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Cities in Pennsylvania by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Franklin Park, PA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 68 cities in 2024, at $2,330. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at $644. The median was $1,079 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,209. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,330Franklin Park, PA
Lowest644Johnstown, PA
Median1,07968 cities
Pennsylvania1,209History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Franklin Park, PA: 2,330 USDFranklin Park, PA2,330Wyomissing, PA: 1,781 USDWyomissing, PA1,781Phoenixville, PA: 1,735 USDPhoenixville, PA1,735West Chester, PA: 1,731 USDWest Chester, PA1,731Murrysville, PA: 1,587 USDMurrysville, PA1,587Coatesville, PA: 1,471 USDCoatesville, PA1,471Lansdale, PA: 1,470 USDLansdale, PA1,470Norristown, PA: 1,422 USDNorristown, PA1,422Philadelphia, PA: 1,397 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,397Emmaus, PA: 1,389 USDEmmaus, PA1,389Bethlehem, PA: 1,382 USDBethlehem, PA1,382Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,355 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,355Easton, PA: 1,325 USDEaston, PA1,325Allentown, PA: 1,317 USDAllentown, PA1,317Bethel Park, PA: 1,311 USDBethel Park, PA1,311Darby, PA: 1,308 USDDarby, PA1,308Lansdowne, PA: 1,304 USDLansdowne, PA1,304State College, PA: 1,273 USDState College, PA1,273Pittsburgh, PA: 1,261 USDPittsburgh, PA1,261Pottstown, PA: 1,260 USDPottstown, PA1,260Lancaster, PA: 1,240 USDLancaster, PA1,240Yeadon, PA: 1,213 USDYeadon, PA1,213Plum, PA: 1,177 USDPlum, PA1,177Monroeville, PA: 1,175 USDMonroeville, PA1,175Elizabethtown, PA: 1,174 USDElizabethtown, PA1,174Northampton, PA: 1,174 USDNorthampton, PA1,174Ephrata, PA: 1,143 USDEphrata, PA1,143Hanover, PA: 1,137 USDHanover, PA1,137Chambersburg, PA: 1,099 USDChambersburg, PA1,099Carlisle, PA: 1,094 USDCarlisle, PA1,094Chester, PA: 1,091 USDChester, PA1,091Hazleton, PA: 1,089 USDHazleton, PA1,089Waynesboro, PA: 1,086 USDWaynesboro, PA1,086Mechanicsburg, PA: 1,083 USDMechanicsburg, PA1,083Columbia, PA: 1,075 USDColumbia, PA1,075Reading, PA: 1,067 USDReading, PA1,067Baldwin, PA: 1,066 USDBaldwin, PA1,066Harrisburg, PA: 1,062 USDHarrisburg, PA1,062Scranton, PA: 1,048 USDScranton, PA1,048Kingston, PA: 1,038 USDKingston, PA1,038Franklin Park, PA: 2,330 USDFranklin Park, PA2,330Wyomissing, PA: 1,781 USDWyomissing, PA1,781Phoenixville, PA: 1,735 USDPhoenixville, PA1,735West Chester, PA: 1,731 USDWest Chester, PA1,731Murrysville, PA: 1,587 USDMurrysville, PA1,587Coatesville, PA: 1,471 USDCoatesville, PA1,471Lansdale, PA: 1,470 USDLansdale, PA1,470Norristown, PA: 1,422 USDNorristown, PA1,422Philadelphia, PA: 1,397 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,397Emmaus, PA: 1,389 USDEmmaus, PA1,389Bethlehem, PA: 1,382 USDBethlehem, PA1,382Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,355 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,355Easton, PA: 1,325 USDEaston, PA1,325Allentown, PA: 1,317 USDAllentown, PA1,317Bethel Park, PA: 1,311 