What is the Fair Market Rent in Passaic, NJ?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 07055, which covers Passaic, is $1,920 a month.

Across the whole Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $2,282.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Passaic is $1,507 (±$54), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 07055.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $2,282
2 bedrooms, ZIP 07055: $1,920

Fair Market Rents for Passaic, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)	$1,772	$1,987	$2,282	$2,771	$3,497	—
ZIP 07055	$1,490	$1,670	$1,920	$2,330	$2,940	$1,465

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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Questions about Passaic

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Passaic?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area is $2,282, and the Small Area figure for 07055 is $1,920.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 07055?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 07055 is $1,920 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,465 (±$40).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Passaic?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 07055 is $1,670 a month, against $1,987 across the Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.