ZIP 08902 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 08902 in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ FMR area.

$2,200Efficiency
$2,3701 bedroom
$2,9502 bedrooms
$3,5103 bedrooms
$3,9504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$2,200$1,980$2,420$1,953
1 bedroom$2,370$2,133$2,607$2,103
2 bedrooms$2,950$2,655$3,245$2,623
3 bedrooms$3,510$3,159$3,861$3,125
4 bedrooms$3,950$3,555$4,345$3,508

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

Income in ZIP 08902

$89,218average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$71,206average salaries and wages per return
22,290tax returns filed
40%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00023.5%
$25,000 to $50,00022.1%
$50,000 to $75,00015.8%
$75,000 to $100,00010.9%
$100,000 to $200,00018.5%
$200,000 or more9.2%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 12.2% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 08902?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 08902 (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ) are $2,200 efficiency, $2,370 one bedroom, $2,950 two bedrooms, $3,510 three and $3,950 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 08902?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $2,655 to $3,245.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 08902?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 08902 reported an average adjusted gross income of $89,218 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $35,400 a year, or 40% of that income.