ZIP 08889 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08889 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,120Efficiency
$2,2901 bedroom
$2,8502 bedrooms
$3,4003 bedrooms
$3,8104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,120$1,908$2,332$1,953
1 bedroom$2,290$2,061$2,519$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,850$2,565$3,135$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,400$3,060$3,740$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,810$3,429$4,191$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08889

$168,275average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$106,004average salaries and wages per return
5,490tax returns filed
20%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00018.8%
$25,000 to $50,00012.9%
$50,000 to $75,00011.5%
$75,000 to $100,0009.3%
$100,000 to $200,00023.9%
$200,000 or more23.7%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 4.2% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08889?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08889 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,120 efficiency, $2,290 one bedroom, $2,850 two bedrooms, $3,400 three and $3,810 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08889?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,565 to $3,135.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08889?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08889 reported an average adjusted gross income of $168,275 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $34,200 a year, or 20% of that income.