What is the Fair Market Rent in Bensalem Township, PA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 19020, which covers Bensalem Township, is $2,150 a month.

Across the whole Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA the two-bedroom figure is $1,860.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Bensalem Township is $1,684 (±$44), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 19020.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,860
2 bedrooms, ZIP 19020: $2,150

Fair Market Rents for Bensalem Township, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA (whole area)	$1,438	$1,558	$1,860	$2,216	$2,445	—
ZIP 19020	$1,660	$1,800	$2,150	$2,560	$2,830	$1,622

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

The figures for Bensalem Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Andalusia, Cornwells Heights, Eddington.

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Questions about Bensalem Township

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Bensalem Township?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA is $1,860, and the Small Area figure for 19020 is $2,150.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 19020?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 19020 is $2,150 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,622 (±$38).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Bensalem Township?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 19020 is $1,800 a month, against $1,558 across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.