Lower-FMR payment standards - Johnstown, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Johnstown, PA MSA is $1,035/month - 11th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#44 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 37.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Cambria County .
Low-FMR rung around Johnstown, PA MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,037), Flint, MI MSA ($1,033), Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Ithaca, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
PA-state FMR neighbors for Johnstown, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Altoona, PA MSA ($1,138); Williamsport, PA MSA ($1,195); Erie, PA MSA ($1,212); Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA ($1,252); Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,299); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); Chambersburg, PA MSA ($1,379) . 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 Johnstown, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $840/mo |
| 1-BR | $846/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,035/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,431/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,484/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Johnstown, 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 Johnstown, 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 | $840/mo | $756/mo | $924/mo |
| 1-BR | $846/mo | $761/mo | $931/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,035/mo | $932/mo | $1,139/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,431/mo | $1,288/mo | $1,574/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,484/mo | $1,336/mo | $1,632/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Johnstown, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,035/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $932–$1,139/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Johnstown, 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
- $1,035
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +10.7%
- from FY2025 $935
- Span change
- +36.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $757/mo | - |
| 2023 | $821/mo | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $863/mo | +5.1% |
| 2025 | $935/mo | +8.3% |
| 2026 | $1,035/mo | +10.7% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Johnstown, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $754/mo → 37.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Johnstown, PA MSA.
PHAs naming Johnstown, PA MSA
- JOHNSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY · 960 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Pennsylvania . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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 COUNTY OF ERIE
- Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin
- Housing Authority of the City of York
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ERIE
- Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne
- The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster
Full near-amount ladder
- Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,037
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Bay City, MI MSA · $1,030
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Enid, OK MSA · $1,027
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,026
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
What to do with this FMR desk
Johnstown, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,035/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+36.7% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. JOHNSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (37.3% 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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