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

Pike County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 67 counties in 2020, at $1,294. Warren County had the lowest, at $714. The median was $783. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,294Pike County
Lowest714Warren County
Median78367 counties

Top 40 counties, 2020

Pike County: 1,294 USDPike County1,294Bucks County: 1,226 USDBucks County1,226Chester County: 1,226 USDChester County1,226Delaware County: 1,226 USDDelaware County1,226Montgomery County: 1,226 USDMontgomery County1,226Philadelphia County: 1,226 USDPhiladelphia County1,226Monroe County: 1,050 USDMonroe County1,050Carbon County: 1,026 USDCarbon County1,026Lehigh County: 1,026 USDLehigh County1,026Northampton County: 1,026 USDNorthampton County1,026Lancaster County: 1,021 USDLancaster County1,021York County: 973 USDYork County973Centre County: 953 USDCentre County953Cumberland County: 953 USDCumberland County953Dauphin County: 953 USDDauphin County953Perry County: 953 USDPerry County953Berks County: 927 USDBerks County927Adams County: 911 USDAdams County911Allegheny County: 890 USDAllegheny County890Beaver County: 890 USDBeaver County890Butler County: 890 USDButler County890Fayette County: 890 USDFayette County890Washington County: 890 USDWashington County890Westmoreland County: 890 USDWestmoreland County890Wayne County: 876 USDWayne County876Franklin County: 869 USDFranklin County869Lebanon County: 864 USDLebanon County864Lycoming County: 823 USDLycoming County823Montour County: 820 USDMontour County820Lackawanna County: 803 USDLackawanna County803Luzerne County: 803 USDLuzerne County803Wyoming County: 803 USDWyoming County803Columbia County: 791 USDColumbia County791Tioga County: 783 USDTioga County783Clinton County: 782 USDClinton County782Union County: 778 USDUnion County778Erie County: 775 USDErie County775Susquehanna County: 774 USDSusquehanna County774Indiana County: 772 USDIndiana County772Blair County: 770 USDBlair County770
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Pike County1,294+7.3%
2Bucks County1,226+2.2%
2Chester County1,226+2.2%
2Delaware County1,226+2.2%
2Montgomery County1,226+2.2%
2Philadelphia County1,226+2.2%
7Monroe County1,050-5.5%
8Carbon County1,026-9.1%
8Lehigh County1,026-9.1%
8Northampton County1,026-9.1%
11Lancaster County1,021-6.4%
12York County973+2.9%
13Centre County953-6.5%
13Cumberland County953-5.8%
13Dauphin County953-5.8%
13Perry County953-5.8%
17Berks County927-10%
18Adams County911-6.1%
19Allegheny County890-0.7%
19Beaver County890-0.7%
19Butler County890-0.7%
19Fayette County890-0.7%
19Washington County890-0.7%
19Westmoreland County890-0.7%
25Wayne County876+7.4%
26Franklin County869-6.2%
27Lebanon County864-4.8%
28Lycoming County823-3.9%
29Montour County820-9.3%
30Lackawanna County803+2.9%
30Luzerne County803+2.9%
30Wyoming County803+2.9%
33Columbia County791-4.1%
34Tioga County783+3.7%
35Clinton County782+5.7%
36Union County778-0.3%
37Erie County775-4.6%
38Susquehanna County774+5.3%
39Indiana County772+0.3%
40Blair County770-3.3%
41Lawrence County763+5%
42Bradford County761+3.1%
43Snyder County756+2.9%
44Armstrong County743+1.2%
45Greene County733+4.7%
46Crawford County724+4.6%
47Schuylkill County723+4.5%
48Forest County722+0.8%
48Mercer County722+1.7%
50Bedford County714+3.2%
50Cambria County714+0.6%
50Cameron County714+3.2%
50Clarion County714+3.2%
50Clearfield County714+3.2%
50Elk County714+3.2%
50Fulton County714+3.2%
50Huntingdon County714+3.2%
50Jefferson County714+3.2%
50Juniata County714+3.2%
50McKean County714+2.6%
50Mifflin County714+3.2%
50Northumberland County714+2.7%
50Potter County714+3.2%
50Somerset County714+3.2%
50Sullivan County714+3.2%
50Venango County714+3.2%
50Warren County714+3.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

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. 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.

How to cite

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/fmr2020/FY20_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. (2020). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2020/FY20_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pike County, with $1,294 in 2020, 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Warren County, with $714 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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