ZIP 46552 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 46552 in the Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA FMR area.

Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA

$940Efficiency
$1,0601 bedroom
$1,2602 bedrooms
$1,5303 bedrooms
$1,7004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$940$846$1,034$963
1 bedroom$1,060$954$1,166$1,031
2 bedrooms$1,260$1,134$1,386$1,245
3 bedrooms$1,530$1,377$1,683$1,525
4 bedrooms$1,700$1,530$1,870$1,762

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN

$940Efficiency
$1,0601 bedroom
$1,2602 bedrooms
$1,5303 bedrooms
$1,7004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$940$846$1,034$937
1 bedroom$1,060$954$1,166$1,093
2 bedrooms$1,260$1,134$1,386$1,276
3 bedrooms$1,530$1,377$1,683$1,545
4 bedrooms$1,700$1,530$1,870$1,677

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

Income in ZIP 46552

$74,165average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$53,873average salaries and wages per return
3,130tax returns filed
20%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00028.4%
$25,000 to $50,00020.8%
$50,000 to $75,00015.0%
$75,000 to $100,00010.2%
$100,000 to $200,00021.4%
$200,000 or more4.2%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 11.2% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 46552?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 46552 (Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA) are $940 efficiency, $1,060 one bedroom, $1,260 two bedrooms, $1,530 three and $1,700 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 46552?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,134 to $1,386.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 46552?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 46552 reported an average adjusted gross income of $74,165 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $15,120 a year, or 20% of that income.