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Pennsylvania: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Pennsylvania: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $106,000.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $22,300 $37,100 $59,400
2 people $25,450 $42,400 $67,850
3 people $28,650 $47,700 $76,350
4 people $31,800 $53,000 $84,800
5 people $34,350 $57,250 $91,600
6 people $36,900 $61,500 $98,400
7 people $39,450 $65,750 $105,200
8 people $42,000 $70,000 $111,950

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Adams County
Gettysburg, PA MSA
$1,006$1,099 $1,374$1,834 $1,939
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,001$1,077 $1,299$1,661 $1,789
Armstrong County
Armstrong County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$691$767 $1,002$1,300 $1,399
Beaver County
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,001$1,077 $1,299$1,661 $1,789
Bedford County
Bedford County, PA
$677$742 $973$1,226 $1,476
Berks County
Reading, PA MSA
$1,086$1,237 $1,575$1,937 $2,085
Blair County
Altoona, PA MSA
$802$948 $1,138$1,458 $1,705
Bradford County
Bradford County, PA
$838$844 $1,066$1,341 $1,522
Bucks County
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
$1,397$1,520 $1,810$2,170 $2,423
Butler County
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,001$1,077 $1,299$1,661 $1,789
Cambria County
Johnstown, PA MSA
$840$846 $1,035$1,431 $1,484
Cameron County
Cameron County, PA
$714$748 $981$1,179 $1,453
Carbon County
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,130$1,341 $1,634$2,087 $2,195
Centre County
State College, PA MSA
$1,187$1,194 $1,406$1,760 $1,862
Chester County
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
$1,397$1,520 $1,810$2,170 $2,423
Clarion County
Clarion County, PA
$757$762 $973$1,182 $1,632
Clearfield County
Clearfield County, PA
$721$779 $975$1,289 $1,293
Clinton County
Clinton County, PA
$770$775 $995$1,258 $1,669
Columbia County
Columbia County, PA
$786$941 $1,140$1,367 $1,572
Crawford County
Crawford County, PA
$723$787 $973$1,306 $1,476
Cumberland County
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
$1,058$1,212 $1,493$1,920 $1,977
Dauphin County
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
$1,058$1,212 $1,493$1,920 $1,977
Delaware County
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
$1,397$1,520 $1,810$2,170 $2,423
Elk County
Elk County, PA
$708$825 $973$1,283 $1,288
Erie County
Erie, PA MSA
$836$945 $1,212$1,499 $1,683
Fayette County
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,001$1,077 $1,299$1,661 $1,789
Forest County
Forest County, PA
$708$888 $973$1,236 $1,632
Franklin County
Chambersburg, PA MSA
$1,014$1,119 $1,379$1,825 $1,991
Fulton County
Fulton County, PA
$708$751 $973$1,167 $1,548
Greene County
Greene County, PA
$830$835 $1,096$1,314 $1,451
Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County, PA
$790$833 $973$1,320 $1,632
Indiana County
Indiana County, PA
$763$851 $981$1,329 $1,510
Jefferson County
Jefferson County, PA
$671$768 $973$1,197 $1,379
Juniata County
Juniata County, PA
$680$742 $973$1,250 $1,478
Lackawanna County
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
$863$1,028 $1,252$1,631 $1,766
Lancaster County
Lancaster, PA MSA
$1,102$1,220 $1,526$1,980 $2,020
Lawrence County
Lawrence County, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$705$780 $1,023$1,423 $1,610
Lebanon County
Lebanon, PA MSA
$1,035$1,112 $1,411$1,797 $1,959
Lehigh County
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,130$1,341 $1,634$2,087 $2,195
Luzerne County
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
$863$1,028 $1,252$1,631 $1,766
Lycoming County
Williamsport, PA MSA
$824$995 $1,195$1,586 $1,737
McKean County
McKean County, PA
$708$832 $973$1,219 $1,447
Mercer County
Mercer County, PA
$704$792 $996$1,385 $1,538
Mifflin County
Mifflin County, PA
$770$786 $973$1,283 $1,288
Monroe County
Monroe County, PA
$1,085$1,165 $1,529$1,974 $2,203
Montgomery County
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
$1,397$1,520 $1,810$2,170 $2,423
Montour County
Montour County, PA
$946$1,046 $1,372$1,873 $2,061
Northampton County
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,130$1,341 $1,634$2,087 $2,195
Northumberland County
Northumberland County, PA
$671$843 $973$1,241 $1,288
Perry County
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
$1,058$1,212 $1,493$1,920 $1,977
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
$1,397$1,520 $1,810$2,170 $2,423
Pike County
Pike County, PA
$1,143$1,205 $1,496$2,063 $2,510
Potter County
Potter County, PA
$708$742 $973$1,223 $1,352
Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County, PA
$727$786 $1,030$1,341 $1,409
Snyder County
Snyder County, PA
$770$894 $1,059$1,321 $1,566
Somerset County
Somerset County, PA
$830$835 $973$1,307 $1,469
Sullivan County
Sullivan County, PA
$708$775 $973$1,353 $1,595
Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County, PA
$760$805 $1,045$1,342 $1,409
Tioga County
Tioga County, PA
$725$826 $1,051$1,362 $1,405
Union County
Union County, PA
$728$913 $1,001$1,392 $1,679
Venango County
Venango County, PA
$671$742 $973$1,221 $1,393
Warren County
Warren County, PA
$809$814 $973$1,304 $1,363
Washington County
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,001$1,077 $1,299$1,661 $1,789
Wayne County
Wayne County, PA
$824$927 $1,132$1,417 $1,899
Westmoreland County
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,001$1,077 $1,299$1,661 $1,789
Wyoming County
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
$863$1,028 $1,252$1,631 $1,766
York County
York-Hanover, PA MSA
$925$1,060 $1,335$1,796 $1,850

See also: how the Housing Choice Voucher program works · Pennsylvania Public Housing Agencies.