Bristol town, is in Lincoln County, ME and is assigned the 4-Bedroom FMR for that area. The 4-Bedroom FMR for Lincoln County, ME is computed as a function of the ratio of the 2010 5-Year 4-Bedroom American Community Survey Rent to the 2010 5-Year 2-Bedroom American Community Survey Rent. This 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio is applied to the Final FY 2014 2-Bedroom FMR to determine the 4-Bedroom FMR.
The tables below provide the relevant steps for computing the Final FY 2014 4-Bedroom FMR:
Check the Margin of Error Ratios for Lincoln County, ME. If either Margin of Error Ratio is greater than 1 or if there is not sufficient data to calculate the ratio, then the bedroom ratio is determined using data for the smallest geographic area encompassing Lincoln County, ME for which there is acceptable data.
| Check Margin of Error Ratios for Lincoln County, ME | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 4-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Estimate | 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 4-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Margin of Error | 4-Bedroom Margin of Error Ratio | 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Estimate | 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Margin of Error | 2-Bedroom Margin of Error Ratio |
| Lincoln County, ME | $938 | $85 | $85 / $938 = 0.091 | $774 | $27 | $27 / $774 = 0.035 |
The smallest geographic area for which both Margin of Error Ratios can be computed and are less than 1 is Lincoln County, ME.
The Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio for Lincoln County, ME is caluclated by dividing the 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 4-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Estimate for Lincoln County, ME by the 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Estimate for Lincoln County, ME.
| Preliminary Computation of 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio for Lincoln County, ME | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 4-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Estimate | 2006-2010 5-Year ACS 2-Bedroom Adjusted Standard Quality Rent Estimate | Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio |
| $938 | $774 | $938 / $774 = 1.212 |
The Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio is checked against the caps and floors for that bedroom size. The floor is set at the 10th percentile of the national distribution of geographic areas with at least 100 2006-2010 5-Year ACS Adjusted Standard Quality observations, while the cap is set at the 90th percentile of the same distribution.
| Check Caps and Floors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, ME Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio | 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio Floor | 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio Cap | Lincoln County, ME Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio |
| 1.212 | 1.241 | 1.645 | 1.212 is less than floor of 1.241 Set preliminary ratio to 1.241 |
In order to more easily house large families, 4-Bedroom Rent Ratios receive an additional 7.7 percent increase, per HUD regulation.
| 4-Bedroom Rent Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, ME Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio | 4-Bedroom Rent Bonus | Lincoln County, ME Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio |
| 1.241 | 1.077 | 1.241 * 1.077 = 1.336 |
In order to ensure that 4-Bedroom Fair Market Rents are not less than the corresponding 4-Bedroom Fair Market Rent, the 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio must be at least 0.005 greater than the corresponding 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio.
| 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio Consistency Check | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, ME Preliminary 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio | Lincoln County, ME 3-Bedroom Rent Ratio | 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio Comparison |
| 1.336 | 1.245 | 1.336 >= (1.245 + 0.005) 1.336 >= 1.250 Keep 4-bedroom preliminary rent ratio |
Multiply the 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio by the 2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent to determine the 4-Bedroom Fair Market Rent for Lincoln County, ME.
| Final Computation of 4-Bedroom FMR for Lincoln County, ME | ||
|---|---|---|
| Final 4-Bedroom Rent Ratio | Final FY 2014 2-Bedroom FMR | Final FY 2014 4-Bedroom FMR |
| 1.336 | $918 | $918 * 1.336 = $1,227 |
Prepared by the Economic and Market Analysis Division, HUD. Technical Problems or questions? Contact Us.