Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 65 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA range from $1,040 to $1,880 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.46× the 10th — a gap of $488 a month — which ranks 77th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

HUD requires ZIP-level payment standards here. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is one of the 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so housing authorities in this area set payment standards from each ZIP code's own SAFMR rather than one area-wide figure. The spread below is policy, not a gap — though your PHA still chooses a figure within 90–110% of each ZIP's SAFMR, and may group ZIP codes together.

$1,370

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 65 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.

$488

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,060 to $1,548).

18.5%

of the area's ZIP codes (12 of 65) sit above $1,507 — 110% of the area median. Because ZIP-level standards are required here, that is a measure of the area's rent spread, not of ZIP codes left behind by a ceiling.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 65 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, which here simply marks the top of the area's rent range — ZIP-level standards are required in this area, so no ZIP is capped by an area-wide figure.

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Showing 65 of 65 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	17050	$1,880	$1,692–$2,068	above 110%
2	17036	$1,790	$1,611–$1,969	above 110%
3	17112	$1,750	$1,575–$1,925	above 110%
4	17110	$1,710	$1,539–$1,881	above 110%
5	17240	$1,670	$1,503–$1,837	above 110%
6	17111	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	above 110%
7	17109	$1,560	$1,404–$1,716	above 110%
8	17001	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	above 110%
9	17072	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	above 110%
10	17089	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	above 110%
11	17027	$1,520	$1,368–$1,672	above 110%
12	17097	$1,520	$1,368–$1,672	above 110%
13	17105	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
14	17106	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
15	17108	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
16	17120	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
17	17121	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
18	17122	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
19	17123	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
20	17124	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
21	17125	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
22	17126	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
23	17127	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
24	17129	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	109%
25	17015	$1,490	$1,341–$1,639	109%
26	17081	$1,490	$1,341–$1,639	109%
27	17113	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	107%
28	17057	$1,450	$1,305–$1,595	106%
29	17025	$1,430	$1,287–$1,573	104%
30	17093	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	103%
31	17102	$1,400	$1,260–$1,540	102%
32	17006	$1,390	$1,251–$1,529	101%
33	17257	$1,370	$1,233–$1,507	100%
34	17013	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	98%
35	17024	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	98%
36	17034	$1,310	$1,179–$1,441	96%
37	17005	$1,300	$1,170–$1,430	95%
38	17048	$1,300	$1,170–$1,430	95%
39	17103	$1,300	$1,170–$1,430	95%
40	17018	$1,290	$1,161–$1,419	94%
41	17104	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	92%
42	17043	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	91%
43	17101	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	91%
44	17068	$1,240	$1,116–$1,364	91%
45	17053	$1,230	$1,107–$1,353	90%
46	17241	$1,230	$1,107–$1,353	90%
47	17007	$1,220	$1,098–$1,342	89%
48	17040	$1,220	$1,098–$1,342	89%
49	17069	$1,220	$1,098–$1,342	89%
50	17065	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	88%
51	17098	$1,140	$1,026–$1,254	83%
52	17020	$1,130	$1,017–$1,243	82%
53	17307	$1,130	$1,017–$1,243	82%
54	17266	$1,100	$990–$1,210	80%
55	17324	$1,100	$990–$1,210	80%
56	17037	$1,070	$963–$1,177	78%
57	17032	$1,060	$954–$1,166	77%
58	17047	$1,060	$954–$1,166	77%
59	17061	$1,060	$954–$1,166	77%
60	17023	$1,040	$936–$1,144	76%
61	17030	$1,040	$936–$1,144	76%
62	17071	$1,040	$936–$1,144	76%
63	17074	$1,040	$936–$1,144	76%
64	17080	$1,040	$936–$1,144	76%
65	17090	$1,040	$936–$1,144	76%

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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA compares

Its internal spread of 1.46× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 77 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 1.23×. 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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