ZIP 85257 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 85257 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA FMR area.

$1,600Efficiency
$1,7101 bedroom
$1,9902 bedrooms
$2,6203 bedrooms
$2,9104 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,600$1,440$1,760$1,390
1 bedroom$1,710$1,539$1,881$1,493
2 bedrooms$1,990$1,791$2,189$1,734
3 bedrooms$2,620$2,358$2,882$2,287
4 bedrooms$2,910$2,619$3,201$2,537

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

Income in ZIP 85257

$79,714average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$60,901average salaries and wages per return
15,210tax returns filed
30%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00022.0%
$25,000 to $50,00024.1%
$50,000 to $75,00018.7%
$75,000 to $100,00011.8%
$100,000 to $200,00017.1%
$200,000 or more6.3%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.1% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 85257?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 85257 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA) are $1,600 efficiency, $1,710 one bedroom, $1,990 two bedrooms, $2,620 three and $2,910 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 85257?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,791 to $2,189.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 85257?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 85257 reported an average adjusted gross income of $79,714 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $23,880 a year, or 30% of that income.