Above-median FMR - Reading, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Reading, PA MSA is $1,575/month - 74th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#293 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Berks County .
Upper-half placement for Reading, PA MSA
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: St. George, UT MSA; Rochester, NY MSA; Winchester, VA-WV MSA; Asheville, NC MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Ponce, PR Metro Area, Saginaw, MI MSA, St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA, Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Peoria, IL MSA, Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Reading, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Lancaster, PA MSA ($1,526); Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA ($1,493); Lebanon, PA MSA ($1,411); State College, PA MSA ($1,406); Chambersburg, PA MSA ($1,379); Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA ($1,810); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335) . 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 Reading, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,086/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,237/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,575/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,937/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,085/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Reading, 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 Reading, 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 | $1,086/mo | $977/mo | $1,195/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,237/mo | $1,113/mo | $1,361/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,575/mo | $1,418/mo | $1,733/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,937/mo | $1,743/mo | $2,131/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,085/mo | $1,877/mo | $2,294/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Reading, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,575/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,418–$1,733/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Reading, 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
- $1,575
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +16.4%
- from FY2025 $1,353
- Span change
- +51.7%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,038/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,136/mo | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $1,320/mo | +16.2% |
| 2025 | $1,353/mo | +2.5% |
| 2026 | $1,575/mo | +16.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Reading, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,197/mo → 31.6% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Reading, PA MSA.
PHAs naming Reading, PA MSA
- Reading Housing Authority · 645 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 Cumberland
- Harrisburg Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE
- Chester Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin
- 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
- Housing Authority of the City of York
Full near-amount ladder
- St. George, UT MSA · $1,575
- Rochester, NY MSA · $1,573
- Winchester, VA-WV MSA · $1,573
- Asheville, NC MSA · $1,567
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA · $1,586
- Greeley, CO MSA · $1,563
- Redding, CA MSA · $1,590
- Salem, OR MSA · $1,560
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595
- Walla Walla, WA MSA · $1,550
- Yuba City, CA MSA · $1,550
- Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA · $1,547
What to do with this FMR desk
Reading, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,575/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+51.7% 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. Reading Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.6% 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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