What is the Fair Market Rent in Lower Merion Township, PA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $2,090 to $2,620 a month across the 8 ZIP codes that cover Lower Merion Township.

By ZIP code: 19004 $2,300, 19035 $2,530, 19066 $2,330, 19096 $2,620, 19072 $2,440, 19003 $2,090, 19010 $2,420, 19085 $2,520.

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 Lower Merion Township is $2,169 (±$86), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 19004.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,860
2 bedrooms, ZIP 19004: $2,300
2 bedrooms, ZIP 19035: $2,530
2 bedrooms, ZIP 19066: $2,330

Fair Market Rents for Lower Merion 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 19004	$1,780	$1,930	$2,300	$2,740	$3,020	$1,863
ZIP 19035	$1,960	$2,120	$2,530	$3,010	$3,330	$3,500 or more
ZIP 19066	$1,810	$1,950	$2,330	$2,780	$3,070	$2,206
ZIP 19096 (95% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$2,030	$2,190	$2,620	$3,120	$3,440	$1,969
ZIP 19072 (84% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,890	$2,040	$2,440	$2,910	$3,210	$1,896
ZIP 19003 (46% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,620	$1,750	$2,090	$2,490	$2,750	$1,706
ZIP 19010 (45% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,870	$2,030	$2,420	$2,880	$3,180	$1,918
ZIP 19085 (43% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,950	$2,120	$2,520	$3,000	$3,320	—

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 Lower Merion Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Bryn Mawr, Merion Station, Penn Wynne, Rosemont, Wynnewood.

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Questions about Lower Merion Township

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Lower Merion 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 19004 is $2,300.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 19004?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 19004 is $2,300 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,863 (±$255).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 19035?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 19035 is $2,530 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $3,500 or more.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 19066?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 19066 is $2,330 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $2,206 (±$753).

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

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 19004 is $1,930 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.