Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ: 2-bedroom payment standards across 87 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,960 to $3,340 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.36× the 10th — a gap of $768 a month — which ranks 129th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 87 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $2,717 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($2,148 to $2,916).
of the area's ZIP codes (19 of 87) sit above $2,717 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07069 | $3,340 | $3,006–$3,674 | above 110% |
| 2 | 08502 | $3,290 | $2,961–$3,619 | above 110% |
| 3 | 07939 | $3,250 | $2,925–$3,575 | above 110% |
| 4 | 08551 | $3,070 | $2,763–$3,377 | above 110% |
| 5 | 08802 | $3,050 | $2,745–$3,355 | above 110% |
| 6 | 08801 | $3,010 | $2,709–$3,311 | above 110% |
| 7 | 07921 | $3,000 | $2,700–$3,300 | above 110% |
| 8 | 08823 | $3,000 | $2,700–$3,300 | above 110% |
| 9 | 08824 | $2,970 | $2,673–$3,267 | above 110% |
| 10 | 08821 | $2,880 | $2,592–$3,168 | above 110% |
| 11 | 08844 | $2,880 | $2,592–$3,168 | above 110% |
| 12 | 07059 | $2,850 | $2,565–$3,135 | above 110% |
| 13 | 08840 | $2,840 | $2,556–$3,124 | above 110% |
| 14 | 07095 | $2,810 | $2,529–$3,091 | above 110% |
| 15 | 08830 | $2,770 | $2,493–$3,047 | above 110% |
| 16 | 08816 | $2,760 | $2,484–$3,036 | above 110% |
| 17 | 08836 | $2,750 | $2,475–$3,025 | above 110% |
| 18 | 08902 | $2,740 | $2,466–$3,014 | above 110% |
| 19 | 08807 | $2,720 | $2,448–$2,992 | above 110% |
| 20 | 08810 | $2,710 | $2,439–$2,981 | 110% |
| 21 | 08820 | $2,710 | $2,439–$2,981 | 110% |
| 22 | 07008 | $2,690 | $2,421–$2,959 | 109% |
| 23 | 08873 | $2,660 | $2,394–$2,926 | 108% |
| 24 | 08828 | $2,640 | $2,376–$2,904 | 107% |
| 25 | 08528 | $2,630 | $2,367–$2,893 | 106% |
| 26 | 08863 | $2,630 | $2,367–$2,893 | 106% |
| 27 | 07938 | $2,590 | $2,331–$2,849 | 105% |
| 28 | 07978 | $2,590 | $2,331–$2,849 | 105% |
| 29 | 08504 | $2,590 | $2,331–$2,849 | 105% |
| 30 | 08875 | $2,590 | $2,331–$2,849 | 105% |
| 31 | 08852 | $2,570 | $2,313–$2,827 | 104% |
| 32 | 08536 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | 104% |
| 33 | 08804 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | 104% |
| 34 | 08817 | $2,560 | $2,304–$2,816 | 104% |
| 35 | 08869 | $2,550 | $2,295–$2,805 | 103% |
| 36 | 07001 | $2,540 | $2,286–$2,794 | 103% |
| 37 | 07977 | $2,530 | $2,277–$2,783 | 102% |
| 38 | 08890 | $2,530 | $2,277–$2,783 | 102% |
| 39 | 08853 | $2,500 | $2,250–$2,750 | 101% |
| 40 | 08833 | $2,480 | $2,232–$2,728 | 100% |
| 41 | 08904 | $2,480 | $2,232–$2,728 | 100% |
| 42 | 07064 | $2,470 | $2,223–$2,717 | 100% |
| 43 | 08818 | $2,470 | $2,223–$2,717 | 100% |
| 44 | 08855 | $2,470 | $2,223–$2,717 | 100% |
| 45 | 08862 | $2,470 | $2,223–$2,717 | 100% |
| 46 | 08903 | $2,470 | $2,223–$2,717 | 100% |
| 47 | 08906 | $2,470 | $2,223–$2,717 | 100% |
| 48 | 08889 | $2,460 | $2,214–$2,706 | 100% |
| 49 | 08850 | $2,440 | $2,196–$2,684 | 99% |
| 50 | 08831 | $2,430 | $2,187–$2,673 | 98% |
| 51 | 08805 | $2,400 | $2,160–$2,640 | 97% |
| 52 | 08835 | $2,380 | $2,142–$2,618 | 96% |
| 53 | 08901 | $2,380 | $2,142–$2,618 | 96% |
| 54 | 08832 | $2,370 | $2,133–$2,607 | 96% |
| 55 | 08837 | $2,370 | $2,133–$2,607 | 96% |
| 56 | 08876 | $2,370 | $2,133–$2,607 | 96% |
| 57 | 08880 | $2,370 | $2,133–$2,607 | 96% |
| 58 | 08887 | $2,340 | $2,106–$2,574 | 95% |
| 59 | 08809 | $2,330 | $2,097–$2,563 | 94% |
| 60 | 08556 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 61 | 08557 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 62 | 08858 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 63 | 08868 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 64 | 08870 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 65 | 08885 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 66 | 08888 | $2,320 | $2,088–$2,552 | 94% |
| 67 | 08867 | $2,310 | $2,079–$2,541 | 94% |
| 68 | 08879 | $2,300 | $2,070–$2,530 | 93% |
| 69 | 08825 | $2,280 | $2,052–$2,508 | 92% |
| 70 | 08553 | $2,240 | $2,016–$2,464 | 91% |
| 71 | 08559 | $2,240 | $2,016–$2,464 | 91% |
| 72 | 08822 | $2,240 | $2,016–$2,464 | 91% |
| 73 | 08882 | $2,230 | $2,007–$2,453 | 90% |
| 74 | 08846 | $2,210 | $1,989–$2,431 | 89% |
| 75 | 08857 | $2,180 | $1,962–$2,398 | 88% |
| 76 | 08848 | $2,170 | $1,953–$2,387 | 88% |
| 77 | 08859 | $2,170 | $1,953–$2,387 | 88% |
| 78 | 08829 | $2,160 | $1,944–$2,376 | 87% |
| 79 | 07979 | $2,130 | $1,917–$2,343 | 86% |
| 80 | 08827 | $2,100 | $1,890–$2,310 | 85% |
| 81 | 08861 | $2,080 | $1,872–$2,288 | 84% |
| 82 | 08872 | $2,020 | $1,818–$2,222 | 82% |
| 83 | 08826 | $2,010 | $1,809–$2,211 | 81% |
| 84 | 07077 | $1,970 | $1,773–$2,167 | 80% |
| 85 | 07831 | $1,960 | $1,764–$2,156 | 79% |
| 86 | 07882 | $1,960 | $1,764–$2,156 | 79% |
| 87 | 08884 | $1,960 | $1,764–$2,156 | 79% |
How Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ compares
Its internal spread of 1.36× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 129 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.15×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.