Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Middlesex County

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Middlesex County was $2,623 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 5.5% from 2026. That is the 2nd highest of 21 counties in 2027.

2027, USD2,623
Change on 2026+5.5%
Series high2,6232027
Series low1,3242012

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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Middlesex County, 2010 to 2027

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002010201320162019202220272010: 1,409 USD2011: 1,449 USD2012: 1,324 USD2013: 1,420 USD2014: 1,458 USD2015: 1,495 USD2016: 1,578 USD2017: 1,654 USD2018: 1,627 USD2019: 1,746 USD2020: 1,770 USD2021: 1,753 USD2022: 1,851 USD2023: 1,917 USD2024: 2,276 USD2025: 2,176 USD2026: 2,486 USD2027: 2,623 USD1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020102016202220272010: 1,409 USD2011: 1,449 USD2012: 1,324 USD2013: 1,420 USD2014: 1,458 USD2015: 1,495 USD2016: 1,578 USD2017: 1,654 USD2018: 1,627 USD2019: 1,746 USD2020: 1,770 USD2021: 1,753 USD2022: 1,851 USD2023: 1,917 USD2024: 2,276 USD2025: 2,176 USD2026: 2,486 USD2027: 2,623 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20272,623
20262,486
20252,176
20242,276
20231,917
20221,851
20211,753
20201,770
20191,746
20181,627
20171,654
20161,578
20151,495
20141,458
20131,420
20121,324
20111,449
20101,409

Middlesex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 1,899 USDBergen County: 2,282 USDBurlington County: 1,860 USDCamden County: 1,860 USDCape May County: 1,857 USDCumberland County: 1,704 USDEssex County: 2,233 USDGloucester County: 1,860 USDHudson County: 2,792 USDHunterdon County: 2,623 USDMercer County: 2,242 USDMiddlesex County: 2,623 USDMonmouth County: 2,283 USDMorris County: 2,233 USDOcean County: 2,283 USDPassaic County: 2,282 USDSalem County: 1,860 USDSomerset County: 2,623 USDSussex County: 2,233 USDUnion County: 2,233 USDWarren County: 2,021 USD
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 2,300
  • 2,300 and over
Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Middlesex 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 two-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: two bedrooms, 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Middlesex County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Middlesex 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-two-bedroom/middlesex-county-new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Middlesex 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-two-bedroom/middlesex-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Middlesex 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-two-bedroom/middlesex-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Middlesex County was $2,623 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 5.5% from 2026. That is the 2nd 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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Middlesex County?

$2,623 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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