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Lowest median rent, Pennsylvania cities · 2010

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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

01Shamokin, PAPA6,764$431+36%

02Johnstown, PAPA17,654$433+36%

03Monessen, PAPA6,657$438+19%

04Tyrone, PAPA5,226$441+21%

05Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$450+16%

06Clarks Summit, PAPA5,069$456−15%

07Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$459+28%

08Pottsville, PAPA13,170$463+43%

09Warren, PAPA9,046$474+19%

10Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$479+35%

11Connellsville, PAPA6,574$482+42%

12Clearfield, PAPA5,753$485+35%

13Somerset, PAPA5,815$492+29%

14Uniontown, PAPA9,434$492+33%

15Lewistown, PAPA8,385$493+33%

16New Brighton, PAPA5,503$497+22%

17Sharon, PAPA12,648$500+24%

18Sunbury, PAPA9,495$502+32%

19New Castle, PAPA21,175$506+39%

20Altoona, PAPA42,347$509+34%

21Franklin, PAPA5,899$514+32%

22Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$514+38%

23McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$517+33%

24West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$518+44%

25Meadville, PAPA12,230$522+31%

26Jeannette, PAPA8,489$523+34%

27Kenmar, PAPA5,077$523–

28Washington, PAPA13,377$526+25%

29Monaca, PAPA5,456$527+32%

30Bradford, PAPA7,442$529+27%

31New Kensington, PAPA11,759$529+34%

32Titusville, PAPA5,112$530+37%

33Pittston, PAPA7,715$531+31%

34Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$531+33%

35Oil City, PAPA9,301$533+43%

36Latrobe, PAPA7,826$536+39%

37Corry, PAPA5,993$537+38%

38Dickson City, PAPA5,976$538+18%

39Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$539+35%

40Butler, PAPA12,879$539+31%

41Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$540+38%

42St. Marys, PAPA12,253$540+19%

43Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$542+38%

44McKeesport, PAPA16,907$547+43%

45Munhall, PAPA10,253$552+37%

46Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$557+35%

47Duryea, PAPA5,157$557+30%

48Greensburg, PAPA14,462$557+33%

49Ambridge, PAPA6,944$558+36%

50Greenville, PAPA5,406$558+43%

51Carnegie, PAPA7,777$561+16%

52Williamsport, PAPA27,384$562+33%

53Lebanon, PAPA26,479$567+38%

54Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$568+29%

55Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$574+41%

56West York, PAPA5,110$575+30%

57Plymouth, PAPA5,801$577+36%

58Clairton, PAPA5,876$578+32%

59Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,753$578+33%

60Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$581+41%

61Lehighton, PAPA5,232$584+29%

62DuBois, PAPA7,254$588+48%

63Olyphant, PAPA5,390$590+46%

64Erie, PAPA91,838$591+39%

65Mountain Top, PAPA11,850$591+33%

66Columbia, PAPA10,314$595+26%

67Berwick, PAPA10,297$596+36%

68Hazleton, PAPA30,286$599+46%

69Scranton, PAPA75,514$606+43%

70Bellevue, PAPA7,888$611+23%

71Lewisburg, PAPA5,226$612+22%

72Selinsgrove, PAPA5,488$612+28%

73Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$612+26%

74Carbondale, PAPA8,731$614+63%

75Milton, PAPA6,457$614+41%

76Taylor, PAPA6,232$615+50%

77Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$619+42%

78Whitehall, PAPA14,521$620+29%

79York, PAPA45,342$621+41%

80Kingston, PAPA13,462$622+23%

81Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$623+20%

82Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$624+34%

83Baldwin, PAPA20,516$625+21%

84Palmyra, PAPA7,762$626+34%

