Lawrence County, PA

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Lawrence County are New Castle, New Wilmington, West Middlesex, and Volant. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Lawrence County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Lawrence County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Lawrence County compare?

Lawrence County ($955) has a 17.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Pennsylvania ($1,158) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Lawrence County is rank 42nd out of 67 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 41 other counties. Lawrence County is the 26th cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Lawrence County, PA

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$655
studio
$728
1-Bedroom
$955
2-Bedroom
$1,338
3-Bedroom
$1,520
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$702
studio
$781
1-Bedroom
$1,024
2-Bedroom
$1,435
3-Bedroom
$1,630
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
16142 $660 $700 $910 $1,270 $1,420
16143 $650 $700 $910 $1,270 $1,430
16156 $730 $790 $1,030 $1,440 $1,620
16159 $710 $720 $910 $1,260 $1,380
16101 $620 $690 $910 $1,270 $1,450
16102 $690 $760 $1,000 $1,400 $1,590
16105 $810 $900 $1,180 $1,650 $1,880
16112 $620 $690 $910 $1,270 $1,450
16116 $640 $720 $940 $1,320 $1,500
16132 $640 $710 $930 $1,290 $1,450
16140 $670 $710 $910 $1,250 $1,390
16142 $660 $700 $910 $1,270 $1,420
16143 $650 $700 $910 $1,270 $1,430
16155 $800 $880 $1,160 $1,630 $1,850
16156 $730 $790 $1,030 $1,440 $1,620
16159 $710 $720 $910 $1,260 $1,380
16160 $620 $690 $910 $1,270 $1,450
16172 $660 $700 $910 $1,270 $1,420
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
16142 $594 $630 $819 $1,143 $1,278
16143 $585 $630 $819 $1,143 $1,287
16156 $657 $711 $927 $1,296 $1,458
16159 $639 $648 $819 $1,134 $1,242
16101 $558 $621 $819 $1,143 $1,305
16102 $621 $684 $900 $1,260 $1,431
16105 $729 $810 $1,062 $1,485 $1,692
16112 $558 $621 $819 $1,143 $1,305
16116 $576 $648 $846 $1,188 $1,350
16132 $576 $639 $837 $1,161 $1,305
16140 $603 $639 $819 $1,125 $1,251
16142 $594 $630 $819 $1,143 $1,278
16143 $585 $630 $819 $1,143 $1,287
16155 $720 $792 $1,044 $1,467 $1,665
16156 $657 $711 $927 $1,296 $1,458
16159 $639 $648 $819 $1,134 $1,242
16160 $558 $621 $819 $1,143 $1,305
16172 $594 $630 $819 $1,143 $1,278
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
16142 $726 $770 $1,001 $1,397 $1,562
16143 $715 $770 $1,001 $1,397 $1,573
16156 $803 $869 $1,133 $1,584 $1,782
16159 $781 $792 $1,001 $1,386 $1,518
16101 $682 $759 $1,001 $1,397 $1,595
16102 $759 $836 $1,100 $1,540 $1,749
16105 $891 $990 $1,298 $1,815 $2,068
16112 $682 $759 $1,001 $1,397 $1,595
16116 $704 $792 $1,034 $1,452 $1,650
16132 $704 $781 $1,023 $1,419 $1,595
16140 $737 $781 $1,001 $1,375 $1,529
16142 $726 $770 $1,001 $1,397 $1,562
16143 $715 $770 $1,001 $1,397 $1,573
16155 $880 $968 $1,276 $1,793 $2,035
16156 $803 $869 $1,133 $1,584 $1,782
16159 $781 $792 $1,001 $1,386 $1,518
16160 $682 $759 $1,001 $1,397 $1,595
16172 $726 $770 $1,001 $1,397 $1,562

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania: New Castle, New Wilmington, West Middlesex, Volant, Edinburg, Pulaski, Bessemer, West Pittsburg, Hillsville, New Bedford, and Villa Maria.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania: 16101, 16105, 16102, 16142, 16159, 16156, 16116, 16143, 16112, 16160, 16108, 16132, 16140, 16155, and 16172.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.