Pennsylvania & Minnesota Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Pennsylvania ($1,501 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Pennsylvania, Minnesota share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to both states.

Pennsylvania Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Pennsylvania ($1,501 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Pennsylvania at a glance

Figure	Pennsylvania	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,501	[1]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$1,239	[1]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$1,939	[1]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,501	[2]

[1] [2] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

Pennsylvania highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Pennsylvania, ranked 27 of 50. Median $1,504.

Pennsylvania voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Pennsylvania payment standards (2BR $1,501).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$939	$1,089	$1,351	$1,789	$2,062
$650	$894	$1,044	$1,306	$1,744	$2,017
$800	$849	$999	$1,261	$1,699	$1,972
$950	$804	$954	$1,216	$1,654	$1,927
$1,100	$759	$909	$1,171	$1,609	$1,882
$1,250	$714	$864	$1,126	$1,564	$1,837
$1,400	$669	$819	$1,081	$1,519	$1,792
$1,550	$624	$774	$1,036	$1,474	$1,747
$1,700	$579	$729	$991	$1,429	$1,702
$1,850	$534	$684	$946	$1,384	$1,657
$2,000	$489	$639	$901	$1,339	$1,612
$2,200	$429	$579	$841	$1,279	$1,552
$2,400	$369	$519	$781	$1,219	$1,492
$2,650	$294	$444	$706	$1,144	$1,417
$2,900	$219	$369	$631	$1,069	$1,342
$3,200	$129	$279	$541	$979	$1,252
$3,600	$9	$159	$421	$859	$1,132
$4,000	$0	$39	$301	$739	$1,012

Worked figures for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$1,261	$1,501
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$1,201	$1,501
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$1,141	$1,501
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$1,051	$1,501
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$961	$1,501
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$871	$1,501
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$781	$1,501
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$691	$1,501
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$601	$1,501
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$451	$1,501

How Pennsylvania compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Pennsylvania ranks #27 of 50 at $1,501 — essentially at the national median. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#25	Georgia	$1,551
#26	Minnesota	$1,504
#27	Pennsylvania	$1,501
#28	Idaho	$1,410
#29	North Carolina	$1,410

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Pennsylvania:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	$1,765	+17.6%
Oregon	$1,738	+15.8%
Virginia	$1,735	+15.6%
Nevada	$1,733	+15.5%
Arizona	$1,709	+13.9%
Vermont	$1,684	+12.2%
Maine	$1,681	+12.0%
Delaware	$1,675	+11.6%
Alaska	$1,591	+6.0%
Utah	$1,582	+5.4%
Illinois	$1,579	+5.2%
Texas	$1,557	+3.7%

Pennsylvania questions, answered with Pennsylvania numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Pennsylvania?▾

HUD sets Pennsylvania's two-bedroom FMR at $1,501 a month ($1,239 for one bedroom, $1,939 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $961 against a $1,501 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does Pennsylvania's FMR compare with market rent?▾

Pennsylvania's $1,501 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,501, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

Other mid-cost fmr areas

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Pennsylvania figures only — verify with the relevant Pennsylvania agency before acting. How this is calculated.