Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 58 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,360 to $2,430 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.46× the 10th — a gap of $619 a month — which ranks 79th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

ZIP-level standards are optional here. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA is not one of HUD's 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so a housing authority may set one payment standard for the whole area, or adopt ZIP-level exception standards of up to 110% of a ZIP's published SAFMR. Where a single area-wide standard is used, the 13 ZIP codes below marked "above 110%" sit above the highest ceiling that basic policy reaches. Confirm what applies with the PHA that issued the voucher.

$1,555

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 58 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,711 at 110%.

$619

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,360 to $1,979).

22.4%

of the area's ZIP codes (13 of 58) sit above $1,711 — 110% of the area median.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 58 ZIPs

Every ZIP code, ranked

The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.

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Showing 58 of 58 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	18069	$2,430	$2,187–$2,673	above 110%
2	18034	$2,380	$2,142–$2,618	above 110%
3	18045	$2,230	$2,007–$2,453	above 110%
4	18046	$2,210	$1,989–$2,431	above 110%
5	18106	$2,090	$1,881–$2,299	above 110%
6	18104	$2,000	$1,800–$2,200	above 110%
7	18017	$1,970	$1,773–$2,167	above 110%
8	18020	$1,910	$1,719–$2,101	above 110%
9	18351	$1,860	$1,674–$2,046	above 110%
10	18040	$1,820	$1,638–$2,002	above 110%
11	18072	$1,810	$1,629–$1,991	above 110%
12	18018	$1,750	$1,575–$1,925	above 110%
13	18052	$1,730	$1,557–$1,903	above 110%
14	18002	$1,690	$1,521–$1,859	109%
15	18016	$1,690	$1,521–$1,859	109%
16	18043	$1,690	$1,521–$1,859	109%
17	18044	$1,690	$1,521–$1,859	109%
18	18015	$1,660	$1,494–$1,826	107%
19	18103	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	106%
20	18105	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	106%
21	18195	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	106%
22	18049	$1,630	$1,467–$1,793	105%
23	18101	$1,620	$1,458–$1,782	104%
24	18254	$1,620	$1,458–$1,782	104%
25	18083	$1,610	$1,449–$1,771	104%
26	18109	$1,600	$1,440–$1,760	103%
27	18053	$1,590	$1,431–$1,749	102%
28	18037	$1,570	$1,413–$1,727	101%
29	18067	$1,570	$1,413–$1,727	101%
30	18064	$1,540	$1,386–$1,694	99%
31	18035	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	98%
32	18087	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	98%
33	18086	$1,510	$1,359–$1,661	97%
34	18088	$1,510	$1,359–$1,661	97%
35	18102	$1,510	$1,359–$1,661	97%
36	18038	$1,480	$1,332–$1,628	95%
37	18059	$1,480	$1,332–$1,628	95%
38	18078	$1,480	$1,332–$1,628	95%
39	18085	$1,480	$1,332–$1,628	95%
40	18063	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	95%
41	18624	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	95%
42	18051	$1,420	$1,278–$1,562	91%
43	18343	$1,420	$1,278–$1,562	91%
44	18013	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	91%
45	18014	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	91%
46	18032	$1,400	$1,260–$1,540	90%
47	18230	$1,390	$1,251–$1,529	89%
48	18012	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
49	18030	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
50	18065	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
51	18066	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
52	18079	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
53	18080	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
54	18212	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
55	18229	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
56	18232	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
57	18235	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%
58	18244	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	87%

Heads up: The figure above is the HUD Fair Market Rent. Your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) sets the actual payment standard — usually between 90% and 110% of it — so confirm your exact amount with the PHA that issued the voucher.

How Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA compares

Its internal spread of 1.46× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 79 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.20×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. See the full ranking and how it was measured →

A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.

This page shows official HUD Fair Market Rent data for general educational use — it is not legal, financial, or housing advice, and is not a guarantee of any voucher amount. Your local Public Housing Authority sets the actual payment standard and approves rents. Always confirm with your PHA and the official HUD FMR data.

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