USDBethel Park, PA1,311Darby, PA: 1,308 USDDarby, PA1,308Lansdowne, PA: 1,304 USDLansdowne, PA1,304State College, PA: 1,273 USDState College, PA1,273Pittsburgh, PA: 1,261 USDPittsburgh, PA1,261Pottstown, PA: 1,260 USDPottstown, PA1,260Lancaster, PA: 1,240 USDLancaster, PA1,240Yeadon, PA: 1,213 USDYeadon, PA1,213Plum, PA: 1,177 USDPlum, PA1,177Monroeville, PA: 1,175 USDMonroeville, PA1,175Elizabethtown, PA: 1,174 USDElizabethtown, PA1,174Northampton, PA: 1,174 USDNorthampton, PA1,174Ephrata, PA: 1,143 USDEphrata, PA1,143Hanover, PA: 1,137 USDHanover, PA1,137Chambersburg, PA: 1,099 USDChambersburg, PA1,099Carlisle, PA: 1,094 USDCarlisle, PA1,094Chester, PA: 1,091 USDChester, PA1,091Hazleton, PA: 1,089 USDHazleton, PA1,089Waynesboro, PA: 1,086 USDWaynesboro, PA1,086Mechanicsburg, PA: 1,083 USDMechanicsburg, PA1,083Columbia, PA: 1,075 USDColumbia, PA1,075Reading, PA: 1,067 USDReading, PA1,067Baldwin, PA: 1,066 USDBaldwin, PA1,066Harrisburg, PA: 1,062 USDHarrisburg, PA1,062Scranton, PA: 1,048 USDScranton, PA1,048Kingston, PA: 1,038 USDKingston, PA1,038
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Franklin Park, PA2,330+12.9%
2Wyomissing, PA1,781+2%
3Phoenixville, PA1,735+11%
4West Chester, PA1,731+4.2%
5Murrysville, PA1,587+6.2%
6Coatesville, PA1,471+0.5%
7Lansdale, PA1,470+5.8%
8Norristown, PA1,422+6.4%
9Philadelphia, PA1,397+5.6%
10Emmaus, PA1,389+4.4%
11Bethlehem, PA1,382+5.4%
12Jefferson Hills, PA1,355+6.2%
13Easton, PA1,325+8.3%
14Allentown, PA1,317+3.8%
15Bethel Park, PA1,311+4.1%
16Darby, PA1,308-2.2%
17Lansdowne, PA1,304+7%
18State College, PA1,273+3.6%
19Pittsburgh, PA1,261+3.3%
20Pottstown, PA1,260+6.7%
21Lancaster, PA1,240+5.4%
22Yeadon, PA1,213+8.6%
23Plum, PA1,177+1.8%
24Monroeville, PA1,175+1.1%
25Elizabethtown, PA1,174+13.1%
25Northampton, PA1,174+1.6%
27Ephrata, PA1,143+6.8%
28Hanover, PA1,137+3.8%
29Chambersburg, PA1,099+1%
30Carlisle, PA1,094+11%
31Chester, PA1,091+1%
32Hazleton, PA1,089+7.3%
33Waynesboro, PA1,086+5.7%
34Mechanicsburg, PA1,083+4.8%
35Columbia, PA1,075+1%
36Reading, PA1,067+4.8%
37Baldwin, PA1,066+2.3%
38Harrisburg, PA1,062+6.6%
39Scranton, PA1,048+5.8%
40Kingston, PA1,038+8.1%
41Wilkinsburg, PA1,025+4.8%
42York, PA1,014+5.8%
43Lebanon, PA992-3.1%
44Bloomsburg, PA980+4.6%
45Wilkes-Barre, PA946+0.7%
46Dunmore, PA928+0.5%
47Whitehall, PA915+0.7%
48Lower Burrell, PA911+4%
49Washington, PA910+1.7%
50Hermitage, PA896+2.5%
51Erie, PA870+4.1%
52Meadville, PA855-3.6%
52Williamsport, PA855+3.6%
54Indiana, PA849+5.3%
55McKeesport, PA848+7.9%
56Greensburg, PA839+1.2%
57Sharon, PA827+6%
58Pottsville, PA822+0.2%
59Altoona, PA819+3.8%
60Butler, PA818+0.4%
61Berwick, PA797+1.1%
62Nanticoke, PA792+0.6%
63Munhall, PA780+0.8%
63West Mifflin, PA780+4.3%
65St. Marys, PA762+0.8%
66New Kensington, PA751+8.2%
67New Castle, PA741+6.2%
68Johnstown, PA644+4.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Pennsylvania by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Franklin Park, PA, with $2,330 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnstown, PA, with $644 in 2024.

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