ZIP 85016 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 85016 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA FMR area.

$1,520Efficiency
$1,6501 bedroom
$1,9102 bedrooms
$2,5503 bedrooms
$2,8304 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,520$1,368$1,672$1,390
1 bedroom$1,650$1,485$1,815$1,493
2 bedrooms$1,910$1,719$2,101$1,734
3 bedrooms$2,550$2,295$2,805$2,287
4 bedrooms$2,830$2,547$3,113$2,537

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

Income in ZIP 85016

$174,787average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$77,640average salaries and wages per return
19,570tax returns filed
13%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00019.8%
$25,000 to $50,00024.1%
$50,000 to $75,00017.4%
$75,000 to $100,00010.4%
$100,000 to $200,00016.3%
$200,000 or more12.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 10.6% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 85016?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 85016 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA) are $1,520 efficiency, $1,650 one bedroom, $1,910 two bedrooms, $2,550 three and $2,830 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 85016?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,719 to $2,101.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 85016?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 85016 reported an average adjusted gross income of $174,787 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $22,920 a year, or 13% of that income.