ZIP 18070 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 18070 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA

$1,220Efficiency
$1,3501 bedroom
$1,6502 bedrooms
$1,9903 bedrooms
$2,1904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,220$1,098$1,342$1,438
1 bedroom$1,350$1,215$1,485$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,650$1,485$1,815$1,860
3 bedrooms$1,990$1,791$2,189$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,190$1,971$2,409$2,445

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

Reading, PA MSA

$1,220Efficiency
$1,3501 bedroom
$1,6502 bedrooms
$1,9903 bedrooms
$2,1904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,220$1,098$1,342$978
1 bedroom$1,350$1,215$1,485$1,114
2 bedrooms$1,650$1,485$1,815$1,418
3 bedrooms$1,990$1,791$2,189$1,744
4 bedrooms$2,190$1,971$2,409$1,877

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

Income in ZIP 18070

$74,818average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$53,449average salaries and wages per return
450tax returns filed
26%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00022.2%
$25,000 to $50,00022.2%
$50,000 to $75,00020.0%
$75,000 to $100,00013.3%
$100,000 to $200,00022.2%
$200,000 or more0.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 6.7% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 18070?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 18070 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,220 efficiency, $1,350 one bedroom, $1,650 two bedrooms, $1,990 three and $2,190 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 18070?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,485 to $1,815.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 18070?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 18070 reported an average adjusted gross income of $74,818 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $19,800 a year, or 26% of that income.