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Pennsylvania Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Pennsylvania by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Pennsylvania based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania is $1,018.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Pennsylvania are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Pennsylvania compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania is $1,442 in Pike County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $821 in Northumberland County.

Pennsylvania ($1,018) has a 7.1% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Pennsylvania is rank 25th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 31 other States and territories. Pennsylvania is the 25th most expensive State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Pennsylvania

25th
Rank
$748
Studio
$822
1-person
$1,018
2-person
$1,301
3-person
$1,465
4-person
Counties in Pennsylvania (67)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Pike County 1st $1,088 $1,095 $1,442 $1,878 $2,409
Delaware County 2nd $1,081 $1,218 $1,470 $1,789 $2,079
Philadelphia County 2nd $1,081 $1,218 $1,470 $1,789 $2,079
Chester County 2nd $1,081 $1,218 $1,470 $1,789 $2,079
Bucks County 2nd $1,081 $1,218 $1,470 $1,789 $2,079
Montgomery County 2nd $1,081 $1,218 $1,470 $1,789 $2,079
Monroe County 7th $986 $993 $1,307 $1,798 $2,130
Lehigh County 8th $967 $1,102 $1,396 $1,789 $1,875
Northampton County 8th $967 $1,102 $1,396 $1,789 $1,875
Carbon County 8th $967 $1,102 $1,396 $1,789 $1,875
Centre County 11th $1,091 $1,111 $1,285 $1,576 $1,726
Lancaster County 12th $893 $1,025 $1,286 $1,631 $1,728
Cumberland County 13th $847 $975 $1,228 $1,570 $1,650
Dauphin County 13th $847 $975 $1,228 $1,570 $1,650
Perry County 13th $847 $975 $1,228 $1,570 $1,650
Adams County 16th $747 $917 $1,117 $1,483 $1,677
York County 17th $789 $883 $1,128 $1,468 $1,569
Washington County 18th $862 $904 $1,090 $1,386 $1,515
Westmoreland County 18th $862 $904 $1,090 $1,386 $1,515
Fayette County 18th $862 $904 $1,090 $1,386 $1,515
Allegheny County 18th $862 $904 $1,090 $1,386 $1,515
Butler County 18th $862 $904 $1,090 $1,386 $1,515
Beaver County 18th $862 $904 $1,090 $1,386 $1,515
Berks County 24th $760 $894 $1,136 $1,422 $1,526
Lebanon County 25th $793 $838 $1,090 $1,379 $1,464
Franklin County 26th $800 $805 $1,030 $1,393 $1,514
Wyoming County 27th $706 $825 $1,008 $1,304 $1,417
Luzerne County 27th $706 $825 $1,008 $1,304 $1,417
Lackawanna County 27th $706 $825 $1,008 $1,304 $1,417
Montour County 30th $681 $836 $956 $1,359 $1,376
Union County 31st $653 $785 $887 $1,246 $1,511
Lycoming County 32nd $726 $799 $968 $1,246 $1,339
Wayne County 33rd $698 $822 $979 $1,192 $1,373
Columbia County 34th $681 $808 $968 $1,178 $1,300
Erie County 35th $703 $731 $947 $1,174 $1,301
Forest County 36th $686 $743 $932 $1,134 $1,360
Clinton County 37th $600 $681 $897 $1,138 $1,528
Bradford County 38th $729 $734 $872 $1,111 $1,338
Sullivan County 39th $605 $686 $821 $1,167 $1,398
Blair County 40th $613 $756 $917 $1,116 $1,243
Snyder County 41st $733 $734 $846 $1,114 $1,215
Armstrong County 42nd $600 $687 $897 $1,102 $1,350
Susquehanna County 43rd $656 $686 $890 $1,148 $1,247
Fulton County 44th $605 $688 $821 $1,067 $1,398
Mifflin County 45th $605 $682 $821 $1,099 $1,367
Somerset County 46th $699 $703 $821 $1,116 $1,220
Clarion County 47th $683 $687 $821 $999 $1,353
Greene County 48th $722 $727 $862 $1,049 $1,167
Tioga County 49th $584 $663 $873 $1,137 $1,253
Lawrence County 50th $562 $638 $840 $1,109 $1,320
Schuylkill County 51st $648 $652 $843 $1,114 $1,187
Huntingdon County 52nd $617 $680 $821 $1,054 $1,242
Warren County 53rd $646 $650 $821 $1,065 $1,223
Clearfield County 54th $589 $662 $821 $1,092 $1,220
Elk County 55th $549 $691 $821 $1,106 $1,201
Mercer County 56th $634 $638 $821 $1,105 $1,165
Bedford County 57th $635 $639 $821 $1,056 $1,200
Cambria County 57th $637 $641 $821 $1,055 $1,197
Indiana County 59th $612 $706 $831 $1,073 $1,125
Crawford County 60th $607 $638 $821 $1,041 $1,224
Potter County 61st $605 $624 $821 $1,042 $1,200
Venango County 62nd $549 $651 $821 $1,024 $1,242
McKean County 63rd $605 $636 $821 $1,030 $1,190
Juniata County 64th $570 $628 $821 $1,031 $1,199
Cameron County 65th $605 $624 $821 $999 $1,103
Jefferson County 66th $553 $639 $827 $1,019 $1,111
Northumberland County 67th $579 $641 $821 $999 $1,103

More on Pennsylvania

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