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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Pennsylvania:
$479 $543 $647 $818 $903
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Pennsylvania (PA) has the 26th highest rent in the country out of 54 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 $647 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Pennsylvania is around 12,281,054 people. So, there are around 1,842,158 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 $513 $560 $670 $902 $1,000 91,292
Allegheny County Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 1,281,666
Armstrong County Metro $454 $494 $546 $699 $917 72,392
Beaver County Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 181,412
Bedford County $416 $472 $546 $652 $867 49,984
Berks County Metro $519 $580 $715 $956 $986 373,638
Blair County Metro $439 $480 $581 $761 $786 129,144
Bradford County $355 $476 $546 $683 $836 62,761
Bucks County Metro $682 $781 $932 $1,116 $1,327 597,635
Butler County Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 174,083
Cambria County Metro $437 $444 $546 $687 $787 152,598
Cameron County $456 $473 $548 $727 $781 5,974
Carbon County Metro $566 $690 $816 $1,056 $1,117 58,802
Centre County Metro $600 $669 $788 $942 $971 135,758
Chester County Metro $682 $781 $932 $1,116 $1,327 433,501
Clarion County $454 $493 $546 $697 $728 41,765
Clearfield County $416 $459 $546 $783 $923 83,382
Clinton County $493 $495 $596 $713 $733 37,914
Columbia County $441 $484 $589 $753 $893 64,151
Crawford County $435 $482 $546 $725 $828 90,366
Cumberland County Metro $502 $573 $722 $911 $944 213,674
Dauphin County Metro $502 $573 $722 $911 $944 251,798
Delaware County Metro $682 $781 $932 $1,116 $1,327 550,864
Elk County $455 $475 $546 $708 $856 35,112
Erie County Metro $433 $489 $631 $755 $858 280,843
Fayette County Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 148,644
Forest County $455 $483 $546 $708 $728 4,946
Franklin County $425 $483 $610 $803 $984 129,313
Fulton County $364 $464 $546 $673 $787 14,261
Greene County $453 $483 $546 $652 $672 40,672
Huntingdon County $355 $440 $546 $705 $726 45,586
Indiana County $485 $505 $584 $697 $763 89,605
Jefferson County $371 $459 $546 $723 $745 45,932
Juniata County $421 $456 $549 $746 $770 22,821
Lackawanna County Metro $438 $522 $627 $795 $840 213,295
Lancaster County Metro $489 $581 $715 $907 $953 470,658
Lawrence County $397 $519 $610 $730 $856 94,643
Lebanon County Metro $418 $499 $643 $873 $900 120,327
Lehigh County Metro $566 $690 $816 $1,056 $1,117 312,090
Luzerne County Metro $438 $522 $627 $795 $840 319,250
Lycoming County Metro $424 $487 $587 $771 $792 120,044
McKean County $459 $483 $551 $738 $794 45,936
Mercer County Metro $457 $478 $583 $714 $785 120,293
Mifflin County $384 $445 $546 $709 $887 46,486
Monroe County $559 $690 $862 $1,101 $1,232 138,687
Montgomery County Metro $682 $781 $932 $1,116 $1,327 750,097
Montour County $488 $561 $645 $771 $796 18,236
Northampton County Metro $566 $690 $816 $1,056 $1,117 267,066
Northumberland County $375 $489 $546 $676 $701 94,556
Perry County Metro $502 $573 $722 $911 $944 43,602
Philadelphia County Metro $682 $781 $932 $1,116 $1,327 1,517,550
Pike County Metro $766 $797 $923 $1,250 $1,530 46,302
Potter County $454 $492 $546 $723 $744 18,080
Schuylkill County $364 $474 $546 $682 $750 150,336
Snyder County $380 $498 $586 $733 $791 37,546
Somerset County $454 $454 $546 $671 $710 80,023
Sullivan County $361 $483 $554 $694 $827 6,556
Susquehanna County $444 $483 $566 $680 $750 42,238
Tioga County $468 $514 $572 $752 $803 41,373
Union County $524 $546 $631 $829 $892 41,624
Venango County $419 $458 $546 $690 $782 57,565
Warren County $355 $456 $546 $709 $750 43,863
Washington County Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 202,897
Wayne County $531 $533 $670 $837 $943 47,722
Westmoreland County Metro $507 $557 $666 $828 $894 369,993
Wyoming County Metro $438 $522 $627 $795 $840 28,080
York County Metro $489 $562 $713 $861 $893 381,751

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