Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027

Monroe County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 67 counties in 2027, at $2,591. Mifflin County had the lowest, at $1,333. The median was $1,708. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest2,591Monroe County
Lowest1,333Mifflin County
Median1,70867 counties

Map of counties, 2027

Adams County: 1,957 USDAllegheny County: 1,925 USDArmstrong County: 1,430 USDBeaver County: 1,925 USDBedford County: 1,526 USDBerks County: 1,877 USDBlair County: 1,708 USDBradford County: 1,531 USDBucks County: 2,445 USDButler County: 1,925 USDCambria County: 1,429 USDCameron County: 1,390 USDCarbon County: 2,482 USDCentre County: 2,020 USDChester County: 2,445 USDClarion County: 1,695 USDClearfield County: 1,333 USDClinton County: 1,671 USDColumbia County: 1,559 USDCrawford County: 1,532 USDCumberland County: 2,100 USDDauphin County: 2,100 USDDelaware County: 2,445 USDElk County: 1,333 USDErie County: 1,564 USDFayette County: 1,925 USDForest County: 1,500 USDFranklin County: 1,900 USDFulton County: 1,500 USDGreene County: 1,492 USDHuntingdon County: 1,695 USDIndiana County: 1,525 USDJefferson County: 1,438 USDJuniata County: 1,495 USDLackawanna County: 1,962 USDLancaster County: 2,041 USDLawrence County: 1,682 USDLebanon County: 1,894 USDLehigh County: 2,482 USDLuzerne County: 1,962 USDLycoming County: 1,792 USDMcKean County: 1,521 USDMercer County: 1,615 USDMifflin County: 1,333 USDMonroe County: 2,591 USDMontgomery County: 2,445 USDMontour County: 1,991 USDNorthampton County: 2,482 USDNorthumberland County: 1,408 USDPerry County: 2,100 USDPhiladelphia County: 2,445 USDPike County: 2,542 USDPotter County: 1,376 USDSchuylkill County: 1,443 USDSnyder County: 1,551 USDSomerset County: 1,559 USDSullivan County: 1,665 USDSusquehanna County: 1,451 USDTioga County: 1,379 USDUnion County: 1,718 USDVenango County: 1,429 USDWarren County: 1,446 USDWashington County: 1,925 USDWayne County: 1,979 USDWestmoreland County: 1,925 USDWyoming County: 1,962 USDYork County: 1,846 USD
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
USD, 2027. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2027

