ZIP 81504 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 81504 in the Grand Junction, CO MSA FMR area.

$1,070Efficiency
$1,2201 bedroom
$1,5402 bedrooms
$2,1303 bedrooms
$2,5704 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,070$963$1,177$893
1 bedroom$1,220$1,098$1,342$1,017
2 bedrooms$1,540$1,386$1,694$1,282
3 bedrooms$2,130$1,917$2,343$1,775
4 bedrooms$2,570$2,313$2,827$2,143

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

Income in ZIP 81504

$55,880average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$43,029average salaries and wages per return
15,440tax returns filed
33%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00028.5%
$25,000 to $50,00028.0%
$50,000 to $75,00017.6%
$75,000 to $100,00011.3%
$100,000 to $200,00013.0%
$200,000 or more1.6%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 15.5% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 81504?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 81504 (Grand Junction, CO MSA) are $1,070 efficiency, $1,220 one bedroom, $1,540 two bedrooms, $2,130 three and $2,570 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 81504?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,386 to $1,694.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 81504?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 81504 reported an average adjusted gross income of $55,880 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $18,480 a year, or 33% of that income.