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Highest median rent, Pennsylvania cities · 1990

Pennsylvania cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 248 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,001−22%

02Whitfield, PAPA5,226$1,000+21%

03Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$915−7%

04Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$914−19%

05Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$896−24%

06Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$853−28%

07Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$838−11%

08Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$830−9%

09Spring House, PAPA5,137$747−38%

10Exton, PAPA6,772$743−25%

11Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$733−7%

12Willow Street, PAPA9,647$711−43%

13Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$702−29%

14King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$683−24%

15Paoli, PAPA6,362$678−20%

16Audubon, PAPA9,229$673−19%

17Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$672−34%

18Horsham, PAPA16,005$654−18%

19Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$649−17%

20Harleysville, PAPA9,090$648−18%

21Richboro, PAPA6,963$643−38%

22Doylestown, PAPA8,330$640−17%

23Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$632−30%

24Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$628−22%

25Broomall, PAPA10,679$621−21%

26Levittown, PAPA50,926$616−15%

27Ardmore, PAPA13,909$611−25%

28Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$610−23%

29Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$606−14%

30Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$599−24%

31Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$588−17%

32Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$588−46%

33Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$583−16%

34Shiloh, PAPA11,246$573−15%

35Schlusser, PAPA5,402$572−7%

36Oreland, PAPA5,953$563−19%

37Ambler, PAPA6,840$563−23%

38Glenside, PAPA7,659$563−19%

39Folcroft, PAPA6,780$561−20%

40Morrisville, PAPA9,665$560−14%

41Fullerton, PAPA16,724$557−16%

42Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$554−17%

43Downingtown, PAPA8,384$552−23%

44Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$550−22%

45Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$546−19%

46Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$545−12%

47West Chester, PAPA19,591$544−21%

48Hatboro, PAPA8,593$538−18%

49Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$535−17%

50Lansdale, PAPA18,986$533−21%

51Churchville, PAPA6,084$530−72%

52Media, PAPA5,920$528−19%

53Croydon, PAPA9,684$525−12%

54Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$525−25%

55Yeadon, PAPA12,320$523−13%

56Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$520−24%

57Folsom, PAPA8,671$520−24%

58Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$518−17%

59Collegeville, PAPA5,287$516−24%

60Wilson, PAPA8,159$516−11%

61Glenolden, PAPA7,217$514−18%

62Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$513−19%

63Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$513−20%

64Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$513−20%

65Plum, PAPA26,225$511−24%

66Souderton, PAPA7,288$511−17%

67Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$509−24%

68East York, PAPA9,388$506−25%

69Linglestown, PAPA6,957$506−24%

70Norristown, PAPA35,911$504−20%

71Perkasie, PAPA9,312$504−16%

72Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$502−20%

73Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$501−22%

74East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$500−24%

75Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$500−22%

76Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$500−24%

77Hershey, PAPA14,242$495−25%

78State College, PAPA40,844$490−18%

79Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$486−16%

80Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$482−27%

81Emmaus, PAPA12,514$481−23%

82Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$480−24%

83Enola, PAPA6,534$477−21%

84New Freedom, PAPA5,116$474−29%

85Middletown, PAPA7,628$474−31%

86Millersville, PAPA9,280$473−29%

87Bristol, PAPA9,970$468−23%

88Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$466−16%

89Quakertown, PAPA9,235$462−27%

90Darby, PAPA10,666$461−22%

91Easton, PAPA30,402$460−17%

92Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$459−27%

93New Holland, PAPA5,754$459−25%

94Park Forest, PAPA8,624$459−24%

95Progress, PAPA11,017$459−20%

96Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$455−21%

97Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$453−19%

98Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$452−21%

99Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$450−24%

100Pottstown, PAPA23,322$449−17%

101Parkville, PAPA8,128$449−16%

102Collingdale, PAPA8,898$446−29%

103Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$446−20%

104Nazareth, PAPA6,091$446−25%

105Oakmont, PAPA6,576$446−23%

106Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$442−17%

107Middletown, PAPA9,776$442−17%

108Shillington, PAPA5,542$440−21%

109Coatesville, PAPA13,283$435−20%

110Allentown, PAPA126,044$434−20%

111White Oak, PAPA7,286$433−24%

112Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$432−15%

113Lititz, PAPA9,689$431−24%

114Ephrata, PAPA13,647$430−18%

115Norwood, PAPA5,927$430−22%

116Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$429−19%

117Hellertown, PAPA6,138$429−24%

118Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$427−21%