85Old Forge, PAPA8,640$627+37%

86Sayre, PAPA5,328$629+48%

87Brentwood, PAPA9,597$630+19%

88Duquesne, PAPA5,019$631+84%

89Bellefonte, PAPA5,862$639+32%

90Crafton, PAPA5,790$641+25%

91Hermitage, PAPA16,308$642+21%

92Bloomsburg, PAPA13,375$643+39%

93Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$644+59%

94Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$645+49%

95Edinboro, PAPA5,790$645+24%

96Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$645+52%

97Palmerton, PAPA5,615$646+37%

98Exeter, PAPA5,587$648+39%

99West Hazleton, PAPA5,284$652+45%

100Dunmore, PAPA14,249$653+47%

101Grove City, PAPA7,694$653+38%

102Reading, PAPA95,832$653+42%

103Glenshaw, PAPA9,139$661–

104Archbald, PAPA7,598$664+33%

105Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$664+28%

106Blakely, PAPA6,611$664+53%

107Carlisle, PAPA22,693$666+36%

108Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$666+40%

109Lower Burrell, PAPA11,470$666+43%

110Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$670+30%

111Lancaster, PAPA58,366$671+38%

112Northampton, PAPA10,570$675+41%

113Moosic, PAPA5,989$679+41%

114Dormont, PAPA7,816$681+31%

115Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$683+22%

116Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$685+42%

117Indiana, PAPA14,697$689+54%

118Ephrata, PAPA13,647$693+32%

119Schlusser, PAPA5,402$693+13%

120Swissvale, PAPA8,197$695+42%

121Red Lion, PAPA6,523$697+43%

122Harrisburg, PAPA50,522$700+46%

123Pittsburgh, PAPA307,632$700+40%

124West View, PAPA6,355$703+30%

125White Oak, PAPA7,286$704+24%

126Steelton, PAPA6,328$710+45%

127Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,037$714+24%

128Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$719+35%

129Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$721+33%

130Hanover, PAPA16,684$725+46%

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

132New Freedom, PAPA5,116$729+8%

133Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$729+43%

134Lower Allen, PAPA7,646$730+14%

135South Williamsport, PAPA6,124$732+50%

136Enola, PAPA6,534$735+21%

137Mount Joy, PAPA8,319$737+39%

138Bangor, PAPA5,118$738+43%

139New Holland, PAPA5,754$738+21%

140Pottstown, PAPA23,322$740+36%

141Chester, PAPA33,996$741+37%

142Middletown, PAPA9,776$744+39%

143Shillington, PAPA5,542$751+35%

144New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$752+45%

145Murrysville, PAPA20,636$756–

146Oakmont, PAPA6,576$760+31%

147Sharon Hill, PAPA5,995$764+38%

148Pennside, PAPA5,407$767–

149Yeadon, PAPA12,320$767+28%

150Prospect Park, PAPA6,409$769+23%

151Clifton Heights, PAPA6,835$773+33%

152Treasure Lake, PAPA5,336$775−2%

153Souderton, PAPA7,288$776+27%

154Bristol, PAPA9,970$778+29%

155Weigelstown, PAPA15,485$780+31%

156Perkasie, PAPA9,312$782+30%

157Norwood, PAPA5,927$783+42%

158Parkville, PAPA8,128$785+46%

159Nazareth, PAPA6,091$786+33%

160Allentown, PAPA126,044$786+45%

161Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$792+46%

162Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,357$792+12%

163Croydon, PAPA9,684$792+33%

164Bethel Park, PAPA32,074$794+18%

165Easton, PAPA30,402$795+44%

166State College, PAPA40,844$798+34%

167Oxford, PAPA5,887$799+51%

168Bridgeport, PAPA5,758$805+28%

169Forest Hills, PAPA6,116$805+44%

170Rutherford, PAPA6,890$805+53%

171Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$807+58%

172Colonial Park, PAPA18,032$812+27%

173Wilson, PAPA8,159$815+41%

174Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,281$819+44%

175Bethlehem, PAPA79,644$821+47%

176Plum, PAPA26,225$822+22%

177Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,212$823+28%

178Economy, PAPA9,098$824+45%

179Lititz, PAPA9,689$826+46%

180Monroeville, PAPA27,685$827–

181Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,073$829+24%

182Coatesville, PAPA13,283$830+52%

183Allison Park, PAPA22,045$830–

184Millersville, PAPA9,280$840+27%

185East York, PAPA9,388$846+25%

186Progress, PAPA11,017$847+47%

187Lansdowne, PAPA11,141$849+31%

188Quakertown, PAPA9,235$850+35%

189Hershey, PAPA14,242$851+29%

190East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,438$854+30%

191Ridley Park, PAPA7,255$855+30%

192Hellertown, PAPA6,138$863+54%

193Blandon, PAPA7,357$865–

194Fairless Hills, PAPA8,827$885+43%

195Middletown, PAPA7,628$888+29%

196Fullerton, PAPA16,724$888+34%

197Shiloh, PAPA11,246$889+32%

198Collingdale, PAPA8,898$890+42%

199Emmaus, PAPA12,514$895+43%

200Dorneyville, PAPA5,211$896–

201Lansdale, PAPA18,986$899+34%

202Glenside, PAPA7,659$902+30%

203Oreland, PAPA5,953$903+30%

204Morrisville, PAPA9,665$904+38%

205Drexel Hill, PAPA30,451$905+29%

206Camp Hill, PAPA8,199$907+38%

207Sanatoga, PAPA8,949$908+30%

208Brookhaven, PAPA8,362$924+30%

209Sierra View, PAPA6,365$928–

210Downingtown, PAPA8,384$929+30%

211Norristown, PAPA35,911$937+48%

212Ambler, PAPA6,840$938+28%

213Stroudsburg, PAPA5,809$939+49%

214Media, PAPA5,920$940+44%

215Phoenixville, PAPA20,356$940+40%

216Park Forest, PAPA8,624$942+55%

217Breinigsville, PAPA7,769$950–

218Folcroft, PAPA6,780$952+37%

219Darby, PAPA10,666$955+62%

220Glenolden, PAPA7,217$955+52%

221Hatboro, PAPA8,593$958+46%

222Swarthmore, PAPA6,561$966+40%

223Kennett Square, PAPA6,893$973+52%

224Wyomissing, PAPA11,285$974+21%

225Folsom, PAPA8,671$974+42%

226Horsham, PAPA16,005$993+25%

227Kulpsville, PAPA8,799$997+42%

228Linglestown, PAPA6,957$1,006+50%

229Collegeville, PAPA5,287$1,018+51%

230West Chester, PAPA19,591$1,020+48%

231Willow Grove, PAPA14,131$1,023+29%

232Arlington Heights, PAPA6,847$1,029+63%

233Levittown, PAPA50,926$1,041+44%

234Broomall, PAPA10,679$1,048+34%

235Conshohocken, PAPA9,266$1,051+55%

236Wescosville, PAPA7,148$1,051–

237Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$1,094−8%

238King of Prussia, PAPA25,857$1,110+24%

239Doylestown, PAPA8,330$1,116+44%

240Paoli, PAPA6,362$1,120+33%

241Harleysville, PAPA9,090$1,124+42%

242Ardmore, PAPA13,909$1,127+39%

243Franklin Park, PAPA14,978$1,138+11%

244Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,880$1,148+16%

245Whitfield, PAPA5,226$1,275+54%

246Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,502$1,299+65%

247Exton, PAPA6,772$1,325+33%

248Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$1,327+45%

249Richboro, PAPA6,963$1,328+27%

250Audubon, PAPA9,229$1,329+59%

251Fort Washington, PAPA6,271$1,412+57%

252Wyndmoor, PAPA5,633$1,432+84%

253Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$1,455+55%

254Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$1,455+28%

255Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$1,481+51%

256Willow Street, PAPA9,647$1,782+44%

257Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,844+43%

258Fox Chapel, PAPA5,139$1,868+72%

259Spring House, PAPA5,137$1,965+64%

260Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$2,000++71%

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