ZIP 81624 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 81624 in the Grand Junction, CO MSA FMR area.

$800Efficiency
$9101 bedroom
$1,1502 bedrooms
$1,5903 bedrooms
$1,9204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$800$720$880$893
1 bedroom$910$819$1,001$1,017
2 bedrooms$1,150$1,035$1,265$1,282
3 bedrooms$1,590$1,431$1,749$1,775
4 bedrooms$1,920$1,728$2,112$2,143

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

Income in ZIP 81624

$73,112average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$39,971average salaries and wages per return
520tax returns filed
19%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00028.8%
$25,000 to $50,00023.1%
$50,000 to $75,00015.4%
$75,000 to $100,0009.6%
$100,000 to $200,00017.3%
$200,000 or more5.8%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 11.5% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 81624?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 81624 (Grand Junction, CO MSA) are $800 efficiency, $910 one bedroom, $1,150 two bedrooms, $1,590 three and $1,920 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 81624?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,035 to $1,265.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 81624?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 81624 reported an average adjusted gross income of $73,112 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $13,800 a year, or 19% of that income.