ZIP 08829 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08829 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,760Efficiency
$1,8901 bedroom
$2,3602 bedrooms
$2,8103 bedrooms
$3,1604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,760$1,584$1,936$1,953
1 bedroom$1,890$1,701$2,079$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,360$2,124$2,596$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,810$2,529$3,091$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,160$2,844$3,476$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08829

$105,875average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$78,792average salaries and wages per return
1,850tax returns filed
27%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.5%
$25,000 to $50,00015.1%
$50,000 to $75,00014.1%
$75,000 to $100,00011.9%
$100,000 to $200,00027.6%
$200,000 or more11.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 5.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08829?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08829 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,760 efficiency, $1,890 one bedroom, $2,360 two bedrooms, $2,810 three and $3,160 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08829?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,124 to $2,596.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08829?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08829 reported an average adjusted gross income of $105,875 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $28,320 a year, or 27% of that income.