Calculate AMI rent from area median income and a percentage of AMI to find the monthly rent amount in dollars for affordable housing.

AMI Rent Calculator

AMI Rent Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the AMI Rent. 

Rami = AMI * R/100
  • Where Rami is the AMI rent amount ($) for the same time period as the AMI used
  • AMI is the area median income ($)
  • R is the percentage of AMI used for rent (%)

To calculate the AMI rent amount, multiply the AMI by the rent percentage and divide by 100. If AMI is annual and you need a monthly rent amount, divide the result by 12.

How to Calculate AMI Rent?

The following example problems outline how to calculate AMI Rent.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the area median income (AMI) amount. In this example, the area median income (AMI) is given as 5000.
  2. Next, determine the percentage of AMI as rent (%). For this problem, the percentage of AMI as rent (%) is given as 30.
  3. Finally, calculate the AMI Rent using the equation above: 

Rami = AMI * R/100

The values given above are inserted into the equation below:

Rami = 5000 * 30/100 = 1500.00 ($)


Example Problem #2: 

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

area median income (AMI) = 6000

percentage of AMI as rent (%) = 40

Entering these values and solving gives:

Rami = 6000 * 40/100 = 2400 ($)