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

Pike County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 67 counties in 2018, at $1,825. Warren County had the lowest, at $949. The median was $1,214. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,825Pike County
Lowest949Warren County
Median1,21467 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 1,459 USDAllegheny County: 1,214 USDArmstrong County: 968 USDBeaver County: 1,214 USDBedford County: 1,012 USDBerks County: 1,238 USDBlair County: 1,054 USDBradford County: 1,072 USDBucks County: 1,787 USDButler County: 1,214 USDCambria County: 951 USDCameron County: 1,027 USDCarbon County: 1,427 USDCentre County: 1,432 USDChester County: 1,787 USDClarion County: 949 USDClearfield County: 1,078 USDClinton County: 1,220 USDColumbia County: 1,293 USDCrawford County: 957 USDCumberland County: 1,415 USDDauphin County: 1,415 USDDelaware County: 1,787 USDElk County: 949 USDErie County: 1,039 USDFayette County: 1,214 USDForest County: 1,261 USDFranklin County: 1,227 USDFulton County: 1,046 USDGreene County: 964 USDHuntingdon County: 1,027 USDIndiana County: 1,058 USDJefferson County: 949 USDJuniata County: 949 USDLackawanna County: 1,218 USDLancaster County: 1,354 USDLawrence County: 1,012 USDLebanon County: 1,351 USDLehigh County: 1,427 USDLuzerne County: 1,218 USDLycoming County: 1,114 USDMcKean County: 949 USDMercer County: 1,047 USDMifflin County: 949 USDMonroe County: 1,611 USDMontgomery County: 1,787 USDMontour County: 1,216 USDNorthampton County: 1,427 USDNorthumberland County: 958 USDPerry County: 1,415 USDPhiladelphia County: 1,787 USDPike County: 1,825 USDPotter County: 1,112 USDSchuylkill County: 1,019 USDSnyder County: 1,115 USDSomerset County: 998 USDSullivan County: 1,228 USDSusquehanna County: 1,102 USDTioga County: 1,236 USDUnion County: 1,080 USDVenango County: 1,024 USDWarren County: 949 USDWashington County: 1,214 USDWayne County: 1,143 USDWestmoreland County: 1,214 USDWyoming County: 1,218 USDYork County: 1,299 USD
  • Under 970
  • 970 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Pike County: 1,825 USDPike County1,825Bucks County: 1,787 USDBucks County1,787Chester County: 1,787 USDChester County1,787Delaware County: 1,787 USDDelaware County1,787Montgomery County: 1,787 USDMontgomery County1,787Philadelphia County: 1,787 USDPhiladelphia County1,787Monroe County: 1,611 USDMonroe County1,611Adams County: 1,459 USDAdams County1,459Centre County: 1,432 USDCentre County1,432Carbon County: 1,427 USDCarbon County1,427Lehigh County: 1,427 USDLehigh County1,427Northampton County: 1,427 USDNorthampton County1,427Cumberland County: 1,415 USDCumberland County1,415Dauphin County: 1,415 USDDauphin County1,415Perry County: 1,415 USDPerry County1,415Lancaster County: 1,354 USDLancaster County1,354Lebanon County: 1,351 USDLebanon County1,351York County: 1,299 USDYork County1,299Columbia County: 1,293 USDColumbia County1,293Forest County: 1,261 USDForest County1,261Berks County: 1,238 USDBerks County1,238Tioga County: 1,236 USDTioga County1,236Sullivan County: 1,228 USDSullivan County1,228Franklin County: 1,227 USDFranklin County1,227Clinton County: 1,220 USDClinton County1,220Lackawanna County: 1,218 USDLackawanna County1,218Luzerne County: 1,218 USDLuzerne County1,218Wyoming County: 1,218 USDWyoming County1,218Montour County: 1,216 USDMontour County1,216Allegheny County: 1,214 USDAllegheny County1,214Beaver County: 1,214 USDBeaver County1,214Butler County: 1,214 USDButler County1,214Fayette County: 1,214 USDFayette County1,214Washington County: 1,214 USDWashington County1,214Westmoreland County: 1,214 USDWestmoreland County1,214Wayne County: 1,143 USDWayne County1,143Snyder County: 1,115 USDSnyder County1,115Lycoming County: 1,114 USDLycoming County1,114Potter County: 1,112 USDPotter County1,112Susquehanna County: 1,102 USDSusquehanna County1,102Pike County: 1,825 USDPike County1,825Bucks County: 1,787 USDBucks County1,787Chester County: 1,787 USDChester County1,787Delaware County: 1,787 USDDelaware