ZIP 19344 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 19344 in the Lancaster, PA MSA FMR area.

Lancaster, PA MSA

$1,200Efficiency
$1,3001 bedroom
$1,5602 bedrooms
$1,8603 bedrooms
$2,0504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,200$1,080$1,320$1,152
1 bedroom$1,300$1,170$1,430$1,256
2 bedrooms$1,560$1,404$1,716$1,553
3 bedrooms$1,860$1,674$2,046$1,978
4 bedrooms$2,050$1,845$2,255$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

$1,200Efficiency
$1,3001 bedroom
$1,5602 bedrooms
$1,8603 bedrooms
$2,0504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,200$1,080$1,320$1,438
1 bedroom$1,300$1,170$1,430$1,558
2 bedrooms$1,560$1,404$1,716$1,860
3 bedrooms$1,860$1,674$2,046$2,216
4 bedrooms$2,050$1,845$2,255$2,445

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

Income in ZIP 19344

$77,209average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$47,726average salaries and wages per return
6,220tax returns filed
24%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00026.4%
$25,000 to $50,00021.4%
$50,000 to $75,00016.2%
$75,000 to $100,00011.4%
$100,000 to $200,00019.0%
$200,000 or more5.6%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 19344?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 19344 (Lancaster, PA MSA) are $1,200 efficiency, $1,300 one bedroom, $1,560 two bedrooms, $1,860 three and $2,050 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 19344?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,404 to $1,716.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 19344?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 19344 reported an average adjusted gross income of $77,209 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $18,720 a year, or 24% of that income.