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Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County

Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County was $1,764 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 14.2% from 2026. That is the 13th highest of 21 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,764
Change on 2026+14.2%
Rank13th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high1,7642027
Series low1,0012013

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

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002010201320162019202220272010: 1,005 USD2011: 1,018 USD2012: 1,054 USD2013: 1,001 USD2014: 1,017 USD2015: 1,053 USD2016: 1,087 USD2017: 1,109 USD2018: 1,072 USD2019: 1,082 USD2020: 1,128 USD2021: 1,170 USD2022: 1,226 USD2023: 1,321 USD2024: 1,550 USD2025: 1,605 USD2026: 1,545 USD2027: 1,764 USD1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80020102016202220272010: 1,005 USD2011: 1,018 USD2012: 1,054 USD2013: 1,001 USD2014: 1,017 USD2015: 1,053 USD2016: 1,087 USD2017: 1,109 USD2018: 1,072 USD2019: 1,082 USD2020: 1,128 USD2021: 1,170 USD2022: 1,226 USD2023: 1,321 USD2024: 1,550 USD2025: 1,605 USD2026: 1,545 USD2027: 1,764 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,764
20261,545
20251,605
20241,550
20231,321
20221,226
20211,170
20201,128
20191,082
20181,072
20171,109
20161,087
20151,053
20141,017
20131,001
20121,054
20111,018
20101,005

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 1,567 USDBergen County: 1,987 USDBurlington County: 1,558 USDCamden County: 1,558 USDCape May County: 1,521 USDCumberland County: 1,420 USDEssex County: 1,850 USDGloucester County: 1,558 USDHudson County: 2,514 USDHunterdon County: 2,103 USDMercer County: 1,764 USDMiddlesex County: 2,103 USDMonmouth County: 1,847 USDMorris County: 1,850 USDOcean County: 1,847 USDPassaic County: 1,987 USDSalem County: 1,558 USDSomerset County: 2,103 USDSussex County: 1,850 USDUnion County: 1,850 USDWarren County: 1,624 USD
  • Under 1,600
  • 1,600 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,000
  • 2,000 and over
Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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 a one-bedroom unit 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: one bedroom, 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/mercer-county-new-jersey.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (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-one-bedroom/mercer-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County?

Fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) in Mercer County was $1,764 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 14.2% from 2026. That is the 13th 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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

$1,764 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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