119New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$426−18%

120Oxford, PAPA5,887$422−20%

121Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$420−25%

122Bangor, PAPA5,118$417−19%

123Crafton, PAPA5,790$415−19%

124Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$413−20%

125West View, PAPA6,355$408−25%

126Dormont, PAPA7,816$405−22%

127Red Lion, PAPA6,523$405−17%

128Edinboro, PAPA5,790$402−23%

129Swissvale, PAPA8,197$402−18%

130Northampton, PAPA10,570$401−16%

131Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$401−26%

132Economy, PAPA9,098$398−30%

133Chester, PAPA33,996$392−28%

134Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$392−19%

135Carlisle, PAPA22,693$391−20%

136Carnegie, PAPA7,777$391−19%

137Lancaster, PAPA58,366$390−20%

138Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$389−24%

139Baldwin, PAPA20,516$388−25%

140Hermitage, PAPA16,308$387−27%

141Bellevue, PAPA7,888$386−22%

142Palmyra, PAPA7,762$383−18%

143Brentwood, PAPA9,597$382−28%

144Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$382−27%

145Rutherford, PAPA6,890$380−28%

146Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$380−26%

147Steelton, PAPA6,328$377−23%

148Hanover, PAPA16,684$375−24%

149Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$373−21%

150Kingston, PAPA13,462$373−26%

151Whitehall, PAPA14,521$373−23%

152Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$371−23%

153Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$370−26%

154Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$368−26%

155Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$366−16%

156Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$363−25%

157Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$363−24%

158Sayre, PAPA5,328$359−16%

159Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$358−22%

160Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$357−34%

161Columbia, PAPA10,314$357−25%

162York, PAPA45,342$357−19%

163South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$353−28%

164Reading, PAPA95,832$352−23%

165Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$350−25%

166Blakely, PAPA6,611$349−19%

167Grove City, PAPA7,694$348−27%

168Palmerton, PAPA5,615$347−26%

169Indiana, PAPA14,697$346−23%

170Dunmore, PAPA14,249$344−23%

171Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$343−30%

172Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$338−22%

173Berwick, PAPA10,297$335−24%

174Exeter, PAPA5,587$333−29%

175Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$331−20%

176Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$327−30%

177West York, PAPA5,110$326−26%

178DuBois, PAPA7,254$325−18%

179Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$325−23%

180Archbald, PAPA7,598$324−35%

181Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$323−26%

182Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$323−27%

183Moosic, PAPA5,989$322−33%

184Williamsport, PAPA27,384$322−24%

185Monaca, PAPA5,456$321−19%

186Washington, PAPA13,377$321−24%

187Scranton, PAPA75,514$320−25%

188Lehighton, PAPA5,232$318−30%

189Old Forge, PAPA8,640$317−31%

190Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$317−23%

191Erie, PAPA91,838$314−26%

192Greenville, PAPA5,406$314−20%

193West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$314−30%

194Lebanon, PAPA26,479$312−24%

195Jeannette, PAPA8,489$308−21%

196Greensburg, PAPA14,462$307−27%

197Butler, PAPA12,879$306−26%

198Hazleton, PAPA30,286$306−25%

199Milton, PAPA6,457$306−29%

200Oil City, PAPA9,301$306−18%

201Corry, PAPA5,993$305−22%

202St. Marys, PAPA12,253$305−33%

203Olyphant, PAPA5,390$303−25%

204Warren, PAPA9,046$303−24%

205Munhall, PAPA10,253$301−25%

206Sunbury, PAPA9,495$298−22%

207Dickson City, PAPA5,976$297−35%

208Meadville, PAPA12,230$297−26%

209Titusville, PAPA5,112$297−23%

210Bradford, PAPA7,442$296−29%

211Latrobe, PAPA7,826$296−23%

212Pittston, PAPA7,715$296−27%

213Duryea, PAPA5,157$295−31%

214Uniontown, PAPA9,434$294−20%

215Franklin, PAPA5,899$293−24%

216Sharon, PAPA12,648$293−27%

217Ambridge, PAPA6,944$291−29%

218Duquesne, PAPA5,019$288−16%

219Taylor, PAPA6,232$288−30%

220New Brighton, PAPA5,503$287−30%

221Altoona, PAPA42,347$285−25%

222Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$285−27%

223Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$284−28%

224Clairton, PAPA5,876$283−35%

225Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$283−27%

226Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$283−30%

227Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$283−29%

228Clearfield, PAPA5,753$282−21%

229McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$282−28%

230Somerset, PAPA5,815$282−26%

231New Kensington, PAPA11,759$281−29%

232Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$280−31%

233McKeesport, PAPA16,907$280−27%

234Plymouth, PAPA5,801$279−34%

235Carbondale, PAPA8,731$276−27%

236West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$276−23%

237New Castle, PAPA21,175$274−25%

238Lewistown, PAPA8,385$271−27%

239Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$271−27%

240Pottsville, PAPA13,170$270−17%

241Connellsville, PAPA6,574$268−21%

242Tyrone, PAPA5,226$266−27%

243Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$264−26%

244Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$263−34%

245Shamokin, PAPA6,764$246−22%

246Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$241−32%

247Monessen, PAPA6,657$240−35%

248Johnstown, PAPA17,654$239−25%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES