ZIP 40205 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 40205 in the Louisville, KY-IN FMR area.

$1,030Efficiency
$1,1101 bedroom
$1,3402 bedrooms
$1,7103 bedrooms
$1,9704 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,030$927$1,133$976
1 bedroom$1,110$999$1,221$1,058
2 bedrooms$1,340$1,206$1,474$1,276
3 bedrooms$1,710$1,539$1,881$1,629
4 bedrooms$1,970$1,773$2,167$1,874

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

Income in ZIP 40205

$141,339average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$78,465average salaries and wages per return
11,440tax returns filed
11%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00020.0%
$25,000 to $50,00017.3%
$50,000 to $75,00013.8%
$75,000 to $100,00010.7%
$100,000 to $200,00023.0%
$200,000 or more15.2%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 5.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 40205?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 40205 (Louisville, KY-IN) are $1,030 efficiency, $1,110 one bedroom, $1,340 two bedrooms, $1,710 three and $1,970 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 40205?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,206 to $1,474.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 40205?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 40205 reported an average adjusted gross income of $141,339 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $16,080 a year, or 11% of that income.