Reading, PA
Reading, PA Rental Market Data (2026)
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HUD Fair Market Rent (FY2026) for the Reading, PA MSA, the HUD area that includes Berks County, PA: $1,575 a month for a 2-bedroom unit and $1,937 for a 3-bedroom unit. Fair Market Rent is HUD's estimate of the 40th-percentile gross rent for standard-quality rental units in an area, used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher program: a percentile, not an average of current asking rents (HUD). At a stated $265,000 price with the 3-bedroom FMR as a placeholder rent, TrueCap's sample underwrite below comes to −$302/mo cash flow, a 5.2% cap rate, and a 0.85 DSCR. A specific Reading property runs on its own price, rent, tax bill, and insurance.
Reading HUD Fair Market Rent (FY2026)
HUD Fair Market Rent (FY2026) for the Reading, PA MSA, the HUD area that includes Berks County, PA. It is an area benchmark, not what a specific unit rents for: compare it with current leases for the address. HUD's FY2026 page for this area shows every bedroom size.
| Bedrooms | FY2025 / month | FY2026 / month |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | $1,353 | $1,575 |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,689 | $1,937 |
What the HUD FMR pencils to
Sample underwrite at a stated $265,000 price with the HUD 3-bedroom FMR as a placeholder rent — not a listing. TrueCap ran its sample deal with $1,937/mo of rent and every other assumption unchanged.
- Monthly cash flow
- −$302/mo
- Cap rate
- 5.2%
- DSCR
- 0.85
Assumptions: $265,000 price, $1,937/mo rent (HUD FMR, 3 bedrooms), 20% down, 6.6% rate, 30-year loan, 3% closing costs, 1.49% property tax, 0.5% insurance, 5% vacancy, 8% management, 5% maintenance, 5% CapEx reserve. Change any of them in the analyzer and the numbers move with you.
Reading rental data: common questions
What is HUD's Fair Market Rent for Reading, PA in FY2026?
HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Reading, PA MSA, the HUD area that includes Berks County, PA, is $1,575 a month for a 2-bedroom unit and $1,937 for a 3-bedroom unit.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent documentation: Reading, PA MSA, retrieved September 28, 2026
How did Reading's HUD Fair Market Rent change from FY2025 to FY2026?
For the Reading, PA MSA, the 2-bedroom figure went from $1,353 in FY2025 to $1,575 in FY2026 (+$222, +16.4%), and the 3-bedroom figure went from $1,689 in FY2025 to $1,937 in FY2026 (+$248, +14.7%).
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent documentation: Reading, PA MSA, retrieved September 28, 2026
What do 12 months of HUD Fair Market Rent come to in Reading?
At HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Reading, PA MSA, 12 months come to $18,900 for a 2-bedroom unit and $23,244 for a 3-bedroom unit.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent documentation: Reading, PA MSA, retrieved September 28, 2026
Sources & methodology
Data as of HUD FY2026 (retrieved July 13, 2026).
HUD figures come from HUD's published tables for the area. The sample underwrite runs TrueCap's sample deal through the analyzer's own math.
- HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent documentation: Reading, PA MSA, retrieved September 28, 2026
- HUD Fair Market Rents: definition and uses (huduser.gov), retrieved September 27, 2026
Reviewed by the TrueCap team. See our full methodology.
Three things to verify locally
- Property tax bill. Pull the parcel's current bill from the county assessor or treasurer, and check whether a sale changes the assessment. The sample above uses 1.49% of price; enter the Reading bill instead.
- Rental licensing and permits. Check whether Reading requires a rental license, registration, inspection, or certificate of occupancy for the address, and budget any fees before you close.
- Insurance quotes. Get a written landlord-policy quote for the specific property, with wind, hail, or flood coverage where the property needs it, and enter that premium instead of a default.
For Pennsylvania data, see the Pennsylvania guide.
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