ZIP 08857 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08857 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,740Efficiency
$1,8801 bedroom
$2,3402 bedrooms
$2,7903 bedrooms
$3,1304 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,740$1,566$1,914$1,953
1 bedroom$1,880$1,692$2,068$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,340$2,106$2,574$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,790$2,511$3,069$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,130$2,817$3,443$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08857

$98,220average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$76,859average salaries and wages per return
21,310tax returns filed
29%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00020.7%
$25,000 to $50,00017.6%
$50,000 to $75,00015.0%
$75,000 to $100,00011.6%
$100,000 to $200,00024.1%
$200,000 or more10.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 7.6% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08857?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08857 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,740 efficiency, $1,880 one bedroom, $2,340 two bedrooms, $2,790 three and $3,130 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08857?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,106 to $2,574.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08857?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08857 reported an average adjusted gross income of $98,220 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $28,080 a year, or 29% of that income.