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 2021, at $1,354. Warren County had the lowest, at $724. The median was $836. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,354Pike County
Lowest724Warren County
Median83667 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 974 USDAllegheny County: 940 USDArmstrong County: 780 USDBeaver County: 940 USDBedford County: 724 USDBerks County: 952 USDBlair County: 806 USDBradford County: 782 USDBucks County: 1,260 USDButler County: 940 USDCambria County: 724 USDCameron County: 724 USDCarbon County: 1,139 USDCentre County: 1,009 USDChester County: 1,260 USDClarion County: 724 USDClearfield County: 724 USDClinton County: 807 USDColumbia County: 836 USDCrawford County: 725 USDCumberland County: 977 USDDauphin County: 977 USDDelaware County: 1,260 USDElk County: 724 USDErie County: 844 USDFayette County: 940 USDForest County: 724 USDFranklin County: 897 USDFulton County: 724 USDGreene County: 724 USDHuntingdon County: 724 USDIndiana County: 772 USDJefferson County: 724 USDJuniata County: 724 USDLackawanna County: 839 USDLancaster County: 1,018 USDLawrence County: 780 USDLebanon County: 930 USDLehigh County: 1,139 USDLuzerne County: 839 USDLycoming County: 863 USDMcKean County: 724 USDMercer County: 724 USDMifflin County: 724 USDMonroe County: 1,097 USDMontgomery County: 1,260 USDMontour County: 848 USDNorthampton County: 1,139 USDNorthumberland County: 724 USDPerry County: 977 USDPhiladelphia County: 1,260 USDPike County: 1,354 USDPotter County: 724 USDSchuylkill County: 743 USDSnyder County: 767 USDSomerset County: 724 USDSullivan County: 724 USDSusquehanna County: 781 USDTioga County: 786 USDUnion County: 790 USDVenango County: 724 USDWarren County: 724 USDWashington County: 940 USDWayne County: 892 USDWestmoreland County: 940 USDWyoming County: 839 USDYork County: 969 USD
  • Under 740
  • 740 to 840
  • 840 to 940
  • 940 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Pike County: 1,354 USDPike County1,354Bucks County: 1,260 USDBucks County1,260Chester County: 1,260 USDChester County1,260Delaware County: 1,260 USDDelaware County1,260Montgomery County: 1,260 USDMontgomery County1,260Philadelphia County: 1,260 USDPhiladelphia County1,260Carbon County: 1,139 USDCarbon County1,139Lehigh County: 1,139 USDLehigh County1,139Northampton County: 1,139 USDNorthampton County1,139Monroe County: 1,097 USDMonroe County1,097Lancaster County: 1,018 USDLancaster County1,018Centre County: 1,009 USDCentre County1,009Cumberland County: 977 USDCumberland County977Dauphin County: 977 USDDauphin County977Perry County: 977 USDPerry County977Adams County: 974 USDAdams County974York County: 969 USDYork County969Berks County: 952 USDBerks County952Allegheny County: 940 USDAllegheny County940Beaver County: 940 USDBeaver County940Butler County: 940 USDButler County940Fayette County: 940 USDFayette County940Washington County: 940 USDWashington County940Westmoreland County: 940 USDWestmoreland County940Lebanon County: 930 USDLebanon County930Franklin County: 897 USDFranklin County897Wayne County: 892 USDWayne County892Lycoming County: 863 USDLycoming County863Montour County: 848 USDMontour County848Erie County: 844 USDErie County844Lackawanna County: 839 USDLackawanna County839Luzerne County: 839 USDLuzerne County839Wyoming County: 839 USDWyoming County839Columbia County: 836 USDColumbia County836Clinton County: 807 USDClinton County807Blair County: 806 USDBlair County806Union County: 790 USDUnion County790Tioga County: 786 USDTioga County786Bradford County: 782 USDBradford County782Susquehanna County: 781 USDSusquehanna County781Pike County: 1,354 USDPike County1,354Bucks County: 1,260 USDBucks County1,260Chester County: 1,260 USDChester County1,260Delaware County: 1,260 USDDelaware County1,260Montgomery