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Section 8 rent amounts in Pennsylvania

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania is $1,474.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Bucks County$1,397$1,520$1,810$2,170$2,42364
Chester County$1,397$1,520$1,810$2,170$2,42357
Delaware County$1,397$1,520$1,810$2,170$2,42343
Montgomery County$1,397$1,520$1,810$2,170$2,42379
Philadelphia County$1,397$1,520$1,810$2,170$2,42358
Carbon County$1,130$1,341$1,634$2,087$2,19516
Lehigh County$1,130$1,341$1,634$2,087$2,19532
Northampton County$1,130$1,341$1,634$2,087$2,19526
Berks County$1,086$1,237$1,575$1,937$2,08553
Monroe County$1,085$1,165$1,529$1,974$2,20335
Lancaster County$1,102$1,220$1,526$1,980$2,02066
Pike County$1,143$1,205$1,496$2,063$2,51014
Cumberland County$1,058$1,212$1,493$1,920$1,97721
Dauphin County$1,058$1,212$1,493$1,920$1,97741
Perry County$1,058$1,212$1,493$1,920$1,97713
Lebanon County$1,035$1,112$1,411$1,797$1,95918
Centre County$1,187$1,194$1,406$1,760$1,86231
Franklin County$1,014$1,119$1,379$1,825$1,99131
Adams County$1,006$1,099$1,374$1,834$1,93917
Montour County$946$1,046$1,372$1,873$2,0613
York County$925$1,060$1,335$1,796$1,85044
Allegheny County$1,001$1,077$1,299$1,661$1,789125
Beaver County$1,001$1,077$1,299$1,661$1,78920
Butler County$1,001$1,077$1,299$1,661$1,78933
Fayette County$1,001$1,077$1,299$1,661$1,78961
Washington County$1,001$1,077$1,299$1,661$1,78957
Westmoreland County$1,001$1,077$1,299$1,661$1,78983
Lackawanna County$863$1,028$1,252$1,631$1,76631
Luzerne County$863$1,028$1,252$1,631$1,76653
Wyoming County$863$1,028$1,252$1,631$1,7669
Erie County$836$945$1,212$1,499$1,68342
Lycoming County$824$995$1,195$1,586$1,73723
Columbia County$786$941$1,140$1,367$1,57211
Blair County$802$948$1,138$1,458$1,70516
Wayne County$824$927$1,132$1,417$1,89925
Greene County$830$835$1,096$1,314$1,45123
Bradford County$838$844$1,066$1,341$1,52224
Snyder County$770$894$1,059$1,321$1,56614
Tioga County$725$826$1,051$1,362$1,40521
Susquehanna County$760$805$1,045$1,342$1,40925
Cambria County$840$846$1,035$1,431$1,48450
Schuylkill County$727$786$1,030$1,341$1,40957
Lawrence County$705$780$1,023$1,423$1,61018
Armstrong County$691$767$1,002$1,300$1,39923
Union County$728$913$1,001$1,392$1,67912
Mercer County$704$792$996$1,385$1,53819
Clinton County$770$775$995$1,258$1,66915
Cameron County$714$748$981$1,179$1,4533
Indiana County$763$851$981$1,329$1,51048
Clearfield County$721$779$975$1,289$1,29345
Bedford County$677$742$973$1,226$1,47623
Clarion County$757$762$973$1,182$1,63229
Crawford County$723$787$973$1,306$1,47621
Elk County$708$825$973$1,283$1,28813
Forest County$708$888$973$1,236$1,6326
Fulton County$708$751$973$1,167$1,54810
Huntingdon County$790$833$973$1,320$1,63229
Jefferson County$671$768$973$1,197$1,37924
Juniata County$680$742$973$1,250$1,47811
McKean County$708$832$973$1,219$1,44719
Mifflin County$770$786$973$1,283$1,28812
Northumberland County$671$843$973$1,241$1,28825
Potter County$708$742$973$1,223$1,35210
Somerset County$830$835$973$1,307$1,46940
Sullivan County$708$775$973$1,353$1,5959
Venango County$671$742$973$1,221$1,39314
Warren County$809$814$973$1,304$1,36320

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,474. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Pennsylvania?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania is $1,474.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Pennsylvania is $1,810 in Chester County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,474. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).