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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County was $1,561 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 16.1% from 2026. That is the 14th highest of 21 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,561
Change on 2026+16.1%
Rank14th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high1,5612027
Series low8632016

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Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County, 2010 to 2027

8001,0001,2001,4001,6002010201320162019202220272010: 873 USD2011: 885 USD2012: 916 USD2013: 886 USD2014: 900 USD2015: 932 USD2016: 863 USD2017: 947 USD2018: 893 USD2019: 897 USD2020: 949 USD2021: 1,015 USD2022: 1,072 USD2023: 1,158 USD2024: 1,354 USD2025: 1,391 USD2026: 1,344 USD2027: 1,561 USD8001,0001,2001,4001,60020102016202220272010: 873 USD2011: 885 USD2012: 916 USD2013: 886 USD2014: 900 USD2015: 932 USD2016: 863 USD2017: 947 USD2018: 893 USD2019: 897 USD2020: 949 USD2021: 1,015 USD2022: 1,072 USD2023: 1,158 USD2024: 1,354 USD2025: 1,391 USD2026: 1,344 USD2027: 1,561 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,561
20261,344
20251,391
20241,354
20231,158
20221,072
20211,015
2020949
2019897
2018893
2017947
2016863
2015932
2014900
2013886
2012916
2011885
2010873

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 1,378 USDBergen County: 1,772 USDBurlington County: 1,438 USDCamden County: 1,438 USDCape May County: 1,512 USDCumberland County: 1,288 USDEssex County: 1,637 USDGloucester County: 1,438 USDHudson County: 2,462 USDHunterdon County: 1,953 USDMercer County: 1,561 USDMiddlesex County: 1,953 USDMonmouth County: 1,671 USDMorris County: 1,637 USDOcean County: 1,671 USDPassaic County: 1,772 USDSalem County: 1,438 USDSomerset County: 1,953 USDSussex County: 1,637 USDUnion County: 1,637 USDWarren County: 1,614 USD
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,800
  • 1,800 and over
Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Mercer County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Mercer County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Mercer County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/mercer-county-new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Mercer County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/mercer-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Mercer County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-efficiency/mercer-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars: Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), Mercer County, 2010 to 2027}},
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What is the fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County?

Fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County was $1,561 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 16.1% from 2026. That is the 14th highest of 21 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County?

$1,561 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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