Above-median FMR - Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,299/month - 50th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#200 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Washington County, Westmoreland County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Bloomington, IL MSA; Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA; Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area; South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area .
Low-FMR contrast set: Ponce, PR Metro Area, Peoria, IL MSA, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA, Massac County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Owensboro, KY MSA, Saginaw, MI MSA .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA ($1,252); Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); Chambersburg, PA MSA ($1,379); Erie, PA MSA ($1,212); Williamsport, PA MSA ($1,195); State College, PA MSA ($1,406); Lebanon, PA MSA ($1,411) . 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 Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,001/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,077/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,299/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,661/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,789/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $1,001/mo | $901/mo | $1,101/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,077/mo | $969/mo | $1,185/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,299/mo | $1,169/mo | $1,429/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,661/mo | $1,495/mo | $1,827/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,789/mo | $1,610/mo | $1,968/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,299/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,169–$1,429/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
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
- $1,299
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +1.5%
- from FY2025 $1,280
- Span change
- +32.4%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $981/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,090/mo | +11.1% |
| 2024 | $1,161/mo | +6.5% |
| 2025 | $1,280/mo | +10.2% |
| 2026 | $1,299/mo | +1.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,054/mo → 23.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh · 7,534 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 Chester
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BUTLER
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY HSG AUTHORITY
- Allentown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority County of Delaware
- Housing Authority of the City of York
- Chester Housing Authority
- Montgomery County Housing Authority
- Harrisburg Housing Authority
- Lehigh County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Bloomington, IL MSA · $1,302
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA MSA · $1,293
- Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,305
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,292
- Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,307
- Huntsville, AL MSA · $1,310
- Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,288
- Camden County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,287
- Great Falls, MT MSA · $1,284
- Elmira, NY MSA · $1,283
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,318
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
What to do with this FMR desk
Pittsburgh, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,299/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.4% 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. Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.2% 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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