The Pennsylvania rental market
Pennsylvania tracks median rent across 169 cities, ranging from Grove City at $738/mo to Newtown Square at $3,222/mo. The state average of $1,701/mo runs about 13% below the national median of $1,962/mo.
Across Pennsylvania cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +6.8% over the past year. 47 of 187 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 140 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown.
187 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Newtown Square
$3,222/mo
—
→2
Newtown
Pop. 275
$2,829/mo
+7.2%
→3
Blue Bell
Pop. 6,424
$2,740/mo
+6.1%
→4
Media
Pop. 5,870
$2,739/mo
+29.2%
→5
Havertown
$2,688/mo
—
→6
Yardley
Pop. 2,609
$2,675/mo
+5.7%
→7
Warminster
$2,588/mo
—
→8
Glen Mills
$2,586/mo
+13.9%
→9
Downingtown
Pop. 8,255
$2,554/mo
+8.5%
→10
Ardmore
Pop. 13,909
$2,544/mo
+12.0%
→11
Langhorne
Pop. 1,657
$2,502/mo
+3.4%
→12
Collegeville
Pop. 5,247
$2,497/mo
+7.1%
→13
Albrightsville
Pop. 85
$2,495/mo
—
→14
Doylestown
Pop. 8,341
$2,471/mo
-11.3%
→15
Wynnewood
Pop. 2,766
$2,465/mo
+7.9%
→16
Malvern
Pop. 3,435
$2,464/mo
+7.2%
→17
Breinigsville
Pop. 7,769
$2,447/mo
+23.8%
→18
Fogelsville
$2,440/mo
—
→19
Conshohocken
Pop. 9,282
$2,416/mo
+6.3%
→20
Bala-Cynwyd
Pop. 10,227
$2,370/mo
+16.5%
→21
Bryn Mawr
Pop. 5,880
$2,351/mo
-5.8%
→22
Paoli
Pop. 6,362
$2,343/mo
+6.9%
→23
Exton
Pop. 6,772
$2,334/mo
+6.9%
→24
Chadds Ford
Pop. 1,341
$2,284/mo
—
→25
Fairview
Pop. 1,742
$2,273/mo
—
→26
Southampton
$2,270/mo
+5.1%
→27
Huntingdon Valley
$2,247/mo
—
→28
West Chester
Pop. 20,666
$2,236/mo
+8.0%
→29
Macungie
Pop. 3,274
$2,231/mo
+10.8%
→30
Plymouth Meeting
Pop. 7,502
$2,226/mo
+3.3%
→31
Kennett Square
Pop. 6,243
$2,222/mo
-7.4%
→32
Willow Grove
Pop. 14,131
$2,192/mo
+7.1%
→33
Phoenixville
Pop. 19,452
$2,170/mo
+8.3%
→34
Bridgeport
Pop. 5,174
$2,168/mo
—
→35
King of Prussia
Pop. 25,857
$2,144/mo
+5.8%
→36
Wayne
Pop. 6,635
$2,115/mo
+6.5%
→37
Wexford
$2,113/mo
+13.6%
→38
Tobyhanna
$2,088/mo
—
→39
Warrington
$2,070/mo
—
→40
Perkasie
Pop. 9,216
$2,050/mo
—
→41
Lititz
Pop. 9,619
$2,022/mo
—
→42
Hummelstown
Pop. 4,527
$2,017/mo
+14.4%
→43
Lansdale
Pop. 19,011
$2,005/mo
+5.3%
→44
Wyomissing
Pop. 11,172
$1,996/mo
+55.6%
→45
Royersford
Pop. 4,945
$1,981/mo
+1.0%
→46
Pottstown
Pop. 23,476
$1,980/mo
+41.1%
→47
Easton
Pop. 29,739
$1,963/mo
+13.5%
→48
Murrysville
Pop. 20,817
$1,958/mo
—
→49
East Stroudsburg
Pop. 9,319
$1,956/mo
+5.0%
→50
Devon
Pop. 1,806
$1,954/mo
—
→51
Mechanicsburg
Pop. 9,720
$1,953/mo
+6.7%
→52
Cranberry Township
$1,948/mo
+5.0%
→53
Ambler
Pop. 6,847
$1,945/mo
+4.2%
→54
Bensalem
$1,941/mo
+18.9%
→55
Elkins Park
Pop. 7,213
$1,937/mo
+4.8%
→56
Harleysville
Pop. 9,090
$1,917/mo
—
→57
Wyncote
Pop. 3,389
$1,899/mo
+5.6%
→58
Clarks Summit
Pop. 5,073
$1,895/mo
—
→59
Linwood
Pop. 3,921
$1,895/mo
—
→60
Bethlehem
Pop. 77,956
$1,887/mo
+6.7%
→61
Northampton
Pop. 10,400
$1,879/mo
+10.2%
→62
Nazareth
Pop. 6,043
$1,877/mo
+21.3%
→63
Thorndale
Pop. 3,854
$1,869/mo
—
→64
Whitehall
