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Highest median rent, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 250 is $529.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Churchville, PAPA6,084$1,875+254%

02Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,288+29%

03Willow Street, PAPA9,647$1,239+74%

04Spring House, PAPA5,137$1,199+61%

05Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$1,190+40%

06Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$1,173+31%

07Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$1,134+24%

08Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$1,087+85%

09Richboro, PAPA6,963$1,042+62%

10Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$1,025+53%

11Exton, PAPA6,772$997+34%

12Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$989+41%

13Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$979+7%

14Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$939+12%

15Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$915+10%

16Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$898+42%

17King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$894+31%

18Paoli, PAPA6,362$845+25%

19Audubon, PAPA9,229$836+24%

20Whitfield, PAPA5,226$828−17%

21Ardmore, PAPA13,909$813+33%

22Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$807+29%

23Horsham, PAPA16,005$797+22%

24Harleysville, PAPA9,090$793+22%

25Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$791+30%

26Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$789+32%

27Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$785+7%

28Broomall, PAPA10,679$784+26%

29Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$778+20%

30Doylestown, PAPA8,330$775+21%

31Ambler, PAPA6,840$735+31%

32Levittown, PAPA50,926$723+17%

33Downingtown, PAPA8,384$714+29%

34Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$712+21%

35Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$705–

36Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$704+16%

37Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$702+28%

38Folcroft, PAPA6,780$697+24%

39Oreland, PAPA5,953$697+24%

40Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$697+33%

41Glenside, PAPA7,659$696+24%

42Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$691+19%

43West Chester, PAPA19,591$691+27%

44Middletown, PAPA7,628$691+46%

45Folsom, PAPA8,671$684+32%

46Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$680+31%

47East York, PAPA9,388$677+34%

48Collegeville, PAPA5,287$675+31%

49Shiloh, PAPA11,246$675+18%

50Plum, PAPA26,225$674+32%

51Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$672+32%

52Lansdale, PAPA18,986$672+26%

53New Freedom, PAPA5,116$672+42%

54Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$672+23%

55Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$671+21%

56Linglestown, PAPA6,957$669+32%

57Fullerton, PAPA16,724$665+19%

58Millersville, PAPA9,280$662+40%

59Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$659+37%

60Hershey, PAPA14,242$658+33%

61East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$657+31%

62Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$657+31%

63Hatboro, PAPA8,593$656+22%

64Media, PAPA5,920$654+24%

65Morrisville, PAPA9,665$654+17%

66Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$647+21%

67Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$642+28%

68Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$642+28%

69Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$641+25%

70Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$638+24%

71Norristown, PAPA35,911$632+25%

72Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$631+37%

73Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$631+31%

74Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$631+26%

75Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$630+23%

76Quakertown, PAPA9,235$629+36%

77Collingdale, PAPA8,898$628+41%

78Emmaus, PAPA12,514$628+31%

79Glenolden, PAPA7,217$627+22%

80Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$625+21%

81Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$620+14%

82Schlusser, PAPA5,402$615+8%

83Souderton, PAPA7,288$613+20%

84New Holland, PAPA5,754$610+33%

85Park Forest, PAPA8,624$607+32%

86Enola, PAPA6,534$607+27%

87Bristol, PAPA9,970$605+29%

88Perkasie, PAPA9,312$600+19%

89Yeadon, PAPA12,320$600+15%

90State College, PAPA40,844$595+21%

91Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$595+32%

92Croydon, PAPA9,684$594+13%

93Nazareth, PAPA6,091$591+33%

94Darby, PAPA10,666$590+28%

95Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$582+20%

96Oakmont, PAPA6,576$579+30%

97Wilson, PAPA8,159$578+12%

98Progress, PAPA11,017$576+25%

99Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$575+26%

100Economy, PAPA9,098$570+43%

101Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$569+26%

102White Oak, PAPA7,286$568+31%

103Lititz, PAPA9,689$566+31%

104Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$561+34%

105Hellertown, PAPA6,138$561+31%

106Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$560+26%

107Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$559+23%

108Shillington, PAPA5,542$556+26%

109Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$554+19%

110Easton, PAPA30,402$552+20%

111Norwood, PAPA5,927$550+28%

112Coatesville, PAPA13,283$545+25%

113Pottstown, PAPA23,322$544+21%

114Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$543+27%

115Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$543+35%

116Chester, PAPA33,996$541+38%

117West View, PAPA6,355$541+33%

118Allentown, PAPA126,044$541+25%

119Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$538+51%