County1,787Montgomery County: 1,787 USDMontgomery County1,787Philadelphia County: 1,787 USDPhiladelphia County1,787Monroe County: 1,611 USDMonroe County1,611Adams County: 1,459 USDAdams County1,459Centre County: 1,432 USDCentre County1,432Carbon County: 1,427 USDCarbon County1,427Lehigh County: 1,427 USDLehigh County1,427Northampton County: 1,427 USDNorthampton County1,427Cumberland County: 1,415 USDCumberland County1,415Dauphin County: 1,415 USDDauphin County1,415Perry County: 1,415 USDPerry County1,415Lancaster County: 1,354 USDLancaster County1,354Lebanon County: 1,351 USDLebanon County1,351York County: 1,299 USDYork County1,299Columbia County: 1,293 USDColumbia County1,293Forest County: 1,261 USDForest County1,261Berks County: 1,238 USDBerks County1,238Tioga County: 1,236 USDTioga County1,236Sullivan County: 1,228 USDSullivan County1,228Franklin County: 1,227 USDFranklin County1,227Clinton County: 1,220 USDClinton County1,220Lackawanna County: 1,218 USDLackawanna County1,218Luzerne County: 1,218 USDLuzerne County1,218Wyoming County: 1,218 USDWyoming County1,218Montour County: 1,216 USDMontour County1,216Allegheny County: 1,214 USDAllegheny County1,214Beaver County: 1,214 USDBeaver County1,214Butler County: 1,214 USDButler County1,214Fayette County: 1,214 USDFayette County1,214Washington County: 1,214 USDWashington County1,214Westmoreland County: 1,214 USDWestmoreland County1,214Wayne County: 1,143 USDWayne County1,143Snyder County: 1,115 USDSnyder County1,115Lycoming County: 1,114 USDLycoming County1,114Potter County: 1,112 USDPotter County1,112Susquehanna County: 1,102 USDSusquehanna County1,102
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Pike County1,825+2.4%
2Bucks County1,787+6%
2Chester County1,787+6%
2Delaware County1,787+6%
2Montgomery County1,787+6%
2Philadelphia County1,787+6%
7Monroe County1,611-8.9%
8Adams County1,459+12.9%
9Centre County1,432+9.1%
10Carbon County1,427-0.3%
10Lehigh County1,427-0.3%
10Northampton County1,427-0.3%
13Cumberland County1,415+11.9%
13Dauphin County1,415+11.9%
13Perry County1,415+11.9%
16Lancaster County1,354+4.1%
17Lebanon County1,351+11.5%
18York County1,299+4.3%
19Columbia County1,293-5.2%
20Forest County1,261-0.5%
21Berks County1,238-5.9%
22Tioga County1,236+2.1%
23Sullivan County1,228+6%
24Franklin County1,227+4.2%
25Clinton County1,220+1.1%
26Lackawanna County1,218+1.3%
26Luzerne County1,218+1.3%
26Wyoming County1,218+1.3%
29Montour County1,216-10%
30Allegheny County1,214+7.1%
30Beaver County1,214+7.1%
30Butler County1,214+7.1%
30Fayette County1,214+7.1%
30Washington County1,214+7.1%
30Westmoreland County1,214+7.1%
36Wayne County1,143+2.6%
37Snyder County1,115+5.7%
38Lycoming County1,114-3.2%
39Potter County1,112+4.6%
40Susquehanna County1,102-1.5%
41Union County1,080-1.4%
42Clearfield County1,078-8.8%
43Bradford County1,072+5%
44Indiana County1,058+5.7%
45Blair County1,054+2.8%
46Mercer County1,047+3.3%
47Fulton County1,046+5.1%
48Erie County1,039-1%
49Cameron County1,027-10%
49Huntingdon County1,027+7.8%
51Venango County1,024+4.8%
52Schuylkill County1,019-1.9%
53Bedford County1,012+0.6%
53Lawrence County1,012+4.8%
55Somerset County998+6.2%
56Armstrong County968+3.1%
57Greene County964+2.6%
58Northumberland County958-1.4%
59Crawford County957-10%
60Cambria County951+1.3%
61Clarion County949+1.1%
61Elk County949+1.1%
61Jefferson County949+1.1%
61Juniata County949+1.1%
61McKean County949-0.5%
61Mifflin County949+1.1%
61Warren County949-0.2%

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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/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018}},
  year = {2018},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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/fmr2018/FY18\_4050\_FMRs\_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Pike County, with $1,825 in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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

Warren County, with $949 in 2018.

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