Rents are 8% below what Lock Haven's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $988 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Lock Haven is 8.7% below its high of $1,082 in January 2026, at $988 as of September 2026.
Rent in Lock Haven changed -2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($46,102) is $1,153 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,020); a 3-bedroom is $1,270.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lock Haven. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Lock Haven, PA is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 24.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lock Haven, PA has changed in 5 years
Median household income climbed from $37,662 to $46,102 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.4% shift. The renter share has eased from 69.4% to 61.5%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 21.4% to 24.6% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lock Haven is $988/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $810/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,020/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $820/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,270/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($46,102/yr), Lock Haven ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.3% over the past year.
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At $988/mo, rent takes ~26% of Lock Haven's median household income ($46,102/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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