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Lowest median rent, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest 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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Shamokin, PAPA6,764$316+28%

02Johnstown, PAPA17,654$318+33%

03Pottsville, PAPA13,170$324+20%

04Connellsville, PAPA6,574$340+27%

05Duquesne, PAPA5,019$343+19%

06Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$356+48%

07Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$358+36%

08Clearfield, PAPA5,753$359+27%

09West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$359+30%

10New Castle, PAPA21,175$365+33%

11Tyrone, PAPA5,226$365+37%

12Monessen, PAPA6,657$368+53%

13Uniontown, PAPA9,434$369+26%

14Lewistown, PAPA8,385$371+37%

15Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$372+37%

16Oil City, PAPA9,301$373+22%

17Carbondale, PAPA8,731$377+37%

18Altoona, PAPA42,347$381+34%

19Somerset, PAPA5,815$381+35%

20Sunbury, PAPA9,495$381+28%

21McKeesport, PAPA16,907$383+37%

22Latrobe, PAPA7,826$386+30%

23Titusville, PAPA5,112$387+30%

24Franklin, PAPA5,899$388+32%

25Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$388+37%

26Corry, PAPA5,993$390+28%

27McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$390+38%

28Greenville, PAPA5,406$391+25%

29Jeannette, PAPA8,489$391+27%

30Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$392+38%

31Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$392+38%

32New Kensington, PAPA11,759$394+40%

33Monaca, PAPA5,456$398+24%

34DuBois, PAPA7,254$398+22%

35Warren, PAPA9,046$398+31%

36Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$399+41%

37Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$400+52%

38Meadville, PAPA12,230$400+35%

39Munhall, PAPA10,253$403+34%

40Olyphant, PAPA5,390$403+33%

41Sharon, PAPA12,648$403+38%

42Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$405+43%

43Pittston, PAPA7,715$406+37%

44Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$408+46%

45New Brighton, PAPA5,503$408+42%

46Taylor, PAPA6,232$409+42%

47Ambridge, PAPA6,944$410+41%

48Hazleton, PAPA30,286$410+34%

49Butler, PAPA12,879$411+34%

50Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$411+30%

51Lebanon, PAPA26,479$411+32%

52Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$414+25%

53Bradford, PAPA7,442$418+41%

54Greensburg, PAPA14,462$418+36%

55Washington, PAPA13,377$420+31%

56Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$423+30%

57Erie, PAPA91,838$424+35%

58Plymouth, PAPA5,801$424+52%

59Williamsport, PAPA27,384$424+32%

60Scranton, PAPA75,514$425+33%

61Sayre, PAPA5,328$426+19%

62Duryea, PAPA5,157$428+45%

63Blakely, PAPA6,611$433+24%

64Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$433+28%

65Milton, PAPA6,457$434+42%

66Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$434+19%

67Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$435+35%

68Clairton, PAPA5,876$438+55%

69York, PAPA45,342$439+23%

70Berwick, PAPA10,297$439+31%

71Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$440+36%

72West York, PAPA5,110$441+35%

73Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$443–

74Dunmore, PAPA14,249$445+29%

75Indiana, PAPA14,697$447+29%

76West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$450+43%

77Lehighton, PAPA5,232$453+42%

78St. Marys, PAPA12,253$454+49%

79Dickson City, PAPA5,976$456+54%

80Old Forge, PAPA8,640$459+45%

81Reading, PAPA95,832$459+30%

82Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$461+29%

83Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$465+33%

84Exeter, PAPA5,587$466+40%

85Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$466+43%

86Palmyra, PAPA7,762$468+22%

87Palmerton, PAPA5,615$470+35%

88Columbia, PAPA10,314$473+32%

89Grove City, PAPA7,694$474+36%

90Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$475+27%

91Northampton, PAPA10,570$478+19%

92Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$479+32%

93Moosic, PAPA5,989$480+49%

94Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$480+29%

95Whitehall, PAPA14,521$482+29%

96Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$483+33%

97Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$483+23%

98Carnegie, PAPA7,777$485+24%

99Red Lion, PAPA6,523$487+20%

100Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$487+42%

101Lancaster, PAPA58,366$488+25%

102South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$488+38%

103Carlisle, PAPA22,693$489+25%

104Steelton, PAPA6,328$490+30%

105Swissvale, PAPA8,197$490+22%

106Hanover, PAPA16,684$496+32%

107Archbald, PAPA7,598$498+54%

108Bellevue, PAPA7,888$498+29%

109Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$500+35%

110Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$500+36%

111Kingston, PAPA13,462$505+35%

112Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$511+18%

113Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$511+31%

114Crafton, PAPA5,790$512+23%

115Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$515+36%

116Baldwin, PAPA20,516$516+33%

117Bangor, PAPA5,118$516+24%

118Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$517+25%

119Dormont, PAPA7,816$518+28%

120Edinboro, PAPA5,790$519+29%

121New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$519+22%

122Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$521+36%

123Ephrata, PAPA13,647$525+22%

124Rutherford, PAPA6,890$527+39%

125Oxford, PAPA5,887$528+25%

126Hermitage, PAPA16,308$529+37%

127Brentwood, PAPA9,597$530+39%

128Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$530+20%

129Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$531+24%

130Middletown, PAPA9,776$534+21%

