Lancaster, PA: 2-bedroom payment standards across 60 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Lancaster, PA MSA range from $1,260 to $2,190 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.33× the 10th — a gap of $422 a month — which ranks 148th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

ZIP-level standards are optional here. Lancaster, 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.

$1,530

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 60 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,683 at 110%.

$422

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,269 to $1,691).

11.7%

of the area's ZIP codes (7 of 60) sit above $1,683 — 110% of the area median.

Highest-rent ZIP codes in Lancaster, PA

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 60 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 60 of 60 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	17584	$2,190	$1,971–$2,409	above 110%
2	17505	$2,140	$1,926–$2,354	above 110%
3	17551	$2,000	$1,800–$2,200	above 110%
4	17568	$1,830	$1,647–$2,013	above 110%
5	17601	$1,740	$1,566–$1,914	above 110%
6	17529	$1,700	$1,530–$1,870	above 110%
7	17519	$1,690	$1,521–$1,859	above 110%
8	17520	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	108%
9	17576	$1,650	$1,485–$1,815	108%
10	17535	$1,640	$1,476–$1,804	107%
11	17540	$1,630	$1,467–$1,793	107%
12	17504	$1,610	$1,449–$1,771	105%
13	17602	$1,610	$1,449–$1,771	105%
14	17603	$1,610	$1,449–$1,771	105%
15	17563	$1,600	$1,440–$1,760	105%
16	17582	$1,590	$1,431–$1,749	104%
17	17506	$1,570	$1,413–$1,727	103%
18	17554	$1,560	$1,404–$1,716	102%
19	17543	$1,550	$1,395–$1,705	101%
20	17606	$1,550	$1,395–$1,705	101%
21	17552	$1,540	$1,386–$1,694	101%
22	17503	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
23	17521	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
24	17528	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
25	17533	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
26	17537	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
27	17564	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
28	17567	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
29	17575	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
30	17580	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
31	17585	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
32	17604	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
33	17605	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
34	17608	$1,530	$1,377–$1,683	100%
35	17534	$1,520	$1,368–$1,672	99%
36	17022	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	98%
37	17570	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	98%
38	17557	$1,470	$1,323–$1,617	96%
39	17565	$1,460	$1,314–$1,606	95%
40	17516	$1,420	$1,278–$1,562	93%
41	17501	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	92%
42	17508	$1,390	$1,251–$1,529	91%
43	17566	$1,390	$1,251–$1,529	91%
44	17579	$1,380	$1,242–$1,518	90%
45	17517	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	89%
46	17562	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	88%
47	17547	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	88%
48	17550	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	88%
49	17560	$1,330	$1,197–$1,463	87%
50	17512	$1,310	$1,179–$1,441	86%
51	17518	$1,300	$1,170–$1,430	85%
52	17522	$1,290	$1,161–$1,419	84%
53	17509	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	84%
54	17507	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	83%
55	17502	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	82%
56	17532	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	82%
57	17538	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	82%
58	17572	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	82%
59	17578	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	82%
60	17581	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	82%

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 Lancaster, PA compares

Its internal spread of 1.33× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 148 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 1.17×. 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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