Above-median FMR - Lancaster, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lancaster, PA MSA is $1,526/month - 70th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#279 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Lancaster County .
Upper-half placement for Lancaster, PA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area; Medford, OR MSA; Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area; Gainesville, GA MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Las Cruces, NM MSA, Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Lawton, OK HUD Metro FMR Area, Kokomo, IN MSA, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, Lima, OH MSA .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Lancaster, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA ($1,493); Reading, PA MSA ($1,575); Lebanon, PA MSA ($1,411); 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 Lancaster, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,102/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,220/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,526/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,980/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,020/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, 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 | $1,102/mo | $992/mo | $1,212/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,220/mo | $1,098/mo | $1,342/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,526/mo | $1,373/mo | $1,679/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,980/mo | $1,782/mo | $2,178/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,020/mo | $1,818/mo | $2,222/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lancaster, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,526/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,373–$1,679/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lancaster, 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
- $1,526
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +9.5%
- from FY2025 $1,393
- Span change
- +32.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,148/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,286/mo | +12.0% |
| 2024 | $1,333/mo | +3.7% |
| 2025 | $1,393/mo | +4.5% |
| 2026 | $1,526/mo | +9.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lancaster, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,315/mo → 16.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lancaster, PA MSA.
PHAs naming Lancaster, PA MSA
- The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster · 1,120 HCV units
- Lancaster County Housing Authority · 1,010 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):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER
- Housing Authority of the County of Lebanon
- Lackawanna County Housing Authority
- Wayne County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Berks
- Northampton County Housing Authority
- Centre County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Lycoming
- JOHNSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Schuylkill County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- New Bedford, MA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,527
- Medford, OR MSA · $1,530
- Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,531
- Gainesville, GA MSA · $1,514
- Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA · $1,538
- Carson City, NV MSA · $1,546
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
- Merced, CA MSA · $1,503
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Albany, OR MSA · $1,500
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA · $1,500
What to do with this FMR desk
Lancaster, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,526/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 2 PHA records tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. The Housing Auth of the City of Lancaster
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.1% 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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