ZIP 08901 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08901 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$1,900Efficiency
$2,0401 bedroom
$2,5502 bedrooms
$3,0403 bedrooms
$3,4104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,900$1,710$2,090$1,953
1 bedroom$2,040$1,836$2,244$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,550$2,295$2,805$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,040$2,736$3,344$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,410$3,069$3,751$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08901

$47,273average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$40,580average salaries and wages per return
19,710tax returns filed
65%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00036.1%
$25,000 to $50,00035.3%
$50,000 to $75,00014.2%
$75,000 to $100,0006.3%
$100,000 to $200,0006.1%
$200,000 or more2.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 20.5% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08901?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08901 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $1,900 efficiency, $2,040 one bedroom, $2,550 two bedrooms, $3,040 three and $3,410 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08901?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,295 to $2,805.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08901?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08901 reported an average adjusted gross income of $47,273 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $30,600 a year, or 65% of that income.