ZIP 17814 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 17814 in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA FMR area.

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

$830Efficiency

$9601 bedroom

$1,1802 bedrooms

$1,4703 bedrooms

$1,6604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$830	$747	$913	$949
1 bedroom	$960	$864	$1,056	$1,106
2 bedrooms	$1,180	$1,062	$1,298	$1,363
3 bedrooms	$1,470	$1,323	$1,617	$1,786
4 bedrooms	$1,660	$1,494	$1,826	$1,962

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

Williamsport, PA MSA

$830Efficiency

$9601 bedroom

$1,1802 bedrooms

$1,4703 bedrooms

$1,6604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$830	$747	$913	$847
1 bedroom	$960	$864	$1,056	$1,005
2 bedrooms	$1,180	$1,062	$1,298	$1,217
3 bedrooms	$1,470	$1,323	$1,617	$1,623
4 bedrooms	$1,660	$1,494	$1,826	$1,792

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

Columbia County, PA

$830Efficiency

$9601 bedroom

$1,1802 bedrooms

$1,4703 bedrooms

$1,6604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$830	$747	$913	$791
1 bedroom	$960	$864	$1,056	$926
2 bedrooms	$1,180	$1,062	$1,298	$1,136
3 bedrooms	$1,470	$1,323	$1,617	$1,370
4 bedrooms	$1,660	$1,494	$1,826	$1,559

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

Sullivan County, PA

$830Efficiency

$9601 bedroom

$1,1802 bedrooms

$1,4703 bedrooms

$1,6604 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$830	$747	$913	$749
1 bedroom	$960	$864	$1,056	$793
2 bedrooms	$1,180	$1,062	$1,298	$1,014
3 bedrooms	$1,470	$1,323	$1,617	$1,362
4 bedrooms	$1,660	$1,494	$1,826	$1,665

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

Income in ZIP 17814

$63,637average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$42,207average salaries and wages per return

2,190tax returns filed

22%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	31.1%
$25,000 to $50,000	23.7%
$50,000 to $75,000	15.5%
$75,000 to $100,000	11.0%
$100,000 to $200,000	16.0%
$200,000 or more	2.7%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 11.4% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 17814?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 17814 (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA) are $830 efficiency, $960 one bedroom, $1,180 two bedrooms, $1,470 three and $1,660 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 17814?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,062 to $1,298.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 17814?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 17814 reported an average adjusted gross income of $63,637 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $14,160 a year, or 22% of that income.