ZIP 08867 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08867 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,800Efficiency
$1,9501 bedroom
$2,4202 bedrooms
$2,8903 bedrooms
$3,2404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,800$1,620$1,980$1,953
1 bedroom$1,950$1,755$2,145$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,420$2,178$2,662$2,623
3 bedrooms$2,890$2,601$3,179$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,240$2,916$3,564$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08867

$178,170average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$116,133average salaries and wages per return
2,560tax returns filed
16%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.5%
$25,000 to $50,00011.3%
$50,000 to $75,00010.2%
$75,000 to $100,0009.4%
$100,000 to $200,00022.7%
$200,000 or more27.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 3.9% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08867?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08867 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,800 efficiency, $1,950 one bedroom, $2,420 two bedrooms, $2,890 three and $3,240 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08867?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,178 to $2,662.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08867?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08867 reported an average adjusted gross income of $178,170 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $29,040 a year, or 16% of that income.