Rent rising fastest in Pennsylvania

Cities in Pennsylvania with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

New Castle ranks first, with +11.4% over the past year.
Across all 32 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,564/mo.
Easton moved from #29 to #8 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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32 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	New CastlePA Pop. 22KCompare →	+11.4%	$931/mo	--	same
02	AltoonaPA Pop. 43KCompare →	+8.6%	$1,033/mo	--	--
03	Wilkes-BarrePA Pop. 44KCompare →	+7.6%	$1,311/mo	--	↑18 from #21
04	ChesterPA Pop. 34KCompare →	+6.3%	$1,386/mo	--	↑5 from #9
05	YorkPA Pop. 45KCompare →	+5.1%	$1,367/mo	+29.5%	↑9 from #14
06	PhoenixvillePA Pop. 19KCompare →	+5.0%	$2,048/mo	+26.5%	↑14 from #20
07	NorristownPA Pop. 36KCompare →	+4.8%	$1,785/mo	+26.9%	↑11 from #18
08	EastonPA Pop. 30KCompare →	+4.1%	$1,838/mo	+29.3%	↑21 from #29
09	LancasterPA Pop. 58KCompare →	+4.1%	$1,564/mo	+31.3%	↑10 from #19
10	PittsburghPA Pop. 305KCompare →	+4.0%	$1,569/mo	+23.3%	↑7 from #17
11	ScrantonPA Pop. 76KCompare →	+3.8%	$1,346/mo	+26.0%	↑15 from #26
12	King of PrussiaPA Pop. 26KCompare →	+3.8%	$2,234/mo	+21.0%	↑13 from #25
13	ReadingPA Pop. 95KCompare →	+3.7%	$1,472/mo	+36.7%	↓2 from #11
14	AllentownPA Pop. 126KCompare →	+3.5%	$1,686/mo	+24.2%	↑2 from #16
15	PhiladelphiaPA Pop. 1.6MCompare →	+3.4%	$1,757/mo	+19.8%	↑8 from #23
16	ChambersburgPA Pop. 22KCompare →	+3.3%	$1,287/mo	--	↓1 from #15
17	Drexel HillPA Pop. 30KCompare →	+3.3%	$1,682/mo	--	↓5 from #12
18	West ChesterPA Pop. 21KCompare →	+3.2%	$2,277/mo	+26.4%	↓8 from #10
19	JohnstownPA Pop. 18KCompare →	+3.1%	$896/mo	--	↓15 from #4
20	EriePA Pop. 94KCompare →	+2.9%	$1,098/mo	+37.4%	↓15 from #5
21	PottstownPA Pop. 23KCompare →	+2.8%	$1,787/mo	--	↓15 from #6
22	State CollegePA Pop. 41KCompare →	+2.6%	$2,022/mo	+26.5%	↓9 from #13
23	BethlehemPA Pop. 78KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,880/mo	+22.3%	↑1 from #24
24	CarlislePA Pop. 22KCompare →	+2.4%	$1,391/mo	+35.8%	↓17 from #7
25	HanoverPA Pop. 17KCompare →	+2.4%	$1,401/mo	--	↑3 from #28
26	LansdalePA Pop. 19KCompare →	+2.3%	$1,969/mo	+18.9%	↑1 from #27
27	McKeesportPA Pop. 17KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,054/mo	--	↓25 from #2
28	HarrisburgPA Pop. 50KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,388/mo	+23.0%	↓20 from #8
29	HorshamPA Pop. 16KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,744/mo	--	--
30	LevittownPA Pop. 51KCompare →	+1.2%	$1,836/mo	--	--
31	MonroevillePA Pop. 28KCompare →	+0.9%	$1,354/mo	--	↓9 from #22
32	LebanonPA Pop. 27KCompare →	+0.3%	$1,453/mo	--	↓29 from #3