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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lehigh County

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lehigh County was $1,839 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 12.5% from 2026. That is the 6th highest of 67 counties in 2027.

2027, USD1,839
Change on 2026+12.5%
Rank6th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high1,8392027
Series low8592010

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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lehigh County, 2010 to 2027

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002010201320162019202220272010: 859 USD2011: 909 USD2012: 954 USD2013: 915 USD2014: 974 USD2015: 972 USD2016: 998 USD2017: 1,038 USD2018: 1,048 USD2019: 1,129 USD2020: 1,026 USD2021: 1,139 USD2022: 1,196 USD2023: 1,396 USD2024: 1,426 USD2025: 1,507 USD2026: 1,634 USD2027: 1,839 USD7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00020102016202220272010: 859 USD2011: 909 USD2012: 954 USD2013: 915 USD2014: 974 USD2015: 972 USD2016: 998 USD2017: 1,038 USD2018: 1,048 USD2019: 1,129 USD2020: 1,026 USD2021: 1,139 USD2022: 1,196 USD2023: 1,396 USD2024: 1,426 USD2025: 1,507 USD2026: 1,634 USD2027: 1,839 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
20271,839
20261,634
20251,507
20241,426
20231,396
20221,196
20211,139
20201,026
20191,129
20181,048
20171,038
2016998
2015972
2014974
2013915
2012954
2011909
2010859

Lehigh County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,354 USDAllegheny County: 1,389 USDArmstrong County: 1,043 USDBeaver County: 1,389 USDBedford County: 1,014 USDBerks County: 1,418 USDBlair County: 1,151 USDBradford County: 1,100 USDBucks County: 1,860 USDButler County: 1,389 USDCambria County: 1,014 USDCameron County: 1,014 USDCarbon County: 1,839 USDCentre County: 1,537 USDChester County: 1,860 USDClarion County: 1,014 USDClearfield County: 1,014 USDClinton County: 1,014 USDColumbia County: 1,136 USDCrawford County: 1,014 USDCumberland County: 1,598 USDDauphin County: 1,598 USDDelaware County: 1,860 USDElk County: 1,014 USDErie County: 1,091 USDFayette County: 1,389 USDForest County: 1,014 USDFranklin County: 1,325 USDFulton County: 1,014 USDGreene County: 1,135 USDHuntingdon County: 1,014 USDIndiana County: 1,014 USDJefferson County: 1,014 USDJuniata County: 1,014 USDLackawanna County: 1,363 USDLancaster County: 1,553 USDLawrence County: 1,095 USDLebanon County: 1,353 USDLehigh County: 1,839 USDLuzerne County: 1,363 USDLycoming County: 1,217 USDMcKean County: 1,014 USDMercer County: 1,028 USDMifflin County: 1,014 USDMonroe County: 1,550 USDMontgomery County: 1,860 USDMontour County: 1,436 USDNorthampton County: 1,839 USDNorthumberland County: 1,014 USDPerry County: 1,598 USDPhiladelphia County: 1,860 USDPike County: 1,521 USDPotter County: 1,014 USDSchuylkill County: 1,068 USDSnyder County: 1,084 USDSomerset County: 1,014 USDSullivan County: 1,014 USDSusquehanna County: 1,060 USDTioga County: 1,045 USDUnion County: 1,028 USDVenango County: 1,014 USDWarren County: 1,014 USDWashington County: 1,389 USDWayne County: 1,184 USDWestmoreland County: 1,389 USDWyoming County: 1,363 USDYork County: 1,327 USD
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  • 1,600 and over
Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Lehigh County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lehigh County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lehigh County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/lehigh-county-pennsylvania. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lehigh County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/lehigh-county-pennsylvania.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lehigh County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/lehigh-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lehigh County?

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lehigh County was $1,839 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 12.5% from 2026. That is the 6th highest of 67 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lehigh County?

$1,839 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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