120Parkville, PAPA8,128$536+19%

121Middletown, PAPA9,776$534+21%

122Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$531+24%

123Brentwood, PAPA9,597$530+39%

124Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$530+20%

125Hermitage, PAPA16,308$529+37%

126Oxford, PAPA5,887$528+25%

127Rutherford, PAPA6,890$527+39%

128Ephrata, PAPA13,647$525+22%

129Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$521+36%

130Edinboro, PAPA5,790$519+29%

131New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$519+22%

132Dormont, PAPA7,816$518+28%

133Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$517+25%

134Baldwin, PAPA20,516$516+33%

135Bangor, PAPA5,118$516+24%

136Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$515+36%

137Crafton, PAPA5,790$512+23%

138Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$511+18%

139Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$511+31%

140Kingston, PAPA13,462$505+35%

141Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$500+35%

142Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$500+36%

143Archbald, PAPA7,598$498+54%

144Bellevue, PAPA7,888$498+29%

145Hanover, PAPA16,684$496+32%

146Steelton, PAPA6,328$490+30%

147Swissvale, PAPA8,197$490+22%

148Carlisle, PAPA22,693$489+25%

149Lancaster, PAPA58,366$488+25%

150South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$488+38%

151Red Lion, PAPA6,523$487+20%

152Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$487+42%

153Carnegie, PAPA7,777$485+24%

154Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$483+33%

155Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$483+23%

156Whitehall, PAPA14,521$482+29%

157Moosic, PAPA5,989$480+49%

158Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$480+29%

159Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$479+32%

160Northampton, PAPA10,570$478+19%

161Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$475+27%

162Grove City, PAPA7,694$474+36%

163Columbia, PAPA10,314$473+32%

164Palmerton, PAPA5,615$470+35%

165Palmyra, PAPA7,762$468+22%

166Exeter, PAPA5,587$466+40%

167Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$466+43%

168Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$465+33%

169Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$461+29%

170Old Forge, PAPA8,640$459+45%

171Reading, PAPA95,832$459+30%

172Dickson City, PAPA5,976$456+54%

173St. Marys, PAPA12,253$454+49%

174Lehighton, PAPA5,232$453+42%

175West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$450+43%

176Indiana, PAPA14,697$447+29%

177Dunmore, PAPA14,249$445+29%

178Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$443–

179West York, PAPA5,110$441+35%

180Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$440+36%

181York, PAPA45,342$439+23%

182Berwick, PAPA10,297$439+31%

183Clairton, PAPA5,876$438+55%

184Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$435+35%

185Milton, PAPA6,457$434+42%

186Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$434+19%

187Blakely, PAPA6,611$433+24%

188Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$433+28%

189Duryea, PAPA5,157$428+45%

190Sayre, PAPA5,328$426+19%

191Scranton, PAPA75,514$425+33%

192Erie, PAPA91,838$424+35%

193Plymouth, PAPA5,801$424+52%

194Williamsport, PAPA27,384$424+32%

195Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$423+30%

196Washington, PAPA13,377$420+31%

197Bradford, PAPA7,442$418+41%

198Greensburg, PAPA14,462$418+36%

199Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$414+25%

200Butler, PAPA12,879$411+34%

201Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$411+30%

202Lebanon, PAPA26,479$411+32%

203Ambridge, PAPA6,944$410+41%

204Hazleton, PAPA30,286$410+34%

205Taylor, PAPA6,232$409+42%

206Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$408+46%

207New Brighton, PAPA5,503$408+42%

208Pittston, PAPA7,715$406+37%

209Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$405+43%

210Munhall, PAPA10,253$403+34%

211Olyphant, PAPA5,390$403+33%

212Sharon, PAPA12,648$403+38%

213Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$400+52%

214Meadville, PAPA12,230$400+35%

215Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$399+41%

216Monaca, PAPA5,456$398+24%

217DuBois, PAPA7,254$398+22%

218Warren, PAPA9,046$398+31%

219New Kensington, PAPA11,759$394+40%

220Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$392+38%

221Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$392+38%

222Greenville, PAPA5,406$391+25%

223Jeannette, PAPA8,489$391+27%

224Corry, PAPA5,993$390+28%

225McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$390+38%

226Franklin, PAPA5,899$388+32%

227Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$388+37%

228Titusville, PAPA5,112$387+30%

229Latrobe, PAPA7,826$386+30%

230McKeesport, PAPA16,907$383+37%

231Altoona, PAPA42,347$381+34%

232Somerset, PAPA5,815$381+35%

233Sunbury, PAPA9,495$381+28%

234Carbondale, PAPA8,731$377+37%

235Oil City, PAPA9,301$373+22%

236Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$372+37%

237Lewistown, PAPA8,385$371+37%

238Uniontown, PAPA9,434$369+26%

239Monessen, PAPA6,657$368+53%

240New Castle, PAPA21,175$365+33%

241Tyrone, PAPA5,226$365+37%

242Clearfield, PAPA5,753$359+27%

243West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$359+30%

244Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$358+36%

245Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$356+48%

246Duquesne, PAPA5,019$343+19%

247Connellsville, PAPA6,574$340+27%

248Pottsville, PAPA13,170$324+20%

249Johnstown, PAPA17,654$318+33%

250Shamokin, PAPA6,764$316+28%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS