ZIP 08850 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08850 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,790Efficiency
$1,9301 bedroom
$2,4102 bedrooms
$2,8703 bedrooms
$3,2204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,790$1,611$1,969$1,953
1 bedroom$1,930$1,737$2,123$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,410$2,169$2,651$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,870$2,583$3,157$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,220$2,898$3,542$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08850

$119,610average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$82,774average salaries and wages per return
4,360tax returns filed
24%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.3%
$25,000 to $50,00015.4%
$50,000 to $75,00014.2%
$75,000 to $100,00011.0%
$100,000 to $200,00026.4%
$200,000 or more13.8%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 6.2% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08850?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08850 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,790 efficiency, $1,930 one bedroom, $2,410 two bedrooms, $2,870 three and $3,220 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08850?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,169 to $2,651.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08850?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08850 reported an average adjusted gross income of $119,610 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $28,920 a year, or 24% of that income.