ZIP 66524 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 66524 in the Lawrence, KS MSA FMR area.

Lawrence, KS MSA

$810Efficiency

$9101 bedroom

$1,0702 bedrooms

$1,4803 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$810	$729	$891	$961
1 bedroom	$910	$819	$1,001	$1,103
2 bedrooms	$1,070	$963	$1,177	$1,272
3 bedrooms	$1,480	$1,332	$1,628	$1,761
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$2,126

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

Topeka, KS MSA

$810Efficiency

$9101 bedroom

$1,0702 bedrooms

$1,4803 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$810	$729	$891	$866
1 bedroom	$910	$819	$1,001	$913
2 bedrooms	$1,070	$963	$1,177	$1,172
3 bedrooms	$1,480	$1,332	$1,628	$1,564
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$1,586

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

Franklin County, KS

$810Efficiency

$9101 bedroom

$1,0702 bedrooms

$1,4803 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$810	$729	$891	$895
1 bedroom	$910	$819	$1,001	$901
2 bedrooms	$1,070	$963	$1,177	$1,179
3 bedrooms	$1,480	$1,332	$1,628	$1,405
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$1,550

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

Income in ZIP 66524

$69,278average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$49,186average salaries and wages per return

1,230tax returns filed

19%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	25.2%
$25,000 to $50,000	22.0%
$50,000 to $75,000	16.3%
$75,000 to $100,000	11.4%
$100,000 to $200,000	21.1%
$200,000 or more	4.1%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 11.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 66524?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 66524 (Lawrence, KS MSA) are $810 efficiency, $910 one bedroom, $1,070 two bedrooms, $1,480 three and $1,790 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 66524?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $963 to $1,177.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 66524?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 66524 reported an average adjusted gross income of $69,278 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $12,840 a year, or 19% of that income.