Below-median FMR - Williamsport, PA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Williamsport, PA MSA is $1,195/month - 37th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#147 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 34.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Lycoming County .
Lower-half placement for Williamsport, PA MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area; Midland, MI MSA; Rome, GA MSA; Valdosta, GA MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HUD Metro FMR Area, Ansonia town, CT Exception Area, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Vineland, NJ MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA .
PA-state FMR neighbors for Williamsport, PA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside PA: Erie, PA MSA ($1,212); Altoona, PA MSA ($1,138); Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA ($1,252); Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,299); York-Hanover, PA MSA ($1,335); Johnstown, PA MSA ($1,035); 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 Williamsport, PA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $824/mo |
| 1-BR | $995/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,195/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,586/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,737/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Williamsport, 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 Williamsport, 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 | $824/mo | $742/mo | $906/mo |
| 1-BR | $995/mo | $896/mo | $1,095/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,195/mo | $1,076/mo | $1,315/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,586/mo | $1,427/mo | $1,745/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,737/mo | $1,563/mo | $1,911/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Williamsport, PA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,195/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,076–$1,315/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Williamsport, 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
- $1,195
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.2%
- from FY2025 $1,125
- Span change
- +35.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $885/mo | - |
| 2023 | $968/mo | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $1,082/mo | +11.8% |
| 2025 | $1,125/mo | +4.0% |
| 2026 | $1,195/mo | +6.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Williamsport, PA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $887/mo → 34.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Williamsport, 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):
- Housing Authority of the County of Lebanon
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAVER
- Wayne County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Berks
- Centre County Housing Authority
- Lackawanna County Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the County of Lycoming
- Schuylkill County Housing Authority
- Reading Housing Authority
- Adams County Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Columbia County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,195
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,199
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,187
- Springfield, IL MSA · $1,203
- Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,204
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
What to do with this FMR desk
Williamsport, PA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,195/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+35.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (34.7% 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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