What is the Fair Market Rent in Washington Township (Fayette County), PA?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 15438, which covers Washington Township (Fayette County), is $1,010 a month.

Across the whole Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area the two-bedroom figure is $1,389.

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Washington Township (Fayette County) is $815 (±$157), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 15438.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,389
2 bedrooms, ZIP 15438: $1,010

Fair Market Rents for Washington Township (Fayette County), 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
Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area (whole area)	$1,075	$1,146	$1,389	$1,773	$1,925	—
ZIP 15438 (33% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$780	$840	$1,010	$1,300	$1,420	$727

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 Washington Township (Fayette County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fairhope.

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Questions about Washington Township (Fayette County)

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Washington Township (Fayette County)?

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 Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,389, and the Small Area figure for 15438 is $1,010.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 15438?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 15438 is $1,010 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $727 (±$62).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Washington Township (Fayette County)?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 15438 is $840 a month, against $1,146 across the Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area.

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.