Metro FMR · CBSA 20700 · HUD FY2025

East Stroudsburg, PA MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent for the East Stroudsburg, PA MSA metro area - 29% above the US average.

$1,183
1-bedroom FMR
$1,552
2-bedroom FMR
+29%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the East Stroudsburg, PA MSA area rents at $1,552 under HUD's FY2025 Fair Market Rent - 37% above the US average, higher than 74% of the 384 metro areas HUD tracks.

#100
priciest of 384 US metros (2BR)
+37%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$62,080
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

East Stroudsburg: #100 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $82,374, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 17.2% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places East Stroudsburg in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2025 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+0.1%, Census ACS).

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 3.8%, a tight rental market where HUD's annual FMR schedule can lag what landlords are actually asking.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $1,347/month - the FY2025 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,552 runs 15.2% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 49.6% of the 12,398 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2025 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2025 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,158/mo

16.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,183/mo

17.2% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,552/mo

22.6% of median income

3 Bedroom

$2,043/mo

29.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$2,379/mo

34.7% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·20700

East Stroudsburg: $1,183/mo 1BR · #100 of 384 metros (2BR) · FY2025 CBSA 20700

  • CBSA 20700
  • 1BR-FMR $1,183
  • 2BR-FMR $1,552
  • RANK-MID #100
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-HIGH +29%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #15 PA
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-NA Pop n/a
  • PHOTO-NEAR Altoona
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,065–$1,301
  • FY-2025 FY2025

Photo-finish peer: Altoona ($301 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where East Stroudsburg sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 384 HUD metro areas

$1,552 Top 26% higher than 74% of 384 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 54 metro areas (14%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 119 metro areas (31%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 79 metro areas (21%). Below this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 46 metro areas (12%). This entry sits in this band. $1,600–$1,800: 34 metro areas (9%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 24 metro areas (6%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 7 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 8 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

What this shows #100 of 384 HUD-tracked metro areas, 37% above the national 2-bedroom average. 45 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2025

East Stroudsburg studio–4BR schedule (FY2025) · 2BR #100 nationally

Each bedroom band is FY2025 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 20700.

Studio
$1,158
US avg $854
+36% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,183
US avg $919
+29% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,552
US avg $1,130
+37% vs US
3 Bedroom
$2,043
US avg $1,469
+39% vs US
4 Bedroom
$2,379
US avg $1,693
+41% vs US

How East Stroudsburg compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other PA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows East Stroudsburg highlighted among 5 peers · FY2025 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2025

East Stroudsburg: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs East Stroudsburg with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside PA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside PA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2025).

Knoxville
TN · 2 BR $1,548/mo
Salem
OR · 2 BR $1,543/mo
Anchorage
AK · 2 BR $1,563/mo
Modesto
CA · 2 BR $1,566/mo

Burden % · outside PA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2025).

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
WA · 22.6% of income · 2 BR $1,488/mo
Mobile
AL · 22.6% of income · 2 BR $1,094/mo
Burlington
NC · 22.7% of income · 2 BR $1,217/mo
Laredo
TX · 22.5% of income · 2 BR $1,173/mo

East Stroudsburg: quick answers

What is the average rent in the East Stroudsburg, PA MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2025 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in East Stroudsburg, PA MSA is $1,183 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,552 and a studio is $1,158.
How does East Stroudsburg, PA MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the East Stroudsburg, PA MSA metro area is 29% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,183 compared to $919 nationally.
Where does East Stroudsburg rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2025 2-bedroom FMR of $1,552 ranks #100 most expensive among 384 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
What income do I need to afford rent in East Stroudsburg, PA MSA? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $47,320 ($3,943/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in the East Stroudsburg, PA MSA area.
Is East Stroudsburg's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+0.1%, Census ACS). The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 3.8%, a tight rental market where HUD's annual FMR schedule can lag what landlords are actually asking.

Compare East Stroudsburg vs Altoona →

What this means for renters

Treat East Stroudsburg's FY2025 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2025 1-bedroom FMR of $1,183 implies about $47,320/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how East Stroudsburg stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Altoona
  • See where East Stroudsburg ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 1 county; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

Data as of FY 2025 (HUD has not published FY2026 FMR for this metro; corpus latest is FY2026). Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2025 HUD FMR $1,183/mo · 1BR PA

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