Monroe County: 2,591 USDMonroe County2,591Pike County: 2,542 USDPike County2,542Carbon County: 2,482 USDCarbon County2,482Lehigh County: 2,482 USDLehigh County2,482Northampton County: 2,482 USDNorthampton County2,482Bucks County: 2,445 USDBucks County2,445Chester County: 2,445 USDChester County2,445Delaware County: 2,445 USDDelaware County2,445Montgomery County: 2,445 USDMontgomery County2,445Philadelphia County: 2,445 USDPhiladelphia County2,445Cumberland County: 2,100 USDCumberland County2,100Dauphin County: 2,100 USDDauphin County2,100Perry County: 2,100 USDPerry County2,100Lancaster County: 2,041 USDLancaster County2,041Centre County: 2,020 USDCentre County2,020Montour County: 1,991 USDMontour County1,991Wayne County: 1,979 USDWayne County1,979Lackawanna County: 1,962 USDLackawanna County1,962Luzerne County: 1,962 USDLuzerne County1,962Wyoming County: 1,962 USDWyoming County1,962Adams County: 1,957 USDAdams County1,957Allegheny County: 1,925 USDAllegheny County1,925Beaver County: 1,925 USDBeaver County1,925Butler County: 1,925 USDButler County1,925Fayette County: 1,925 USDFayette County1,925Washington County: 1,925 USDWashington County1,925Westmoreland County: 1,925 USDWestmoreland County1,925Franklin County: 1,900 USDFranklin County1,900Lebanon County: 1,894 USDLebanon County1,894Berks County: 1,877 USDBerks County1,877York County: 1,846 USDYork County1,846Lycoming County: 1,792 USDLycoming County1,792Union County: 1,718 USDUnion County1,718Blair County: 1,708 USDBlair County1,708Clarion County: 1,695 USDClarion County1,695Huntingdon County: 1,695 USDHuntingdon County1,695Lawrence County: 1,682 USDLawrence County1,682Clinton County: 1,671 USDClinton County1,671Sullivan County: 1,665 USDSullivan County1,665Mercer County: 1,615 USDMercer County1,615Monroe County: 2,591 USDMonroe County2,591Pike County: 2,542 USDPike County2,542Carbon County: 2,482 USDCarbon County2,482Lehigh County: 2,482 USDLehigh County2,482Northampton County: 2,482 USDNorthampton County2,482Bucks County: 2,445 USDBucks County2,445Chester County: 2,445 USDChester County2,445Delaware County: 2,445 USDDelaware County2,445Montgomery County: 2,445 USDMontgomery County2,445Philadelphia County: 2,445 USDPhiladelphia County2,445Cumberland County: 2,100 USDCumberland County2,100Dauphin County: 2,100 USDDauphin County2,100Perry County: 2,100 USDPerry County2,100Lancaster County: 2,041 USDLancaster County2,041Centre County: 2,020 USDCentre County2,020Montour County: 1,991 USDMontour County1,991Wayne County: 1,979 USDWayne County1,979Lackawanna County: 1,962 USDLackawanna County1,962Luzerne County: 1,962 USDLuzerne County1,962Wyoming County: 1,962 USDWyoming County1,962Adams County: 1,957 USDAdams County1,957Allegheny County: 1,925 USDAllegheny County1,925Beaver County: 1,925 USDBeaver County1,925Butler County: 1,925 USDButler County1,925Fayette County: 1,925 USDFayette County1,925Washington County: 1,925 USDWashington County1,925Westmoreland County: 1,925 USDWestmoreland County1,925Franklin County: 1,900 USDFranklin County1,900Lebanon County: 1,894 USDLebanon County1,894Berks County: 1,877 USDBerks County1,877York County: 1,846 USDYork County1,846Lycoming County: 1,792 USDLycoming County1,792Union County: 1,718 USDUnion County1,718Blair County: 1,708 USDBlair County1,708Clarion County: 1,695 USDClarion County1,695Huntingdon County: 1,695 USDHuntingdon County1,695Lawrence County: 1,682 USDLawrence County1,682Clinton County: 1,671 USDClinton County1,671Sullivan County: 1,665 USDSullivan County1,665Mercer County: 1,615 USDMercer County1,615
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2027
USD
Change on 2026
1Monroe County2,591+17.6%
2Pike County2,542+1.3%
3Carbon County2,482+13.1%
3Lehigh County2,482+13.1%
3Northampton County2,482+13.1%
6Bucks County2,445+0.9%
6Chester County2,445+0.9%
6Delaware County2,445+0.9%
6Montgomery County2,445+0.9%
6Philadelphia County2,445+0.9%
11Cumberland County2,100+6.2%
11Dauphin County2,100+6.2%
11Perry County2,100+6.2%
14Lancaster County2,041+1%
15Centre County2,020+8.5%
16Montour County1,991-3.4%
17Wayne County1,979+4.2%
18Lackawanna County1,962+11.1%
18Luzerne County1,962+11.1%
18Wyoming County1,962+11.1%
21Adams County1,957+0.9%
22Allegheny County1,925+7.6%
22Beaver County1,925+7.6%
22Butler County1,925+7.6%
22Fayette County1,925+7.6%
22Washington County1,925+7.6%
22Westmoreland County1,925+7.6%
28Franklin County1,900-4.6%
29Lebanon County1,894-3.3%
30Berks County1,877-10%
31York County1,846-0.2%
32Lycoming County1,792+3.2%
33Union County1,718+2.3%
34Blair County1,708+0.2%
35Clarion County1,695+3.9%
35Huntingdon County1,695+3.9%
37Lawrence County1,682+4.5%
38Clinton County1,671+0.1%
39Sullivan County1,665+4.4%
40Mercer County1,615+5%
41Erie County1,564-7.1%
42Columbia County1,559-0.8%
42Somerset County1,559+6.1%
44Snyder County1,551-1%
45Crawford County1,532+3.8%
46Bradford County1,531+0.6%
47Bedford County1,526+3.4%
48Indiana County1,525+1%
49McKean County1,521+5.1%
50Forest County1,500-8.1%
50Fulton County1,500-3.1%
52Juniata County1,495+1.2%
53Greene County1,492+2.8%
54Susquehanna County1,451+3%
55Warren County1,446+6.1%
56Schuylkill County1,443+2.4%
57Jefferson County1,438+4.3%
58Armstrong County1,430+2.2%
59Cambria County1,429-3.7%
59Venango County1,429+2.6%
61Northumberland County1,408+9.3%
62Cameron County1,390-4.3%
63Tioga County1,379-1.9%
64Potter County1,376+1.8%
65Clearfield County1,333+3.1%
65Elk County1,333+3.5%
65Mifflin County1,333+3.5%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a four-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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four 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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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 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/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Monroe County, with $2,591 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Mifflin County, with $1,333 in 2027.

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