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Highest median rent, Pennsylvania cities · 2010

Pennsylvania cities ranked by median gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 260 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 260 is $725.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2010. Places shown as “$2,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$2,000++71%

02Spring House, PAPA5,137$1,965+64%

03Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$1,868+72%

04Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,844+43%

05Willow Street, PAPA9,647$1,782+44%

06Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$1,481+51%

07Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$1,455+55%

08Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$1,455+28%

09Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$1,432+84%

10Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$1,412+57%

11Audubon, PAPA9,229$1,329+59%

12Richboro, PAPA6,963$1,328+27%

13Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$1,327+45%

14Exton, PAPA6,772$1,325+33%

15Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$1,299+65%

16Whitfield, PAPA5,226$1,275+54%

17Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$1,148+16%

18Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$1,138+11%

19Ardmore, PAPA13,909$1,127+39%

20Harleysville, PAPA9,090$1,124+42%

21Paoli, PAPA6,362$1,120+33%

22Doylestown, PAPA8,330$1,116+44%

23King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$1,110+24%

24Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$1,094−8%

25Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$1,051+55%

26Wescosville, PAPA7,148$1,051–

27Broomall, PAPA10,679$1,048+34%

28Levittown, PAPA50,926$1,041+44%

29Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$1,029+63%

30Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$1,023+29%

31West Chester, PAPA19,591$1,020+48%

32Collegeville, PAPA5,287$1,018+51%

33Linglestown, PAPA6,957$1,006+50%

34Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$997+42%

35Horsham, PAPA16,005$993+25%

36Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$974+21%

37Folsom, PAPA8,671$974+42%

38Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$973+52%

39Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$966+40%

40Hatboro, PAPA8,593$958+46%

41Darby, PAPA10,666$955+62%

42Glenolden, PAPA7,217$955+52%

43Folcroft, PAPA6,780$952+37%

44Breinigsville, PAPA7,769$950–

45Park Forest, PAPA8,624$942+55%

46Media, PAPA5,920$940+44%

47Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$940+40%

48Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$939+49%

49Ambler, PAPA6,840$938+28%

50Norristown, PAPA35,911$937+48%

51Downingtown, PAPA8,384$929+30%

52Sierra View, PAPA6,365$928–

53Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$924+30%

54Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$908+30%

55Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$907+38%

56Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$905+29%

57Morrisville, PAPA9,665$904+38%

58Oreland, PAPA5,953$903+30%

59Glenside, PAPA7,659$902+30%

60Lansdale, PAPA18,986$899+34%

61Dorneyville, PAPA5,211$896–

62Emmaus, PAPA12,514$895+43%

63Collingdale, PAPA8,898$890+42%

64Shiloh, PAPA11,246$889+32%

65Fullerton, PAPA16,724$888+34%

66Middletown, PAPA7,628$888+29%

67Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$885+43%

68Blandon, PAPA7,357$865–

69Hellertown, PAPA6,138$863+54%

70Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$855+30%

71East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$854+30%

72Hershey, PAPA14,242$851+29%

73Quakertown, PAPA9,235$850+35%

74Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$849+31%

75Progress, PAPA11,017$847+47%

76East York, PAPA9,388$846+25%

77Millersville, PAPA9,280$840+27%

78Coatesville, PAPA13,283$830+52%

79Allison Park, PAPA22,045$830–

80Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$829+24%

81Monroeville, PAPA27,685$827–

82Lititz, PAPA9,689$826+46%

83Economy, PAPA9,098$824+45%

84Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$823+28%

85Plum, PAPA26,225$822+22%

86Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$821+47%

87Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$819+44%

88Wilson, PAPA8,159$815+41%

89Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$812+27%

90Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$807+58%

91Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$805+28%

92Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$805+44%

93Rutherford, PAPA6,890$805+53%

94Oxford, PAPA5,887$799+51%

95State College, PAPA40,844$798+34%

96Easton, PAPA30,402$795+44%

97Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$794+18%

98Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$792+46%

99Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$792+12%

100Croydon, PAPA9,684$792+33%

101Nazareth, PAPA6,091$786+33%

102Allentown, PAPA126,044$786+45%

103Parkville, PAPA8,128$785+46%

104Norwood, PAPA5,927$783+42%

105Perkasie, PAPA9,312$782+30%

106Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$780+31%

107Bristol, PAPA9,970$778+29%

108Souderton, PAPA7,288$776+27%

109Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$775−2%

110Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$773+33%

111Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$769+23%

112Pennside, PAPA5,407$767–

113Yeadon, PAPA12,320$767+28%

114Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$764+38%

115Oakmont, PAPA6,576$760+31%

116Murrysville, PAPA20,636$756–

117New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$752+45%

118Shillington, PAPA5,542$751+35%

119Middletown, PAPA9,776$744+39%

120Chester, PAPA33,996$741+37%

121Pottstown, PAPA23,322$740+36%

122Bangor, PAPA5,118$738+43%

123New Holland, PAPA5,754$738+21%

124Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$737+39%

