19805
ZIPSAFMR
New Castle County, DE
BRFMR
Eff. Rent
0 BR$1,200$1,200
1 BR$1,300$1,300
2 BR$1,550$1,550
3 BR$1,860$1,860
4 BR$2,070$2,070
5 BR$2,381
6 BR$2,738
7 BR$3,148
8 BR$3,620

Market Alignment

How HUD fair market rents align with the state of the rental market.

Studio
Studio
0.93ratio
FMR$1,200
Market$1,290
vs market-$90

FMR aligns with market rates. Payment is likely to be at or near the FMR in this area.

0.93
1 BR
1 BR
0.98ratio
FMR$1,300
Market$1,330
vs market-$30

FMR aligns with market rates. Payment is likely to be at or near the FMR in this area.

0.98
2 BR
2 BR
0.90ratio
FMR$1,550
Market$1,720
vs market-$170

FMR aligns with market rates. Payment is likely to be at or near the FMR in this area.

0.90
3 BR
3 BR
0.81ratio
FMR$1,860
Market$2,290
vs market-$430

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.81
4 BR
4 BR
0.86ratio
FMR$2,070
Market$2,410
vs market-$340

FMR falls below market. Section 8 income will likely be below what private tenants pay in this area.

0.86
0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

Voucher rents are below market for smaller unit sizes.

Bedroom curve

Historical
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Data indexed

FMR
FY2026
Market rent
last ~365 days

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Maximum purchase price
$168,413
Rent
$1,550
Down payment
$33,683
Loan
$134,730
Mortgage
$852
Expenses
$498
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About this result(HUD FMR/SAFMR details)

This page shows HUD Fair Market Rent data for 19805 (DE) for FY 2026. Fair Market Rent (FMR) is a HUD benchmark used to determine payment standards for programs like the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program.

Values are shown for 0–4 bedroom units. In some metro areas HUD publishes Small Area FMR (SAFMR) at the ZIP-code level; otherwise the county/metropolitan-area FMR applies. This result is labeled SAFMR based on HUD's designation for the area and the available data.

Tip: use these numbers as a starting point and confirm local program rules (payment standards may differ from HUD's published FMR). If you're comparing neighborhoods, SAFMR ZIP ranges can highlight variation within the same county.