County: 1,260 USDMontgomery County1,260Philadelphia County: 1,260 USDPhiladelphia County1,260Carbon County: 1,139 USDCarbon County1,139Lehigh County: 1,139 USDLehigh County1,139Northampton County: 1,139 USDNorthampton County1,139Monroe County: 1,097 USDMonroe County1,097Lancaster County: 1,018 USDLancaster County1,018Centre County: 1,009 USDCentre County1,009Cumberland County: 977 USDCumberland County977Dauphin County: 977 USDDauphin County977Perry County: 977 USDPerry County977Adams County: 974 USDAdams County974York County: 969 USDYork County969Berks County: 952 USDBerks County952Allegheny County: 940 USDAllegheny County940Beaver County: 940 USDBeaver County940Butler County: 940 USDButler County940Fayette County: 940 USDFayette County940Washington County: 940 USDWashington County940Westmoreland County: 940 USDWestmoreland County940Lebanon County: 930 USDLebanon County930Franklin County: 897 USDFranklin County897Wayne County: 892 USDWayne County892Lycoming County: 863 USDLycoming County863Montour County: 848 USDMontour County848Erie County: 844 USDErie County844Lackawanna County: 839 USDLackawanna County839Luzerne County: 839 USDLuzerne County839Wyoming County: 839 USDWyoming County839Columbia County: 836 USDColumbia County836Clinton County: 807 USDClinton County807Blair County: 806 USDBlair County806Union County: 790 USDUnion County790Tioga County: 786 USDTioga County786Bradford County: 782 USDBradford County782Susquehanna County: 781 USDSusquehanna County781
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Pike County1,354+4.6%
2Bucks County1,260+2.8%
2Chester County1,260+2.8%
2Delaware County1,260+2.8%
2Montgomery County1,260+2.8%
2Philadelphia County1,260+2.8%
7Carbon County1,139+11%
7Lehigh County1,139+11%
7Northampton County1,139+11%
10Monroe County1,097+4.5%
11Lancaster County1,018-0.3%
12Centre County1,009+5.9%
13Cumberland County977+2.5%
13Dauphin County977+2.5%
13Perry County977+2.5%
16Adams County974+6.9%
17York County969-0.4%
18Berks County952+2.7%
19Allegheny County940+5.6%
19Beaver County940+5.6%
19Butler County940+5.6%
19Fayette County940+5.6%
19Washington County940+5.6%
19Westmoreland County940+5.6%
25Lebanon County930+7.6%
26Franklin County897+3.2%
27Wayne County892+1.8%
28Lycoming County863+4.9%
29Montour County848+3.4%
30Erie County844+8.9%
31Lackawanna County839+4.5%
31Luzerne County839+4.5%
31Wyoming County839+4.5%
34Columbia County836+5.7%
35Clinton County807+3.2%
36Blair County806+4.7%
37Union County790+1.5%
38Tioga County786+0.4%
39Bradford County782+2.8%
40Susquehanna County781+0.9%
41Armstrong County780+5%
41Lawrence County780+2.2%
43Indiana County7720%
44Snyder County767+1.5%
45Schuylkill County743+2.8%
46Crawford County725+0.1%
47Bedford County724+1.4%
47Cambria County724+1.4%
47Cameron County724+1.4%
47Clarion County724+1.4%
47Clearfield County724+1.4%
47Elk County724+1.4%
47Forest County724+0.3%
47Fulton County724+1.4%
47Greene County724-1.2%
47Huntingdon County724+1.4%
47Jefferson County724+1.4%
47Juniata County724+1.4%
47McKean County724+1.4%
47Mercer County724+0.3%
47Mifflin County724+1.4%
47Northumberland County724+1.4%
47Potter County724+1.4%
47Somerset County724+1.4%
47Sullivan County724+1.4%
47Venango County724+1.4%
47Warren County724+1.4%

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.

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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_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. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Pennsylvania by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/pennsylvania-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pike County, with $1,354 in 2021, 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 $724 in 2021.

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