125Enola, PAPA6,534$735+21%

126South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$732+50%

127Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$730+14%

128New Freedom, PAPA5,116$729+8%

129Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$729+43%

130Hanover, PAPA16,684$725+46%

131Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$725+15%

132Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$721+33%

133Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$719+35%

134Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$714+24%

135Steelton, PAPA6,328$710+45%

136White Oak, PAPA7,286$704+24%

137West View, PAPA6,355$703+30%

138Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$700+46%

139Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$700+40%

140Red Lion, PAPA6,523$697+43%

141Swissvale, PAPA8,197$695+42%

142Ephrata, PAPA13,647$693+32%

143Schlusser, PAPA5,402$693+13%

144Indiana, PAPA14,697$689+54%

145Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$685+42%

146Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$683+22%

147Dormont, PAPA7,816$681+31%

148Moosic, PAPA5,989$679+41%

149Northampton, PAPA10,570$675+41%

150Lancaster, PAPA58,366$671+38%

151Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$670+30%

152Carlisle, PAPA22,693$666+36%

153Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$666+40%

154Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$666+43%

155Archbald, PAPA7,598$664+33%

156Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$664+28%

157Blakely, PAPA6,611$664+53%

158Glenshaw, PAPA9,139$661–

159Dunmore, PAPA14,249$653+47%

160Grove City, PAPA7,694$653+38%

161Reading, PAPA95,832$653+42%

162West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$652+45%

163Exeter, PAPA5,587$648+39%

164Palmerton, PAPA5,615$646+37%

165Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$645+49%

166Edinboro, PAPA5,790$645+24%

167Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$645+52%

168Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$644+59%

169Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$643+39%

170Hermitage, PAPA16,308$642+21%

171Crafton, PAPA5,790$641+25%

172Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$639+32%

173Duquesne, PAPA5,019$631+84%

174Brentwood, PAPA9,597$630+19%

175Sayre, PAPA5,328$629+48%

176Old Forge, PAPA8,640$627+37%

177Palmyra, PAPA7,762$626+34%

178Baldwin, PAPA20,516$625+21%

179Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$624+34%

180Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$623+20%

181Kingston, PAPA13,462$622+23%

182York, PAPA45,342$621+41%

183Whitehall, PAPA14,521$620+29%

184Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$619+42%

185Taylor, PAPA6,232$615+50%

186Carbondale, PAPA8,731$614+63%

187Milton, PAPA6,457$614+41%

188Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$612+22%

189Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$612+28%

190Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$612+26%

191Bellevue, PAPA7,888$611+23%

192Scranton, PAPA75,514$606+43%

193Hazleton, PAPA30,286$599+46%

194Berwick, PAPA10,297$596+36%

195Columbia, PAPA10,314$595+26%

196Erie, PAPA91,838$591+39%

197Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$591+33%

198Olyphant, PAPA5,390$590+46%

199DuBois, PAPA7,254$588+48%

200Lehighton, PAPA5,232$584+29%

201Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$581+41%

202Clairton, PAPA5,876$578+32%

203Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$578+33%

204Plymouth, PAPA5,801$577+36%

205West York, PAPA5,110$575+30%

206Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$574+41%

207Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$568+29%

208Lebanon, PAPA26,479$567+38%

209Williamsport, PAPA27,384$562+33%

210Carnegie, PAPA7,777$561+16%

211Ambridge, PAPA6,944$558+36%

212Greenville, PAPA5,406$558+43%

213Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$557+35%

214Duryea, PAPA5,157$557+30%

215Greensburg, PAPA14,462$557+33%

216Munhall, PAPA10,253$552+37%

217McKeesport, PAPA16,907$547+43%

218Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$542+38%

219Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$540+38%

220St. Marys, PAPA12,253$540+19%

221Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$539+35%

222Butler, PAPA12,879$539+31%

223Dickson City, PAPA5,976$538+18%

224Corry, PAPA5,993$537+38%

225Latrobe, PAPA7,826$536+39%

226Oil City, PAPA9,301$533+43%

227Pittston, PAPA7,715$531+31%

228Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$531+33%

229Titusville, PAPA5,112$530+37%

230Bradford, PAPA7,442$529+27%

231New Kensington, PAPA11,759$529+34%

232Monaca, PAPA5,456$527+32%

233Washington, PAPA13,377$526+25%

234Jeannette, PAPA8,489$523+34%

235Kenmar, PAPA5,077$523–

236Meadville, PAPA12,230$522+31%

237West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$518+44%

238McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$517+33%

239Franklin, PAPA5,899$514+32%

240Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$514+38%

241Altoona, PAPA42,347$509+34%

242New Castle, PAPA21,175$506+39%

243Sunbury, PAPA9,495$502+32%

244Sharon, PAPA12,648$500+24%

245New Brighton, PAPA5,503$497+22%

246Lewistown, PAPA8,385$493+33%

247Somerset, PAPA5,815$492+29%

248Uniontown, PAPA9,434$492+33%

249Clearfield, PAPA5,753$485+35%

250Connellsville, PAPA6,574$482+42%

251Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$479+35%

252Warren, PAPA9,046$474+19%

253Pottsville, PAPA13,170$463+43%

254Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$459+28%

255Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$456−15%

256Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$450+16%

257Tyrone, PAPA5,226$441+21%

258Monessen, PAPA6,657$438+19%

259Johnstown, PAPA17,654$433+36%

260Shamokin, PAPA6,764$431+36%

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