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Erie, PA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 35 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Erie, PA MSA range from $1,010 to $1,610 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.24× the 10th — a gap of $274 a month — which ranks 198th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

ZIP-level standards are optional here. Erie, 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 7 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.
$1,210

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 35 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,331 at 110%.

$274

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,120 to $1,394).

20.0%

of the area's ZIP codes (7 of 35) sit above $1,331 — 110% of the area median.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Erie, PA

16415$1,61016442$1,54016506$1,54016509$1,41016411$1,37016430$1,36016511$1,34016504$1,32016546$1,32016507$1,27016426$1,25016510$1,22016563$1,22016413$1,21016444$1,21016512$1,21016514$1,21016515$1,21016541$1,21016544$1,21016550$1,21016565$1,21016410$1,17016421$1,14016502$1,140area median $1,210
2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 35 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.

Showing 35 of 35 ZIP codes
# ZIP code 2 BR SAFMR ▾ Payment standard (90–110%) vs area median
116415$1,610$1,449–$1,771above 110%
216442$1,540$1,386–$1,694above 110%
316506$1,540$1,386–$1,694above 110%
416509$1,410$1,269–$1,551above 110%
516411$1,370$1,233–$1,507above 110%
616430$1,360$1,224–$1,496above 110%
716511$1,340$1,206–$1,474above 110%
816504$1,320$1,188–$1,452109%
916546$1,320$1,188–$1,452109%
1016507$1,270$1,143–$1,397105%
1116426$1,250$1,125–$1,375103%
1216510$1,220$1,098–$1,342101%
1316563$1,220$1,098–$1,342101%
1416413$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
1516444$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
1616512$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
1716514$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
1816515$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
1916541$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
2016544$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
2116550$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
2216565$1,210$1,089–$1,331100%
2316410$1,170$1,053–$1,28797%
2416421$1,140$1,026–$1,25494%
2516502$1,140$1,026–$1,25494%
2616427$1,130$1,017–$1,24393%
2716501$1,130$1,017–$1,24393%
2816503$1,130$1,017–$1,24393%
2916505$1,130$1,017–$1,24393%
3016423$1,120$1,008–$1,23293%
3116443$1,120$1,008–$1,23293%
3216508$1,120$1,008–$1,23293%
3316428$1,060$954–$1,16688%
3416417$1,010$909–$1,11183%
3516475$1,010$909–$1,11183%
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 Erie, PA compares

Its internal spread of 1.24× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 198 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 1.15×. 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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