ZIP 18211 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 18211 in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA FMR area.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

$1,020Efficiency
$1,2101 bedroom
$1,4802 bedrooms
$1,8803 bedrooms
$1,9804 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,020$918$1,122$1,302
1 bedroom$1,210$1,089$1,331$1,519
2 bedrooms$1,480$1,332$1,628$1,839
3 bedrooms$1,880$1,692$2,068$2,306
4 bedrooms$1,980$1,782$2,178$2,482

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

Schuylkill County, PA

$1,020Efficiency
$1,2101 bedroom
$1,4802 bedrooms
$1,8803 bedrooms
$1,9804 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,020$918$1,122$744
1 bedroom$1,210$1,089$1,331$816
2 bedrooms$1,480$1,332$1,628$1,068
3 bedrooms$1,880$1,692$2,068$1,392
4 bedrooms$1,980$1,782$2,178$1,443

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

Income in ZIP 18211

$80,619average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$54,485average salaries and wages per return
720tax returns filed
22%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00025.0%
$25,000 to $50,00018.1%
$50,000 to $75,00013.9%
$75,000 to $100,00012.5%
$100,000 to $200,00023.6%
$200,000 or more6.9%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 8.3% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 18211?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 18211 (Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA) are $1,020 efficiency, $1,210 one bedroom, $1,480 two bedrooms, $1,880 three and $1,980 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 18211?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,332 to $1,628.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 18211?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 18211 reported an average adjusted gross income of $80,619 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $17,760 a year, or 22% of that income.