Pop. 14,811
$1,862/mo
—
→65
North Wales
Pop. 3,440
$1,859/mo
-1.1%
→66
West Reading
Pop. 4,562
$1,854/mo
—
→67
Levittown
Pop. 50,926
$1,824/mo
-1.0%
→68
State College
Pop. 41,050
$1,823/mo
+12.1%
→69
Quakertown
Pop. 9,319
$1,814/mo
+5.2%
→70
Philadelphia
Pop. 1,579,706
$1,797/mo
+5.0%
→71
Brookhaven
Pop. 8,331
$1,794/mo
—
→72
Emmaus
Pop. 11,889
$1,783/mo
+5.9%
→73
Red Lion
Pop. 6,516
$1,757/mo
+15.5%
→74
Stroudsburg
Pop. 5,894
$1,745/mo
—
→75
Norristown
Pop. 35,893
$1,744/mo
+1.1%
→76
Hershey
Pop. 14,242
$1,742/mo
—
→77
Allentown
Pop. 125,976
$1,735/mo
+4.0%
→78
Spring City
Pop. 3,657
$1,719/mo
—
→79
Glenside
Pop. 7,659
$1,716/mo
—
→80
Horsham
Pop. 16,005
$1,713/mo
+9.5%
→81
Enola
Pop. 6,534
$1,713/mo
+3.8%
→82
Mount Wolf
Pop. 1,108
$1,708/mo
—
→83
Bath
Pop. 2,864
$1,707/mo
—
→84
Manheim
Pop. 5,027
$1,695/mo
+0.5%
→85
Coatesville
Pop. 13,353
$1,694/mo
-7.4%
→86
Marcus Hook
Pop. 2,102
$1,679/mo
-4.2%
→87
Souderton
Pop. 7,181
$1,670/mo
—
→88
Jenkintown
Pop. 4,727
$1,656/mo
+5.9%
→89
Abington
$1,651/mo
—
→90
Morrisville
Pop. 1,082
$1,637/mo
—
→91
Canonsburg
Pop. 9,675
$1,625/mo
+0.7%
→92
Drexel Hill
Pop. 30,451
$1,606/mo
—
→93
Douglassville
Pop. 279
$1,605/mo
—
→94
Camp Hill
Pop. 8,169
$1,590/mo
+13.7%
→95
Darby
Pop. 10,687
$1,588/mo
—
→96
Bellefonte
Pop. 6,009
$1,584/mo
—
→97
Hatfield
Pop. 3,502
$1,575/mo
-7.8%
→98
Crum Lynne
$1,575/mo
—
→99
Pittsburgh
Pop. 304,759
$1,567/mo
+5.0%
→100
Lancaster
Pop. 57,719
$1,554/mo
+2.8%
→101
Bangor
Pop. 5,163
$1,550/mo
—
→102
Akron
Pop. 4,143
$1,545/mo
—
→103
Kingston
Pop. 13,397
$1,535/mo
+21.3%
→104
Palmyra
Pop. 7,755
$1,520/mo
—
→105
Irwin
Pop. 3,831
$1,519/mo
+17.8%
→106
Bethel Park
Pop. 32,881
$1,515/mo
+12.5%
→107
Prospect Park
Pop. 6,417
$1,509/mo
—
→108
Coraopolis
Pop. 5,417
$1,507/mo
+8.8%
→109
Allison Park
Pop. 22,045
$1,500/mo
—
→110
Clifton Heights
Pop. 6,832
$1,483/mo
+0.9%
→111
Ridley Park
Pop. 7,261
$1,475/mo
—
→112
Carlisle
Pop. 21,852
$1,440/mo
-8.0%
→113
Glenolden
Pop. 7,220
$1,434/mo
—
→114
Monaca
Pop. 5,519
$1,427/mo
—
→115
Lansdowne
Pop. 11,122
$1,425/mo
+8.8%
→116
Elizabethtown
Pop. 11,925
$1,413/mo
+12.5%
→117
Reading
Pop. 95,242
$1,412/mo
+2.0%
→118
Brentwood
Pop. 9,866
$1,405/mo
+19.7%
→119
Mount Joy
Pop. 8,344
$1,405/mo
-12.1%
→120
Boyertown
Pop. 4,287
$1,401/mo
—
→121
Lebanon
Pop. 26,536
$1,399/mo
+2.7%
→122
Danville
Pop. 4,217
$1,397/mo
—
→123
Hazleton
Pop. 30,111
$1,395/mo
—
→124
Ephrata
Pop. 13,772
$1,395/mo
+6.7%
→125
Waynesboro
Pop. 11,047
$1,395/mo
—
→126
Collingdale
Pop. 8,897
$1,395/mo
—
→127
Lewisburg
Pop. 5,257
$1,390/mo
—
→128
Hanover
Pop. 16,584
$1,389/mo
+1.7%
→129
Munhall
Pop. 10,548
$1,388/mo
+3.1%
→130
York
Pop. 44,938
$1,387/mo
+7.3%
→131
Harrisburg
Pop. 50,287
$1,382/mo
+3.8%
→132
Clairton
Pop. 6,044
$1,377/mo
+13.6%
→133
Bridgeville
Pop. 4,686
$1,367/mo
—
→134
South Park
$1,366/mo
-7.5%
→135
Aliquippa
Pop. 9,079
$1,362/mo
+2.6%
→136
Lemoyne
Pop. 4,742
$1,360/mo
—
→137
Middletown
Pop. 7,628
$1,351/mo
+5.2%
→138
McKees Rocks
Pop. 5,786
