2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Pennsylvania

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Allentown Bethlehem Easton

$1,020$1,190$1,490$1,900$1,990

Altoona

$700$860$1,030$1,280$1,460

Armstrong County

$633$711$934$1,163$1,434

Bedford County

$608$643$845$1,071$1,253

Bradford County

$738$743$882$1,140$1,340

Cameron County

$616$643$845$1,022$1,242

Chambersburg Waynesboro

$1,020$1,020$1,280$1,700$1,910

Clarion County

$701$705$845$1,048$1,434

Clearfield County

$614$681$845$1,150$1,190

Clinton County

$684$705$911$1,142$1,546

Columbia County

$730$880$1,070$1,310$1,480

Crawford County

$631$651$845$1,083$1,274

East Stroudsburg

$1,330$1,340$1,760$2,380$2,850

Elk County

$616$722$845$1,133$1,200

Erie

$726$757$983$1,227$1,345

Forest County

$715$746$980$1,185$1,440

Fulton County

$616$687$845$1,064$1,434

Gettysburg

$920$1,070$1,330$1,760$1,890

Greene County

$693$697$881$1,065$1,192

Harrisburg Carlisle

$876$1,021$1,273$1,634$1,695

Huntingdon County

$652$684$845$1,082$1,318

Indiana County

$627$741$859$1,136$1,243

Jefferson County

$573$657$845$1,042$1,131

Johnstown

$678$682$863$1,135$1,276

Juniata County

$593$647$845$1,081$1,260

Lancaster

$1,080$1,220$1,530$1,980$2,040

Lawrence County

$590$663$871$1,208$1,386

Lebanon

$896$980$1,230$1,570$1,640

Mckean County

$616$674$845$1,073$1,251

Mifflin County

$625$685$850$1,123$1,263

Montour County

$820$950$1,120$1,580$1,900

Northumberland County

$608$688$845$1,034$1,125

Philadelphia Camden Wilmington

$1,303$1,451$1,737$2,100$2,422

Pike County

$1,247$1,255$1,649$2,104$2,711

Pittsburgh

$917$965$1,161$1,474$1,605

Potter County

$616$643$845$1,058$1,224

Reading

$1,000$1,160$1,460$1,830$1,950

Schuylkill County

$663$663$858$1,129$1,203

Scranton Wilkes Barre

$880$1,000$1,260$1,620$1,690

Sharon

$660$661$850$1,150$1,233

Snyder County

$660$787$894$1,152$1,306

Somerset County

$728$732$845$1,158$1,235

State College

$1,122$1,140$1,320$1,600$1,760

Sullivan County

$616$697$845$1,191$1,428

Susquehanna County

$668$703$916$1,173$1,246

Tioga County

$583$658$860$1,117$1,181

Union County

$646$788$885$1,247$1,502

Venango County

$573$648$845$1,067$1,232

Warren County

$682$686$845$1,106$1,242

Wayne County

$712$850$998$1,218$1,694

Williamsport

$756$902$1,082$1,396$1,559

York Hanover

$920$1,070$1,330$1,760$1,890

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.