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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Pennsylvania:
$458 $517 $615 $782 $864
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Pennsylvania (PA) has the 47th highest rent in the country out of 108 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania ranges from $546 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area to $932 for a 2-bedroom unit in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA.

For FY 2008, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA (Bucks County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $682 per month and $1,327 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Pennsylvania is $615 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Pennsylvania is around 6,730,127 people. So, there are around 1,009,519 people in Pennsylvania who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Pennsylvania. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Pennsylvania Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Pennsylvania
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Adams County, PA $513 $560 $670 $902 $1,000 91,292
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 1,281,666
Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $454 $494 $546 $699 $917 72,392
Bedford County, PA $416 $472 $546 $652 $867 49,984
Reading, PA MSA Metro $519 $580 $715 $956 $986 373,638
Altoona, PA MSA Metro $439 $480 $581 $761 $786 129,144
Bradford County, PA $355 $476 $546 $683 $836 62,761
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Metro $682 $781 $932 $1,116 $1,327 597,635
Johnstown, PA MSA Metro $437 $444 $546 $687 $787 152,598
Cameron County, PA $456 $473 $548 $727 $781 5,974
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $566 $690 $816 $1,056 $1,117 58,802
State College, PA MSA Metro $600 $669 $788 $942 $971 135,758
Clarion County, PA $454 $493 $546 $697 $728 41,765
Clearfield County, PA $416 $459 $546 $783 $923 83,382
Clinton County, PA $493 $495 $596 $713 $733 37,914
Columbia County, PA $441 $484 $589 $753 $893 64,151
Crawford County, PA $435 $482 $546 $725 $828 90,366
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA Metro $502 $573 $722 $911 $944 213,674
Elk County, PA $455 $475 $546 $708 $856 35,112
Erie, PA MSA Metro $433 $489 $631 $755 $858 280,843
Forest County, PA $455 $483 $546 $708 $728 4,946
Franklin County, PA $425 $483 $610 $803 $984 129,313
Fulton County, PA $364 $464 $546 $673 $787 14,261
Greene County, PA $453 $483 $546 $652 $672 40,672
Huntingdon County, PA $355 $440 $546 $705 $726 45,586
Indiana County, PA $485 $505 $584 $697 $763 89,605
Jefferson County, PA $371 $459 $546 $723 $745 45,932
Juniata County, PA $421 $456 $549 $746 $770 22,821
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA Metro $438 $522 $627 $795 $840 213,295
Lancaster, PA MSA Metro $489 $581 $715 $907 $953 470,658
Lawrence County, PA $397 $519 $610 $730 $856 94,643
Lebanon, PA MSA Metro $418 $499 $643 $873 $900 120,327
Williamsport, PA MSA Metro $424 $487 $587 $771 $792 120,044
McKean County, PA $459 $483 $551 $738 $794 45,936
Sharon, PA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $457 $478 $583 $714 $785 120,293
Mifflin County, PA $384 $445 $546 $709 $887 46,486
Monroe County, PA $559 $690 $862 $1,101 $1,232 138,687
Montour County, PA $488 $561 $645 $771 $796 18,236
Northumberland County, PA $375 $489 $546 $676 $701 94,556
Pike County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $766 $797 $923 $1,250 $1,530 46,302
Potter County, PA $454 $492 $546 $723 $744 18,080
Schuylkill County, PA $364 $474 $546 $682 $750 150,336
Snyder County, PA $380 $498 $586 $733 $791 37,546
Somerset County, PA $454 $454 $546 $671 $710 80,023
Sullivan County, PA $361 $483 $554 $694 $827 6,556
Susquehanna County, PA $444 $483 $566 $680 $750 42,238
Tioga County, PA $468 $514 $572 $752 $803 41,373
Union County, PA $524 $546 $631 $829 $892 41,624
Venango County, PA $419 $458 $546 $690 $782 57,565
Warren County, PA $355 $456 $546 $709 $750 43,863
Wayne County, PA $531 $533 $670 $837 $943 47,722
York-Hanover, PA MSA Metro $489 $562 $713 $861 $893 381,751

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