Above-median FMR - Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA is $1,493/month - 69th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#273 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 26.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Perry County .
Upper-half placement for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area; Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA; Albany, OR MSA; Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Hammond, LA MSA, Hattiesburg, MS MSA, Guayama, PR Metro Area, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA, Greenville, NC MSA, Hot Springs, AR MSA .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Lancaster, PA MSA ($1,526); Lebanon, PA MSA ($1,411); Reading, PA MSA ($1,575); State College, PA MSA ($1,406); Chambersburg, PA MSA ($1,379); Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,299) . 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,058/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,212/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,493/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,920/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,977/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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 | $1,058/mo | $952/mo | $1,164/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,212/mo | $1,091/mo | $1,333/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,493/mo | $1,344/mo | $1,642/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,920/mo | $1,728/mo | $2,112/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,977/mo | $1,779/mo | $2,175/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,493/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,344–$1,642/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,493
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.9%
- from FY2025 $1,371
- Span change
- +39.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,074/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,228/mo | +14.3% |
| 2024 | $1,273/mo | +3.7% |
| 2025 | $1,371/mo | +7.7% |
| 2026 | $1,493/mo | +8.9% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,182/mo → 26.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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):
- Harrisburg Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland
- Chester Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of York
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE
- Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ERIE
- Allentown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne
Full near-amount ladder
- Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,493
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA · $1,497
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA · $1,500
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
What to do with this FMR desk
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,493/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+39.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (26.3% 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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