ZIP 17921 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 17921 in the Columbia County, PA FMR area.

Columbia County, PA

$720Efficiency

$8501 bedroom

$1,0302 bedrooms

$1,3403 bedrooms

$1,4204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$720	$648	$792	$791
1 bedroom	$850	$765	$935	$926
2 bedrooms	$1,030	$927	$1,133	$1,136
3 bedrooms	$1,340	$1,206	$1,474	$1,370
4 bedrooms	$1,420	$1,278	$1,562	$1,559

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

Schuylkill County, PA

$720Efficiency

$8501 bedroom

$1,0302 bedrooms

$1,3403 bedrooms

$1,4204 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$720	$648	$792	$744
1 bedroom	$850	$765	$935	$816
2 bedrooms	$1,030	$927	$1,133	$1,068
3 bedrooms	$1,340	$1,206	$1,474	$1,392
4 bedrooms	$1,420	$1,278	$1,562	$1,443

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

Income in ZIP 17921

$61,235average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$45,372average salaries and wages per return

3,030tax returns filed

20%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	29.7%
$25,000 to $50,000	24.1%
$50,000 to $75,000	16.8%
$75,000 to $100,000	10.6%
$100,000 to $200,000	16.2%
$200,000 or more	2.6%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 14.2% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 17921?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 17921 (Columbia County, PA) are $720 efficiency, $850 one bedroom, $1,030 two bedrooms, $1,340 three and $1,420 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 17921?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $927 to $1,133.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 17921?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 17921 reported an average adjusted gross income of $61,235 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $12,360 a year, or 20% of that income.