$1,349/mo
+0.5%
→139
Myerstown
Pop. 3,124
$1,345/mo
—
→140
Wilkes-Barre
Pop. 44,423
$1,337/mo
+4.6%
→141
Columbia
Pop. 10,278
$1,328/mo
+11.4%
→142
Newville
Pop. 1,283
$1,325/mo
—
→143
Scranton
Pop. 76,033
$1,314/mo
+5.0%
→144
Monroeville
Pop. 28,295
$1,303/mo
+4.5%
→145
Chambersburg
Pop. 22,319
$1,298/mo
+7.5%
→146
Chester
Pop. 33,619
$1,291/mo
-3.0%
→147
Homestead
Pop. 2,874
$1,291/mo
—
→148
Carnegie
Pop. 7,978
$1,289/mo
+0.9%
→149
Verona
Pop. 2,524
$1,284/mo
-5.5%
→150
Upper Darby
$1,281/mo
+1.7%
→151
Shippensburg
Pop. 5,620
$1,255/mo
—
→152
Pottsville
Pop. 13,364
$1,215/mo
+4.7%
→153
Gettysburg
Pop. 8,254
$1,187/mo
—
→154
Beaver
Pop. 4,374
$1,170/mo
—
→155
Bloomsburg
Pop. 13,024
$1,157/mo
+19.2%
→156
Beaver Falls
Pop. 8,850
$1,153/mo
+33.8%
→157
Pittston
Pop. 7,626
$1,150/mo
—
→158
Tamaqua
Pop. 6,924
$1,146/mo
—
→159
Oakmont
Pop. 6,702
$1,129/mo
—
→160
Altoona
Pop. 43,196
$1,121/mo
+27.7%
→161
Turtle Creek
Pop. 5,007
$1,112/mo
—
→162
DuBois
Pop. 7,402
$1,103/mo
—
→163
Farrell
Pop. 4,199
$1,095/mo
—
→164
Erie
Pop. 93,850
$1,089/mo
+7.1%
→165
Etna
Pop. 3,364
$1,063/mo
—
→166
Jeannette
Pop. 8,657
$1,048/mo
—
→167
McKeesport
Pop. 17,380
$1,044/mo
-6.6%
→168
Millvale
Pop. 3,299
$1,042/mo
—
→169
Greensburg
Pop. 14,741
$1,038/mo
-8.2%
→170
Dallastown
Pop. 4,185
$1,013/mo
—
→171
New Kensington
Pop. 12,011
$1,011/mo
—
→172
Williamsport
Pop. 27,612
$1,005/mo
+3.4%
→173
Indiana
Pop. 14,212
$996/mo
+36.6%
→174
Butler
Pop. 13,212
$991/mo
+1.9%
→175
Latrobe
Pop. 7,977
$987/mo
+8.2%
→176
Sharon
Pop. 12,936
$961/mo
—
→177
Arnold
Pop. 538
$950/mo
—
→178
New Castle
Pop. 21,579
$949/mo
-9.4%
→179
Uniontown
Pop. 9,742
$944/mo
—
→180
Rochester
Pop. 3,422
$944/mo
—
→181
Lock Haven
Pop. 8,447
$938/mo
+14.4%
→182
Washington
Pop. 13,368
$925/mo
-17.8%
→183
Meadville
Pop. 12,577
$899/mo
—
→184
Ambridge
Pop. 6,890
$899/mo
—
→185
Johnstown
Pop. 18,087
$861/mo
+11.7%
→186
Vandergrift
Pop. 5,011
$850/mo
—
→187
Grove City
Pop. 7,830
$738/mo
-20.7%
→Pennsylvania rent questions
What is the average rent in Pennsylvania?
The average median rent across 169 tracked cities in Pennsylvania is $1,701/mo, about 13% below the national median of $1,962/mo.
Which Pennsylvania city has the highest rent?
Newtown Square has the highest median rent in Pennsylvania at $3,222/mo.
Which Pennsylvania city has the most affordable rent?
Grove City is the most affordable tracked city in Pennsylvania, with a median rent of $738/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in Pennsylvania?
Across Pennsylvania cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +6.8% over the past year.
How does Pennsylvania rent compare to the rest of the country?
47 of 187 tracked Pennsylvania cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,962/mo, and 140 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in Pennsylvania?
By population, the largest rental markets in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
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