Local Standards: Housing and Utilities
The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and BLS data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer’s primary place of residence. Housing and utilities standards are also provided for Puerto Rico.
Housing and Utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.
Additional information and the standard amounts are available by state or territory on our Housing and Utilities Standards web page. You may also download the standardsPDF in PDF format for printing. Please be advised that the housing and utilities document is 108 printed pages.
If you want to get your application approved, please don’t exceed the suggested upper limit. If you have to please submit supporting documents to prove why you have to.
