ZIP 66523 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 66523 in the Topeka, KS MSA FMR area.

Topeka, KS MSA

$740Efficiency

$7801 bedroom

$1,0002 bedrooms

$1,3303 bedrooms

$1,3604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$740	$666	$814	$866
1 bedroom	$780	$702	$858	$913
2 bedrooms	$1,000	$900	$1,100	$1,172
3 bedrooms	$1,330	$1,197	$1,463	$1,564
4 bedrooms	$1,360	$1,224	$1,496	$1,586

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

Lyon County, KS

$740Efficiency

$7801 bedroom

$1,0002 bedrooms

$1,3303 bedrooms

$1,3604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$740	$666	$814	$701
1 bedroom	$780	$702	$858	$747
2 bedrooms	$1,000	$900	$1,100	$961
3 bedrooms	$1,330	$1,197	$1,463	$1,250
4 bedrooms	$1,360	$1,224	$1,496	$1,554

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

Income in ZIP 66523

$60,765average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$40,601average salaries and wages per return

1,700tax returns filed

20%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	32.4%
$25,000 to $50,000	25.9%
$50,000 to $75,000	14.7%
$75,000 to $100,000	9.4%
$100,000 to $200,000	15.3%
$200,000 or more	2.4%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 15.9% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 66523?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 66523 (Topeka, KS MSA) are $740 efficiency, $780 one bedroom, $1,000 two bedrooms, $1,330 three and $1,360 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 66523?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $900 to $1,100.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 66523?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 66523 reported an average adjusted gross income of $60,765 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $12,000 a year, or 20% of that income.