Best rental value cities in Pennsylvania

Name: Best Rental Value Cities in Pennsylvania by Rent Reality Score
Creator: RentDataNow

Cities in Pennsylvania renting furthest below their own 10-year trend, ranked by Rent Reality Score. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Scranton ranks first, with a Rent Reality Score of 69.
Across all 29 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,472/mo.

Data as of September 2026. RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score compares each city's current rent with its own 10-year trend. High-confidence trends only. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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29 cities

Rank	City	Score	Median rent	Vs. trend	1-yr change
01	ScrantonPA Pop. 76KCompare →	69	$1,346/mo	-9.7%	+3.8%
02	LansdalePA Pop. 19KCompare →	69	$1,969/mo	-9.5%	+2.3%
03	CarlislePA Pop. 22KCompare →	66	$1,391/mo	-8.1%	+2.4%
04	PottstownPA Pop. 23KCompare →	64	$1,787/mo	-7.0%	+2.8%
05	BethlehemPA Pop. 78KCompare →	63	$1,880/mo	-6.6%	+2.6%
06	NorristownPA Pop. 36KCompare →	62	$1,785/mo	-5.8%	+4.8%
07	AllentownPA Pop. 126KCompare →	61	$1,686/mo	-5.6%	+3.5%
08	ReadingPA Pop. 95KCompare →	61	$1,472/mo	-5.7%	+3.7%
09	LancasterPA Pop. 58KCompare →	61	$1,564/mo	-5.4%	+4.1%
10	HarrisburgPA Pop. 50KCompare →	61	$1,388/mo	-5.6%	+2.1%
11	PhoenixvillePA Pop. 19KCompare →	61	$2,048/mo	-5.4%	+5.0%
12	EastonPA Pop. 30KCompare →	59	$1,838/mo	-4.5%	+4.1%
13	LebanonPA Pop. 27KCompare →	59	$1,453/mo	-4.7%	+0.3%
14	State CollegePA Pop. 41KCompare →	58	$2,022/mo	-3.9%	+2.6%
15	ChesterPA Pop. 34KCompare →	58	$1,386/mo	-4.1%	+6.3%
16	McKeesportPA Pop. 17KCompare →	58	$1,054/mo	-3.9%	+2.2%
17	WilliamsportPA Pop. 28KCompare →	57	$1,113/mo	-3.5%	-0.1%
18	King of PrussiaPA Pop. 26KCompare →	57	$2,234/mo	-3.4%	+3.8%
19	ChambersburgPA Pop. 22KCompare →	57	$1,287/mo	-3.7%	+3.3%
20	JohnstownPA Pop. 18KCompare →	57	$896/mo	-3.3%	+3.1%
21	Drexel HillPA Pop. 30KCompare →	56	$1,682/mo	-3.2%	+3.3%
22	MonroevillePA Pop. 28KCompare →	55	$1,354/mo	-2.4%	+0.9%
23	HanoverPA Pop. 17KCompare →	55	$1,401/mo	-2.5%	+2.4%
24	West ChesterPA Pop. 21KCompare →	54	$2,277/mo	-2.1%	+3.2%
25	PhiladelphiaPA Pop. 1.6MCompare →	52	$1,757/mo	-1.1%	+3.4%
26	YorkPA Pop. 45KCompare →	52	$1,367/mo	-0.9%	+5.1%
27	EriePA Pop. 94KCompare →	51	$1,098/mo	-0.6%	+2.9%
28	PittsburghPA Pop. 305KCompare →	49	$1,569/mo	+0.6%	+4.0%
29	Wilkes-BarrePA Pop. 44KCompare →	49	$1,311/mo	+0.5%	+7.6%