Pennsylvania Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,138 per month, ranging from $973 in Bedford County to $1,810 in Bucks County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Pennsylvania
Housing wage
$27.83/hr
Annual income needed
$57,886
Hours at minimum wage
154/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Pennsylvania without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $27.83 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 154 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $1,006 | $1,099 | $1,374 | $1,834 | $1,939 |
| Allegheny County | $1,001 | $1,077 | $1,299 | $1,661 | $1,789 |
| Armstrong County | $691 | $767 | $1,002 | $1,300 | $1,399 |
| Beaver County | $1,001 | $1,077 | $1,299 | $1,661 | $1,789 |
| Bedford County | $677 | $742 | $973 | $1,226 | $1,476 |
| Berks County | $1,086 | $1,237 | $1,575 | $1,937 | $2,085 |
| Blair County | $802 | $948 | $1,138 | $1,458 | $1,705 |
| Bradford County | $838 | $844 | $1,066 | $1,341 | $1,522 |
| Bucks County | $1,397 | $1,520 | $1,810 | $2,170 | $2,423 |
| Butler County | $1,001 | $1,077 | $1,299 | $1,661 | $1,789 |
| Cambria County | $840 | $846 | $1,035 | $1,431 | $1,484 |
| Cameron County | $714 | $748 | $981 | $1,179 | $1,453 |
| Carbon County | $1,130 | $1,341 | $1,634 | $2,087 | $2,195 |
| Centre County | $1,187 | $1,194 | $1,406 | $1,760 | $1,862 |
| Chester County | $1,397 | $1,520 | $1,810 | $2,170 | $2,423 |
| Clarion County | $757 | $762 | $973 | $1,182 | $1,632 |
| Clearfield County | $721 | $779 | $975 | $1,289 | $1,293 |
| Clinton County | $770 | $775 | $995 | $1,258 | $1,669 |
| Columbia County | $786 | $941 | $1,140 | $1,367 | $1,572 |
| Crawford County | $723 | $787 | $973 | $1,306 | $1,476 |
| Cumberland County | $1,058 | $1,212 | $1,493 | $1,920 | $1,977 |
| Dauphin County | $1,058 | $1,212 | $1,493 | $1,920 | $1,977 |
| Delaware County | $1,397 | $1,520 | $1,810 | $2,170 | $2,423 |
| Elk County | $708 | $825 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Erie County | $836 | $945 | $1,212 | $1,499 | $1,683 |
| Fayette County | $1,001 | $1,077 | $1,299 | $1,661 | $1,789 |
| Forest County | $708 | $888 | $973 | $1,236 | $1,632 |
| Franklin County | $1,014 | $1,119 | $1,379 | $1,825 | $1,991 |
| Fulton County | $708 | $751 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,548 |
| Greene County | $830 | $835 | $1,096 | $1,314 | $1,451 |
| Huntingdon County | $790 | $833 | $973 | $1,320 | $1,632 |
| Indiana County | $763 | $851 | $981 | $1,329 | $1,510 |
| Jefferson County | $671 | $768 | $973 | $1,197 | $1,379 |
| Juniata County | $680 | $742 | $973 | $1,250 | $1,478 |
| Lackawanna County | $863 | $1,028 | $1,252 | $1,631 | $1,766 |
| Lancaster County | $1,102 | $1,220 | $1,526 | $1,980 | $2,020 |
| Lawrence County | $705 | $780 | $1,023 | $1,423 | $1,610 |
| Lebanon County | $1,035 | $1,112 | $1,411 | $1,797 | $1,959 |
| Lehigh County | $1,130 | $1,341 | $1,634 | $2,087 | $2,195 |
| Luzerne County | $863 | $1,028 | $1,252 | $1,631 | $1,766 |
| Lycoming County | $824 | $995 | $1,195 | $1,586 | $1,737 |
| McKean County | $708 | $832 | $973 | $1,219 | $1,447 |
| Mercer County | $704 | $792 | $996 | $1,385 | $1,538 |
| Mifflin County | $770 | $786 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Monroe County | $1,085 | $1,165 | $1,529 | $1,974 | $2,203 |
| Montgomery County | $1,397 | $1,520 | $1,810 | $2,170 | $2,423 |
| Montour County | $946 | $1,046 | $1,372 | $1,873 | $2,061 |
| Northampton County | $1,130 | $1,341 | $1,634 | $2,087 | $2,195 |
| Northumberland County | $671 | $843 | $973 | $1,241 | $1,288 |
| Perry County | $1,058 | $1,212 | $1,493 | $1,920 | $1,977 |
| Philadelphia County | $1,397 | $1,520 | $1,810 | $2,170 | $2,423 |
| Pike County | $1,143 | $1,205 | $1,496 | $2,063 | $2,510 |
| Potter County | $708 | $742 | $973 | $1,223 | $1,352 |
| Schuylkill County | $727 | $786 | $1,030 | $1,341 | $1,409 |
| Snyder County | $770 | $894 | $1,059 | $1,321 | $1,566 |
| Somerset County | $830 | $835 | $973 | $1,307 | $1,469 |
| Sullivan County | $708 | $775 | $973 | $1,353 | $1,595 |
| Susquehanna County | $760 | $805 | $1,045 | $1,342 | $1,409 |
| Tioga County | $725 | $826 | $1,051 | $1,362 | $1,405 |
| Union County | $728 | $913 | $1,001 | $1,392 | $1,679 |
| Venango County | $671 | $742 | $973 | $1,221 | $1,393 |
| Warren County | $809 | $814 | $973 | $1,304 | $1,363 |
| Washington County | $1,001 | $1,077 | $1,299 | $1,661 | $1,789 |
| Wayne County | $824 | $927 | $1,132 | $1,417 | $1,899 |
| Westmoreland County | $1,001 | $1,077 | $1,299 | $1,661 | $1,789 |
| Wyoming County | $863 | $1,028 | $1,252 | $1,631 | $1,766 |
| York County | $925 | $1,060 | $1,335 | $1,796 | $1,850 |
Find a housing authority in Pennsylvania
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Bucks County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania at $1,810 per month, while Bedford County has the lowest at $973. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $1,138.
No. Each housing authority in Pennsylvania sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.
Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov