$3,2004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,780$1,602$1,958$1,953
1 bedroom$1,920$1,728$2,112$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,390$2,151$2,629$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,850$2,565$3,135$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,200$2,880$3,520$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08825

$108,634average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$72,887average salaries and wages per return
2,390tax returns filed
26%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00022.2%
$25,000 to $50,00016.7%
$50,000 to $75,00013.8%
$75,000 to $100,00010.0%
$100,000 to $200,00023.8%
$200,000 or more13.4%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 5.9% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08825?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08825 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,780 efficiency, $1,920 one bedroom, $2,390 two bedrooms, $2,850 three and $3,200 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08825?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,151 to $2,629.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08825?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08825 reported an average adjusted gross income of $108,634 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $28,680 a year, or 26% of that income.