ZIP 85053 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 85053 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA FMR area.

$1,180Efficiency
$1,2701 bedroom
$1,4702 bedrooms
$1,9403 bedrooms
$2,1504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,180$1,062$1,298$1,390
1 bedroom$1,270$1,143$1,397$1,493
2 bedrooms$1,470$1,323$1,617$1,734
3 bedrooms$1,940$1,746$2,134$2,287
4 bedrooms$2,150$1,935$2,365$2,537

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

Income in ZIP 85053

$58,386average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$45,553average salaries and wages per return
13,650tax returns filed
30%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00026.7%
$25,000 to $50,00030.4%
$50,000 to $75,00018.0%
$75,000 to $100,00010.3%
$100,000 to $200,00012.6%
$200,000 or more2.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 17.7% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 85053?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 85053 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA) are $1,180 efficiency, $1,270 one bedroom, $1,470 two bedrooms, $1,940 three and $2,150 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 85053?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,323 to $1,617.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 85053?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 85053 reported an average adjusted gross income of $58,386 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $17,640 a year, or 30% of that income.