131Parkville, PAPA8,128$536+19%

132Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$538+51%

133Chester, PAPA33,996$541+38%

134West View, PAPA6,355$541+33%

135Allentown, PAPA126,044$541+25%

136Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$543+27%

137Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$543+35%

138Pottstown, PAPA23,322$544+21%

139Coatesville, PAPA13,283$545+25%

140Norwood, PAPA5,927$550+28%

141Easton, PAPA30,402$552+20%

142Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$554+19%

143Shillington, PAPA5,542$556+26%

144Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$559+23%

145Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$560+26%

146Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$561+34%

147Hellertown, PAPA6,138$561+31%

148Lititz, PAPA9,689$566+31%

149White Oak, PAPA7,286$568+31%

150Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$569+26%

151Economy, PAPA9,098$570+43%

152Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$575+26%

153Progress, PAPA11,017$576+25%

154Wilson, PAPA8,159$578+12%

155Oakmont, PAPA6,576$579+30%

156Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$582+20%

157Darby, PAPA10,666$590+28%

158Nazareth, PAPA6,091$591+33%

159Croydon, PAPA9,684$594+13%

160State College, PAPA40,844$595+21%

161Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$595+32%

162Perkasie, PAPA9,312$600+19%

163Yeadon, PAPA12,320$600+15%

164Bristol, PAPA9,970$605+29%

165Park Forest, PAPA8,624$607+32%

166Enola, PAPA6,534$607+27%

167New Holland, PAPA5,754$610+33%

168Souderton, PAPA7,288$613+20%

169Schlusser, PAPA5,402$615+8%

170Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$620+14%

171Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$625+21%

172Glenolden, PAPA7,217$627+22%

173Collingdale, PAPA8,898$628+41%

174Emmaus, PAPA12,514$628+31%

175Quakertown, PAPA9,235$629+36%

176Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$630+23%

177Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$631+37%

178Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$631+31%

179Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,534$631+26%

180Norristown, PAPA35,911$632+25%

181Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$638+24%

182Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$641+25%

183Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$642+28%

184Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$642+28%

185Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$647+21%

186Media, PAPA5,920$654+24%

187Morrisville, PAPA9,665$654+17%

188Hatboro, PAPA8,593$656+22%

189East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$657+31%

190Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$657+31%

191Hershey, PAPA14,242$658+33%

192Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$659+37%

193Millersville, PAPA9,280$662+40%

194Fullerton, PAPA16,724$665+19%

195Linglestown, PAPA6,957$669+32%

196Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$671+21%

197Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$672+32%

198Lansdale, PAPA18,986$672+26%

199New Freedom, PAPA5,116$672+42%

200Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$672+23%

201Plum, PAPA26,225$674+32%

202Collegeville, PAPA5,287$675+31%

203Shiloh, PAPA11,246$675+18%

204East York, PAPA9,388$677+34%

205Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$680+31%

206Folsom, PAPA8,671$684+32%

207Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$691+19%

208West Chester, PAPA19,591$691+27%

209Middletown, PAPA7,628$691+46%

210Glenside, PAPA7,659$696+24%

211Folcroft, PAPA6,780$697+24%

212Oreland, PAPA5,953$697+24%

213Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$697+33%

214Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$702+28%

215Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$704+16%

216Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$705–

217Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$712+21%

218Downingtown, PAPA8,384$714+29%

219Levittown, PAPA50,926$723+17%

220Ambler, PAPA6,840$735+31%

221Doylestown, PAPA8,330$775+21%

222Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$778+20%

223Broomall, PAPA10,679$784+26%

224Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$785+7%

225Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$789+32%

226Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$791+30%

227Harleysville, PAPA9,090$793+22%

228Horsham, PAPA16,005$797+22%

229Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$807+29%

230Ardmore, PAPA13,909$813+33%

231Whitfield, PAPA5,226$828−17%

232Audubon, PAPA9,229$836+24%

233Paoli, PAPA6,362$845+25%

234King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$894+31%

235Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$898+42%

236Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$915+10%

237Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$939+12%

238Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$979+7%

239Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$989+41%

240Exton, PAPA6,772$997+34%

241Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$1,025+53%

242Richboro, PAPA6,963$1,042+62%

243Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$1,087+85%

244Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$1,134+24%

245Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$1,173+31%

246Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$1,190+40%

247Spring House, PAPA5,137$1,199+61%

248Willow Street, PAPA9,647$1,239+74%

249Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,288+29%

250Churchville, PAPA6,084$1,875+254%

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