ZIP 18972 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 18972 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA FMR area.

$1,410Efficiency
$1,5201 bedroom
$1,8202 bedrooms
$2,1703 bedrooms
$2,3904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,410$1,269$1,551$1,438
1 bedroom$1,520$1,368$1,672$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,820$1,638$2,002$1,860
3 bedrooms$2,170$1,953$2,387$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,390$2,151$2,629$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 18972

$109,031average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$65,633average salaries and wages per return
1,620tax returns filed
20%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00024.7%
$25,000 to $50,00017.3%
$50,000 to $75,00014.8%
$75,000 to $100,0009.9%
$100,000 to $200,00021.6%
$200,000 or more11.7%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 6.8% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 18972?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 18972 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA) are $1,410 efficiency, $1,520 one bedroom, $1,820 two bedrooms, $2,170 three and $2,390 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 18972?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,638 to $2,002.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 18972?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 18972 reported an average adjusted gross income of $109,031 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $21,840 a year, or 20% of that income.