ZIP 17021 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 17021 in the Chambersburg, PA MSA FMR area.

Chambersburg, PA MSA

$890Efficiency

$9501 bedroom

$1,2302 bedrooms

$1,5503 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$890	$801	$979	$923
1 bedroom	$950	$855	$1,045	$1,071
2 bedrooms	$1,230	$1,107	$1,353	$1,325
3 bedrooms	$1,550	$1,395	$1,705	$1,770
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$1,900

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA

$890Efficiency

$9501 bedroom

$1,2302 bedrooms

$1,5503 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$890	$801	$979	$1,166
1 bedroom	$950	$855	$1,045	$1,285
2 bedrooms	$1,230	$1,107	$1,353	$1,598
3 bedrooms	$1,550	$1,395	$1,705	$2,055
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$2,100

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Huntingdon County, PA

$890Efficiency

$9501 bedroom

$1,2302 bedrooms

$1,5503 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$890	$801	$979	$822
1 bedroom	$950	$855	$1,045	$892
2 bedrooms	$1,230	$1,107	$1,353	$1,014
3 bedrooms	$1,550	$1,395	$1,705	$1,404
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$1,695

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Juniata County, PA

$890Efficiency

$9501 bedroom

$1,2302 bedrooms

$1,5503 bedrooms

$1,7904 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$890	$801	$979	$732
1 bedroom	$950	$855	$1,045	$780
2 bedrooms	$1,230	$1,107	$1,353	$1,014
3 bedrooms	$1,550	$1,395	$1,705	$1,270
4 bedrooms	$1,790	$1,611	$1,969	$1,495

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 17021

$58,780average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$39,598average salaries and wages per return

410tax returns filed

25%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	31.7%
$25,000 to $50,000	26.8%
$50,000 to $75,000	19.5%
$75,000 to $100,000	9.8%
$100,000 to $200,000	12.2%
$200,000 or more	0.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 14.6% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 17021?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 17021 (Chambersburg, PA MSA) are $890 efficiency, $950 one bedroom, $1,230 two bedrooms, $1,550 three and $1,790 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 17021?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,107 to $1,353.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 17021?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 17021 reported an average adjusted gross income of $58,780 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $14,760 a year, or 25% of that income.