ZIP 66516 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 66516 in the Topeka, KS MSA FMR area.

Topeka, KS MSA

$820Efficiency
$8601 bedroom
$1,1102 bedrooms
$1,4703 bedrooms
$1,5004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$820$738$902$866
1 bedroom$860$774$946$913
2 bedrooms$1,110$999$1,221$1,172
3 bedrooms$1,470$1,323$1,617$1,564
4 bedrooms$1,500$1,350$1,650$1,586

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

Brown County, KS

$820Efficiency
$8601 bedroom
$1,1102 bedrooms
$1,4703 bedrooms
$1,5004 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$820$738$902$707
1 bedroom$860$774$946$735
2 bedrooms$1,110$999$1,221$961
3 bedrooms$1,470$1,323$1,617$1,195
4 bedrooms$1,500$1,350$1,650$1,331

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

Income in ZIP 66516

$61,512average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$46,050average salaries and wages per return
160tax returns filed
22%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00025.0%
$25,000 to $50,00025.0%
$50,000 to $75,00031.2%
$75,000 to $100,0000.0%
$100,000 to $200,00018.8%
$200,000 or more0.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 0.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 66516?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 66516 (Topeka, KS MSA) are $820 efficiency, $860 one bedroom, $1,110 two bedrooms, $1,470 three and $1,500 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 66516?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $999 to $1,221.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 66516?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 66516 reported an average adjusted gross income of $61,512 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $13,320 a year, or 22% of that income.