ZIP 17982 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 17982 in the Schuylkill County, PA FMR area.

$1,020Efficiency
$1,1201 bedroom
$1,4602 bedrooms
$1,9003 bedrooms
$1,9704 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,020$918$1,122$744
1 bedroom$1,120$1,008$1,232$816
2 bedrooms$1,460$1,314$1,606$1,068
3 bedrooms$1,900$1,710$2,090$1,392
4 bedrooms$1,970$1,773$2,167$1,443

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

Income in ZIP 17982

$50,158average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$35,126average salaries and wages per return
190tax returns filed
35%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00031.6%
$25,000 to $50,00021.1%
$50,000 to $75,00015.8%
$75,000 to $100,00015.8%
$100,000 to $200,00015.8%
$200,000 or more0.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 0.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 17982?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 17982 (Schuylkill County, PA) are $1,020 efficiency, $1,120 one bedroom, $1,460 two bedrooms, $1,900 three and $1,970 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 17982?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,314 to $1,606.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 17982?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 17982 reported an average adjusted gross income of $50,158 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $17,520 a year, or 35% of that income.