ZIP 49014 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 49014 in the Battle Creek, MI MSA FMR area.

Battle Creek, MI MSA

$910Efficiency
$1,0901 bedroom
$1,3002 bedrooms
$1,5503 bedrooms
$1,7404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$910$819$1,001$863
1 bedroom$1,090$981$1,199$1,032
2 bedrooms$1,300$1,170$1,430$1,233
3 bedrooms$1,550$1,395$1,705$1,469
4 bedrooms$1,740$1,566$1,914$1,653

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA

$910Efficiency
$1,0901 bedroom
$1,3002 bedrooms
$1,5503 bedrooms
$1,7404 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$910$819$1,001$1,036
1 bedroom$1,090$981$1,199$1,054
2 bedrooms$1,300$1,170$1,430$1,323
3 bedrooms$1,550$1,395$1,705$1,685
4 bedrooms$1,740$1,566$1,914$1,739

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

Income in ZIP 49014

$62,028average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$43,753average salaries and wages per return
9,400tax returns filed
25%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00031.6%
$25,000 to $50,00025.6%
$50,000 to $75,00015.1%
$75,000 to $100,0009.9%
$100,000 to $200,00014.9%
$200,000 or more2.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 17.9% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 49014?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 49014 (Battle Creek, MI MSA) are $910 efficiency, $1,090 one bedroom, $1,300 two bedrooms, $1,550 three and $1,740 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 49014?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,170 to $1,430.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 49014?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 49014 reported an average adjusted gross income of $62,028 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $15,600 a year, or 25% of that income.