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Lowest median rent, Pennsylvania cities · 1990

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

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Johnstown, PAPA17,654$239−25%

02Monessen, PAPA6,657$240−35%

03Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$241−32%

04Shamokin, PAPA6,764$246−22%

05Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$263−34%

06Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$264−26%

07Tyrone, PAPA5,226$266−27%

08Connellsville, PAPA6,574$268−21%

09Pottsville, PAPA13,170$270−17%

10Lewistown, PAPA8,385$271−27%

11Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$271−27%

12New Castle, PAPA21,175$274−25%

13Carbondale, PAPA8,731$276−27%

14West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$276−23%

15Plymouth, PAPA5,801$279−34%

16Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$280−31%

17McKeesport, PAPA16,907$280−27%

18New Kensington, PAPA11,759$281−29%

19Clearfield, PAPA5,753$282−21%

20McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$282−28%

21Somerset, PAPA5,815$282−26%

22Clairton, PAPA5,876$283−35%

23Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$283−27%

24Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$283−30%

25Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$283−29%

26Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$284−28%

27Altoona, PAPA42,347$285−25%

28Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$285−27%

29New Brighton, PAPA5,503$287−30%

30Duquesne, PAPA5,019$288−16%

31Taylor, PAPA6,232$288−30%

32Ambridge, PAPA6,944$291−29%

33Franklin, PAPA5,899$293−24%

34Sharon, PAPA12,648$293−27%

35Uniontown, PAPA9,434$294−20%

36Duryea, PAPA5,157$295−31%

37Bradford, PAPA7,442$296−29%

38Latrobe, PAPA7,826$296−23%

39Pittston, PAPA7,715$296−27%

40Dickson City, PAPA5,976$297−35%

41Meadville, PAPA12,230$297−26%

42Titusville, PAPA5,112$297−23%

43Sunbury, PAPA9,495$298−22%

44Munhall, PAPA10,253$301−25%

45Olyphant, PAPA5,390$303−25%

46Warren, PAPA9,046$303−24%

47Corry, PAPA5,993$305−22%

48St. Marys, PAPA12,253$305−33%

49Butler, PAPA12,879$306−26%

50Hazleton, PAPA30,286$306−25%

51Milton, PAPA6,457$306−29%

52Oil City, PAPA9,301$306−18%

53Greensburg, PAPA14,462$307−27%

54Jeannette, PAPA8,489$308−21%

55Lebanon, PAPA26,479$312−24%

56Erie, PAPA91,838$314−26%

57Greenville, PAPA5,406$314−20%

58West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$314−30%

59Old Forge, PAPA8,640$317−31%

60Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$317−23%

61Lehighton, PAPA5,232$318−30%

62Scranton, PAPA75,514$320−25%

63Monaca, PAPA5,456$321−19%

64Washington, PAPA13,377$321−24%

65Moosic, PAPA5,989$322−33%

66Williamsport, PAPA27,384$322−24%

67Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$323−26%

68Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$323−27%

69Archbald, PAPA7,598$324−35%

70DuBois, PAPA7,254$325−18%

71Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$325−23%

72West York, PAPA5,110$326−26%

73Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$327−30%

74Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$331−20%

75Exeter, PAPA5,587$333−29%

76Berwick, PAPA10,297$335−24%

77Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$338−22%

78Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$343−30%

79Dunmore, PAPA14,249$344−23%

80Indiana, PAPA14,697$346−23%

81Palmerton, PAPA5,615$347−26%

82Grove City, PAPA7,694$348−27%

83Blakely, PAPA6,611$349−19%

84Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$350−25%

85Reading, PAPA95,832$352−23%

86South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$353−28%

87Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$357−34%

88Columbia, PAPA10,314$357−25%

89York, PAPA45,342$357−19%

90Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$358−22%

91Sayre, PAPA5,328$359−16%

92Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$363−25%

93Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$363−24%

94Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$366−16%

95Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$368−26%

96Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$370−26%

97Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$371−23%

98Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$373−21%

99Kingston, PAPA13,462$373−26%

100Whitehall, PAPA14,521$373−23%

101Hanover, PAPA16,684$375−24%

102Steelton, PAPA6,328$377−23%

103Rutherford, PAPA6,890$380−28%

104Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$380−26%

105Brentwood, PAPA9,597$382−28%

106Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$382−27%

107Palmyra, PAPA7,762$383−18%

108Bellevue, PAPA7,888$386−22%

109Hermitage, PAPA16,308$387−27%

110Baldwin, PAPA20,516$388−25%

111Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$389−24%

112Lancaster, PAPA58,366$390−20%

113Carlisle, PAPA22,693$391−20%

114Carnegie, PAPA7,777$391−19%

115Chester, PAPA33,996$392−28%

116Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$392−19%

117Economy, PAPA9,098$398−30%

118Northampton, PAPA10,570$401−16%

119Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$401−26%

120Edinboro, PAPA5,790$402−23%

121Swissvale, PAPA8,197$402−18%

122Dormont, PAPA7,816$405−22%

123Red Lion, PAPA6,523$405−17%

124West View, PAPA6,355$408−25%

125Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$413−20%

126Crafton, PAPA5,790$415−19%

127Bangor, PAPA5,118$417−19%

128Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$420−25%

129Oxford, PAPA5,887$422−20%

130New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$426−18%

131Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$427−21%

132Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$429−19%

133Hellertown, PAPA6,138$429−24%

134Ephrata, PAPA13,647$430−18%

135Norwood, PAPA5,927$430−22%

136Lititz, PAPA9,689$431−24%

137Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$432−15%

138White Oak, PAPA7,286$433−24%

139Allentown, PAPA126,044$434−20%

140Coatesville, PAPA13,283$435−20%

141Shillington, PAPA5,542$440−21%

142Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$442−17%

143Middletown, PAPA9,776$442−17%

144Collingdale, PAPA8,898$446−29%

145Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$446−20%

146Nazareth, PAPA6,091$446−25%

147Oakmont, PAPA6,576$446−23%

148Pottstown, PAPA23,322$449−17%

149Parkville, PAPA8,128$449−16%

150Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$450−24%

151Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$452−21%

152Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$453−19%

153Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$455−21%

154Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$459−27%

155New Holland, PAPA5,754$459−25%

156Park Forest, PAPA8,624$459−24%

157Progress, PAPA11,017$459−20%

158Easton, PAPA30,402$460−17%

159Darby, PAPA10,666$461−22%

160Quakertown, PAPA9,235$462−27%

161Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$466−16%

162Bristol, PAPA9,970$468−23%

163Millersville, PAPA9,280$473−29%

164New Freedom, PAPA5,116$474−29%

165Middletown, PAPA7,628$474−31%

166Enola, PAPA6,534$477−21%

167Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$480−24%

168Emmaus, PAPA12,514$481−23%

169Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$482−27%

170Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$486−16%

171State College, PAPA40,844$490−18%

172Hershey, PAPA14,242$495−25%

173East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$500−24%

174Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$500−22%

175Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$500−24%

176Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$501−22%

177Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$502−20%

178Norristown, PAPA35,911$504−20%

179Perkasie, PAPA9,312$504−16%

180East York, PAPA9,388$506−25%

181Linglestown, PAPA6,957$506−24%

182Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$509−24%

183Plum, PAPA26,225$511−24%

184Souderton, PAPA7,288$511−17%

185Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$513−19%

186Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$513−20%

187Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$513−20%

188Glenolden, PAPA7,217$514−18%

189Collegeville, PAPA5,287$516−24%

190Wilson, PAPA8,159$516−11%

191Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$518−17%

192Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$520−24%

193Folsom, PAPA8,671$520−24%

194Yeadon, PAPA12,320$523−13%

195Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$525−25%

196Croydon, PAPA9,684$525−12%

197Media, PAPA5,920$528−19%

198Churchville, PAPA6,084$530−72%

199Lansdale, PAPA18,986$533−21%

200Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$535−17%

201Hatboro, PAPA8,593$538−18%

202West Chester, PAPA19,591$544−21%

203Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$545−12%

204Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$546−19%

205Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$550−22%

206Downingtown, PAPA8,384$552−23%

207Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$554−17%

208Fullerton, PAPA16,724$557−16%

209Morrisville, PAPA9,665$560−14%

210Folcroft, PAPA6,780$561−20%

211Oreland, PAPA5,953$563−19%

212Glenside, PAPA7,659$563−19%

213Ambler, PAPA6,840$563−23%

214Schlusser, PAPA5,402$572−7%

215Shiloh, PAPA11,246$573−15%

216Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$583−16%

217Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$588−17%

218Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$588−46%

219Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$599−24%

220Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$606−14%

221Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$610−23%

222Ardmore, PAPA13,909$611−25%

223Levittown, PAPA50,926$616−15%

224Broomall, PAPA10,679$621−21%

225Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$628−22%

226Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$632−30%

227Doylestown, PAPA8,330$640−17%

228Richboro, PAPA6,963$643−38%

229Harleysville, PAPA9,090$648−18%

230Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$649−17%

231Horsham, PAPA16,005$654−18%

232Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$672−34%

233Audubon, PAPA9,229$673−19%

234Paoli, PAPA6,362$678−20%

235King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$683−24%

236Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$702−29%

237Willow Street, PAPA9,647$711−43%

238Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$733−7%

239Exton, PAPA6,772$743−25%

240Spring House, PAPA5,137$747−38%

241Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$830−9%

242Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$838−11%

243Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$853−28%

244Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$896−24%

245Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$914−19%

246Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$915−7%

247Whitfield, PAPA5,226$1,000+21%

248Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,001−22%

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