ZIP 85209 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 85209 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA FMR area.

$1,550Efficiency
$1,6601 bedroom
$1,9302 bedrooms
$2,5503 bedrooms
$2,8204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,550$1,395$1,705$1,390
1 bedroom$1,660$1,494$1,826$1,493
2 bedrooms$1,930$1,737$2,123$1,734
3 bedrooms$2,550$2,295$2,805$2,287
4 bedrooms$2,820$2,538$3,102$2,537

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

Income in ZIP 85209

$76,561average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$52,846average salaries and wages per return
20,520tax returns filed
30%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00022.4%
$25,000 to $50,00023.2%
$50,000 to $75,00017.3%
$75,000 to $100,00012.5%
$100,000 to $200,00019.8%
$200,000 or more4.7%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 85209?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 85209 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA) are $1,550 efficiency, $1,660 one bedroom, $1,930 two bedrooms, $2,550 three and $2,820 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 85209?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,737 to $2,123.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 85209?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 85209 reported an average adjusted gross income of $76,561 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $23,160 a year, or 30% of that income.