FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.73
1 BR
1 BR- 17855
0.86ratio
FMR$1,000
Market$1,160
vs market-$160
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.86
2 BR
2 BR- 17855
0.84ratio
FMR$1,090
Market$1,290
vs market-$200
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
0.84
3 BR
3 BR- 17855
1.12ratio
FMR$1,510
Market$1,350
vs market+$160
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
1.12
4 BR
4 BR- 17855
1.24ratio
FMR$1,820
Market$1,470
vs market+$350
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
1.24
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Historical
FY 2023-2027
FMR
FY2027
Market rent
last ~365 days
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New Berlin, PA fair market rent, FY 2027
For FY 2027, HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in New Berlin, PA is $1,090 a month. That is down 1.8% from $1,110 in FY 2026. New Berlin is in the Union County, PA non-metropolitan FMR area. HUD also publishes the ZIP-level Small Area FMRs shown here, but unless the local housing authority has adopted them, vouchers are based on the county-wide two-bedroom FMR of $1,028. The median county two-bedroom FMR in Pennsylvania is $1,136, so New Berlin is 4% below it.
FY 2027 rent by bedroom
FY 2027 fair market rent by bedroom for New Berlin, PA
Bedrooms
FY 2026
FY 2027
Change
90–110% range
Studio
$810
$800
−1.2%
$720–$880
1BR
$1,010
$1,000
−1.0%
$900–$1,100
2BR
$1,110
$1,090
−1.8%
$981–$1,199
3BR
$1,540
$1,510
−1.9%
$1,359–$1,661
4BR
$1,860
$1,820
−2.2%
$1,638–$2,002
Fair market rent history, FY 2023–2027
Fair market rent by fiscal year for New Berlin, PA
Fiscal year
Studio
1BR
2BR
3BR
4BR
FY 2027
$800
$1,000
$1,090
$1,510
$1,820
FY 2026
$810
$1,010
$1,110
$1,540
$1,860
FY 2025
$760
$940
$1,040
$1,460
$1,750
FY 2024area FMR
$646
$788
$885
$1,247
$1,502
FY 2023area FMR
$653
$785
$887
$1,246
$1,511
Marked years use a different HUD benchmark than FY 2027, so they are not a like-for-like change.
Questions about New Berlin, PA rents
How much will Section 8 pay for a two-bedroom in New Berlin, PA?
Housing authorities set voucher payment standards, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR. With the county-wide two-bedroom FMR of $1,028, which applies unless the housing authority uses Small Area FMRs, that basic range is $925 to $1,131 a month; under the ZIP-level Small Area FMR of $1,090 it would be $981 to $1,199. The voucher pays the lower of the payment standard or the gross rent, minus the tenant's share, which is usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income. Confirm the local housing authority's current schedule before underwriting.
Which HUD fair market rent area is New Berlin, PA in?
New Berlin, PA is in the Union County, PA non-metropolitan FMR area. Small Area FMRs are optional here; the county-wide two-bedroom FMR is $1,028.
How much did fair market rent change in New Berlin, PA for FY 2027?
The two-bedroom FMR fell 1.8%, from $1,110 in FY 2026 to $1,090 in FY 2027. Since FY 2025 it has risen 4.8%.
When do FY 2027 fair market rents take effect?
HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents took effect on October 1, 2026. When FMRs change, housing authorities generally have up to three months to bring payment standards back within 90% to 110% of the new FMR.
Source: HUD FY 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents and area FMRs. Payment-standard ranges are 90% to 110% of FMR, HUD's basic range, not a housing authority's published schedule. How payment standards are set