ZIP 17536 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 17536 in the Lancaster, PA MSA FMR area.

Lancaster, PA MSA

$930Efficiency
$1,0201 bedroom
$1,2602 bedrooms
$1,6003 bedrooms
$1,6604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$930$837$1,023$1,152
1 bedroom$1,020$918$1,122$1,256
2 bedrooms$1,260$1,134$1,386$1,553
3 bedrooms$1,600$1,440$1,760$1,978
4 bedrooms$1,660$1,494$1,826$2,041

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA

$930Efficiency
$1,0201 bedroom
$1,2602 bedrooms
$1,6003 bedrooms
$1,6604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$930$837$1,023$1,438
1 bedroom$1,020$918$1,122$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,260$1,134$1,386$1,860
3 bedrooms$1,600$1,440$1,760$2,216
4 bedrooms$1,660$1,494$1,826$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 17536

$71,085average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$40,180average salaries and wages per return
1,260tax returns filed
21%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00029.4%
$25,000 to $50,00020.6%
$50,000 to $75,00016.7%
$75,000 to $100,00010.3%
$100,000 to $200,00018.3%
$200,000 or more4.8%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 6.3% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 17536?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 17536 (Lancaster, PA MSA) are $930 efficiency, $1,020 one bedroom, $1,260 two bedrooms, $1,600 three and $1,660 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 17536?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,134 to $1,386.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 17536?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 17536 reported an average adjusted gross income of $71,085 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $15,120 a year, or 21% of that income.