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Pennsylvania (PA)

STATESAFMR
Found 2064 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

96Above average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$706 - $2,160Median: $930
1 BR$775 - $2,340Median: $1,020
2 BR$1,010 - $2,790Median: $1,240
3 BR$1,208 - $3,320Median: $1,620
4 BR$1,333 - $3,670Median: $1,790

Market Alignment

Studio
113
0.11-2.06
1 BR
138
0.52-1.77
2 BR
149
0.46-2.04
3 BR
133
0.30-2.48
4 BR
119
119
118
0.11-2.55
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1Philadelphia County
13944.1%
2Schuylkill County
13742.7%
3Cameron County
12934.1%
4Warren County
12934.1%
5Clearfield County
12934.1%
6Crawford County
12934.1%
7Cambria County
12934.1%
8Carbon County
12833.3%
9Bedford County
12832.9%
10Forest County
12732.0%
11McKean County
12631.1%
12Huntingdon County
12429.3%
13Venango County
12429.1%
14Greene County
12429.0%
15Elk County
12429.0%
16Montour County
12227.0%
17Somerset County
12226.7%
18Jefferson County
12125.9%
19Luzerne County
11822.5%
20Lackawanna County
11620.6%
21Sullivan County
11519.6%
22Washington County
11317.7%
23Clinton County
11216.1%
24Wyoming County
11115.8%
25Northumberland County
11014.7%
26Allegheny County
10913.5%
27Monroe County
10913.1%
28Fayette County
10711.4%
29Dauphin County
1037.4%
30Bradford County
1026.4%
31Indiana County
1026.1%
32Cumberland County
970.7%
33Delaware County
950.9%
34Tioga County
942.6%
35Erie County
933.0%
36Beaver County
933.8%
37Susquehanna County
924.0%
38Northampton County
924.3%
39Columbia County
915.9%
40Blair County
906.6%
41Potter County
897.2%
42Juniata County
897.9%
43Lawrence County
897.9%
44Mercer County
879.2%
45Armstrong County
879.5%
46Lehigh County
879.5%
47Lycoming County
8710.1%
48Perry County
8610.5%
49Clarion County
8610.5%
50Westmoreland County
8610.6%
51Snyder County
8610.6%
52Fulton County
8511.4%
53York County
8313.4%
54Montgomery County
8313.9%
55Bucks County
8214.6%
56Centre County
8016.9%
57Berks County
7918.4%
58Butler County
7719.6%
59Franklin County
7719.9%
60Pike County
7521.5%
61Chester County
7522.2%
62Union County
7423.1%
63Adams County
7224.8%
64Wayne County
7126.2%
65Mifflin County
7027.0%
66Lancaster County
6532.0%
67Lebanon County
6235.9%

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Pennsylvania fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 67 counties in Pennsylvania. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,136. That is down 0.2% from $1,138 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,014 in Warren County to $1,860 in Bucks County. 18 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 33 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 791 ZIP codes in 7 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Pennsylvania
County2BRChange
Bucks County$1,860+2.8%
Chester County$1,860+2.8%
Delaware County$1,860+2.8%
Montgomery County$1,860+2.8%
Philadelphia County$1,860+2.8%
Carbon County$1,839+12.5%
Lehigh County$1,839+12.5%
Northampton County$1,839+12.5%
Cumberland County$1,598+7.0%
Dauphin County$1,598+7.0%
Perry County$1,598+7.0%
Lancaster County$1,553+1.8%
Monroe County$1,550+1.4%
Centre County$1,537+9.3%
Pike County$1,521+1.7%
Montour County$1,436+4.7%
Berks County$1,418−10.0%
Allegheny County$1,389+6.9%
Beaver County$1,389+6.9%
Butler County$1,389+6.9%
Fayette County$1,389+6.9%
Washington County$1,389+6.9%
Westmoreland County$1,389+6.9%
Lackawanna County$1,363+8.9%
Luzerne County$1,363+8.9%
Wyoming County$1,363+8.9%
Adams County$1,354−1.5%
Lebanon County$1,353−4.1%
York County$1,327−0.6%
Franklin County$1,325−3.9%
Lycoming County$1,217+1.8%
Wayne County$1,184+4.6%
Blair County$1,151+1.1%
Columbia County$1,136−0.4%
Greene County$1,135+3.6%
Bradford County$1,100+3.2%
Lawrence County$1,095+7.0%
Erie County$1,091−10.0%
Snyder County$1,084+2.4%
Schuylkill County$1,068+3.7%
Susquehanna County$1,060+1.4%
Tioga County$1,045−0.6%
Armstrong County$1,043+4.1%
Mercer County$1,028+3.2%
Union County$1,028+2.7%
Bedford County$1,014+4.2%
Cambria County$1,014−2.0%
Cameron County$1,014+3.4%
Clarion County$1,014+4.2%
Clearfield County$1,014+4.0%
Clinton County$1,014+1.9%
Crawford County$1,014+4.2%
Elk County$1,014+4.2%
Forest County$1,014+4.2%
Fulton County$1,014+4.2%
Huntingdon County$1,014+4.2%
Indiana County$1,014+3.4%
Jefferson County$1,014+4.2%
Juniata County$1,014+4.2%
McKean County$1,014+4.2%
Mifflin County$1,014+4.2%
Northumberland County$1,014+4.2%
Potter County$1,014+4.2%
Somerset County$1,014+4.2%
Sullivan County$1,014+4.2%
Venango County$1,014+4.2%
Warren County$1,014+4.2%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Pennsylvania
Metro areaCounties2BR
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA5$1,860
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area3$1,839
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA3$1,598
Lancaster, PA MSA1$1,553
State College, PA MSA1$1,537
Reading, PA MSA1$1,418
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area6$1,389
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA3$1,363
Gettysburg, PA MSA1$1,354
Lebanon, PA MSA1$1,353
York-Hanover, PA MSA1$1,327
Chambersburg, PA MSA1$1,325
Williamsport, PA MSA1$1,217
Altoona, PA MSA1$1,151
Lawrence County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,095
Erie, PA MSA1$1,091
Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,043
Johnstown, PA MSA1$1,014

Questions about Pennsylvania rents

What is the fair market rent in Pennsylvania?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Pennsylvania is $1,136. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which Pennsylvania counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Bucks County ($1,860), Chester County ($1,860), Delaware County ($1,860).

Does Pennsylvania use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 791 ZIP codes across 7 metro areas, led by the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA; Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027