Above-median FMR - Chambersburg, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Chambersburg, PA MSA is $1,379/month - 61st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#240 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Franklin County .
Upper-half placement for Chambersburg, PA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Madera, CA MSA; Yuma, AZ MSA; Gettysburg, PA MSA; Yakima, WA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area, Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, Casper, WY MSA, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL MSA, Canton-Massillon, OH MSA .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Chambersburg, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); State College, PA MSA ($1,406); Lebanon, PA MSA ($1,411); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,299); Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA ($1,493); Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA ($1,252); Lancaster, PA MSA ($1,526) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Chambersburg, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,014/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,119/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,379/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,825/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,991/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Chambersburg, PA MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Chambersburg, PA MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,014/mo | $913/mo | $1,115/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,119/mo | $1,007/mo | $1,231/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,379/mo | $1,241/mo | $1,517/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,825/mo | $1,643/mo | $2,008/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,991/mo | $1,792/mo | $2,190/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Chambersburg, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,379/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,241–$1,517/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,054/mo → 30.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Chambersburg, PA MSA.
PA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in PA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BUTLER
- Housing Authority of the County of Chester
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY HSG AUTHORITY
- Allentown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of York
- Chester Housing Authority
- Harrisburg Housing Authority
- Housing Authority County of Delaware
- Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland
- Montgomery County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Madera, CA MSA · $1,376
- Yuma, AZ MSA · $1,382
- Gettysburg, PA MSA · $1,374
- Yakima, WA MSA · $1,374
- Crook County, OR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,385
- Ocala, FL MSA · $1,373
- Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA · $1,390
- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,368
- Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,392
- Syracuse, NY MSA · $1,392
- Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA · $1,365
- Grants Pass, OR MSA · $1,363
What to do with this FMR desk
Chambersburg, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,379/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.8% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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