Below-median FMR - Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA is $1,252/month - 44th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#173 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Wyoming County .
Lower-half placement for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area; Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area; Grand Junction, CO MSA; Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Savannah, GA MSA, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA, Santa Fe, NM MSA .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Erie, PA MSA ($1,212); Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,299); Williamsport, PA MSA ($1,195); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Altoona, PA MSA ($1,138); Gettysburg, PA MSA ($1,374); Chambersburg, PA MSA ($1,379); State College, PA MSA ($1,406) . 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $863/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,028/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,252/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,766/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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 | $863/mo | $777/mo | $949/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,028/mo | $925/mo | $1,131/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,252/mo | $1,127/mo | $1,377/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,631/mo | $1,468/mo | $1,794/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,766/mo | $1,589/mo | $1,943/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,252/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,127–$1,377/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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
- $1,252
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +11.5%
- from FY2025 $1,123
- Span change
- +42.8%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $877/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,008/mo | +14.9% |
| 2024 | $1,039/mo | +3.1% |
| 2025 | $1,123/mo | +8.1% |
| 2026 | $1,252/mo | +11.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $957/mo → 30.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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):
- Allentown Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of York
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY HSG AUTHORITY
- Chester Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BUTLER
- Harrisburg Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE
- Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin
- Housing Authority of the County of Chester
Full near-amount ladder
- Fayetteville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,251
- Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,254
- Grand Junction, CO MSA · $1,249
- Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA · $1,257
- Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA · $1,246
- Goldsboro, NC MSA · $1,244
- Jackson, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,260
- Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,244
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,242
What to do with this FMR desk
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,252/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+42.8% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.8% 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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