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Cities in Pennsylvania by median gross rent (monthly)

Franklin Park, PA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 68 cities in 2021, at $1,894. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at $566. The median was $899 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,013. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,894Franklin Park, PA
Lowest566Johnstown, PA
Median89968 cities
Pennsylvania1,013History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Franklin Park, PA: 1,894 USDFranklin Park, PA1,894Wyomissing, PA: 1,451 USDWyomissing, PA1,451West Chester, PA: 1,387 USDWest Chester, PA1,387Murrysville, PA: 1,371 USDMurrysville, PA1,371Phoenixville, PA: 1,333 USDPhoenixville, PA1,333Coatesville, PA: 1,282 USDCoatesville, PA1,282Lansdale, PA: 1,234 USDLansdale, PA1,234Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,192 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,192Darby, PA: 1,176 USDDarby, PA1,176Philadelphia, PA: 1,149 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,149Emmaus, PA: 1,139 USDEmmaus, PA1,139Easton, PA: 1,134 USDEaston, PA1,134Norristown, PA: 1,131 USDNorristown, PA1,131State College, PA: 1,112 USDState College, PA1,112Bethlehem, PA: 1,111 USDBethlehem, PA1,111Bethel Park, PA: 1,104 USDBethel Park, PA1,104Allentown, PA: 1,100 USDAllentown, PA1,100Lansdowne, PA: 1,097 USDLansdowne, PA1,097Monroeville, PA: 1,077 USDMonroeville, PA1,077Pottstown, PA: 1,055 USDPottstown, PA1,055Pittsburgh, PA: 1,043 USDPittsburgh, PA1,043Northampton, PA: 1,020 USDNorthampton, PA1,020Elizabethtown, PA: 1,011 USDElizabethtown, PA1,011Yeadon, PA: 996 USDYeadon, PA996Lancaster, PA: 995 USDLancaster, PA995Mechanicsburg, PA: 990 USDMechanicsburg, PA990Plum, PA: 974 USDPlum, PA974Hanover, PA: 956 USDHanover, PA956Chester, PA: 929 USDChester, PA929Columbia, PA: 929 USDColumbia, PA929Waynesboro, PA: 929 USDWaynesboro, PA929Ephrata, PA: 920 USDEphrata, PA920Baldwin, PA: 917 USDBaldwin, PA917Chambersburg, PA: 906 USDChambersburg, PA906Carlisle, PA: 891 USDCarlisle, PA891Hazleton, PA: 888 USDHazleton, PA888York, PA: 881 USDYork, PA881Wilkinsburg, PA: 869 USDWilkinsburg, PA869Harrisburg, PA: 867 USDHarrisburg, PA867Lebanon, PA: 862 USDLebanon, PA862Franklin Park, PA: 1,894 USDFranklin Park, PA1,894Wyomissing, PA: 1,451 USDWyomissing, PA1,451West Chester, PA: 1,387 USDWest Chester, PA1,387Murrysville, PA: 1,371 USDMurrysville, PA1,371Phoenixville, PA: 1,333 USDPhoenixville, PA1,333Coatesville, PA: 1,282 USDCoatesville, PA1,282Lansdale, PA: 1,234 USDLansdale, PA1,234Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,192 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,192Darby, PA: 1,176 USDDarby, PA1,176Philadelphia, PA: 1,149 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,149Emmaus, PA: 1,139 USDEmmaus, PA1,139Easton, PA: 1,134 USDEaston, PA1,134Norristown, PA: 1,131 USDNorristown, PA1,131State College, PA: 1,112 USDState College, PA1,112Bethlehem, PA: 1,111 USDBethlehem, PA1,111Bethel Park, PA: 1,104 USDBethel Park, PA1,104Allentown, PA: 1,100 USDAllentown, PA1,100Lansdowne, PA: 1,097 USDLansdowne, PA1,097Monroeville, PA: 1,077 USDMonroeville, PA1,077Pottstown, PA: 1,055 USDPottstown, PA1,055Pittsburgh, PA: 1,043 USDPittsburgh, PA1,043Northampton, PA: 1,020 USDNorthampton, PA1,020Elizabethtown, PA: 1,011 USDElizabethtown, PA1,011Yeadon, PA: 996 USDYeadon, PA996Lancaster, PA: 995 USDLancaster, PA995Mechanicsburg, PA: 990 USDMechanicsburg, PA990Plum, PA: 974 USDPlum, PA974Hanover, PA: 956 USDHanover, PA956Chester, PA: 929 USDChester, PA929Columbia, PA: 929 USDColumbia, PA929Waynesboro, PA: 929 USDWaynesboro, PA929Ephrata, PA: 920 USDEphrata, PA920Baldwin, PA: 917 USDBaldwin, PA917Chambersburg, PA: 906 USDChambersburg, PA906Carlisle, PA: 891 USDCarlisle, PA891Hazleton, PA: 888 USDHazleton, PA888York, PA: 881 USDYork, PA881Wilkinsburg, PA: 869 USDWilkinsburg, PA869Harrisburg, PA: 867 USDHarrisburg, PA867Lebanon, PA: 862 USDLebanon, PA862
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Franklin Park, PA1,894
2Wyomissing, PA1,451
3West Chester, PA1,387
4Murrysville, PA1,371
5Phoenixville, PA1,333
6Coatesville, PA1,282
7Lansdale, PA1,234
8Jefferson Hills, PA1,192
9Darby, PA1,176
10Philadelphia, PA1,149
11Emmaus, PA1,139
12Easton, PA1,134
13Norristown, PA1,131
14State College, PA1,112
15Bethlehem, PA1,111
16Bethel Park, PA1,104
17Allentown, PA1,100
18Lansdowne, PA1,097
19Monroeville, PA1,077
20Pottstown, PA1,055
21Pittsburgh, PA1,043
22Northampton, PA1,020
23Elizabethtown, PA1,011
24Yeadon, PA996
25Lancaster, PA995
26Mechanicsburg, PA990
27Plum, PA974
28Hanover, PA956
29Chester, PA929
29Columbia, PA929
29Waynesboro, PA929
32Ephrata, PA920
33Baldwin, PA917
34Chambersburg, PA906
35Carlisle, PA891
36Hazleton, PA888
37York, PA881
38Wilkinsburg, PA869
39Harrisburg, PA867
40Lebanon, PA862
41Bloomsburg, PA860
42Reading, PA843
43Scranton, PA842
44Kingston, PA830
45Wilkes-Barre, PA826
46Dunmore, PA814
47Whitehall, PA808
47Williamsport, PA808
49Hermitage, PA792
50Lower Burrell, PA778
51Washington, PA763
52Meadville, PA757
53Erie, PA754
54Indiana, PA745
55Pottsville, PA726
56Munhall, PA718
57Altoona, PA712
57McKeesport, PA712
59Greensburg, PA709
60Butler, PA707
61Nanticoke, PA699
62St. Marys, PA687
63New Castle, PA676
64Berwick, PA674
65West Mifflin, PA641
66Sharon, PA626
67New Kensington, PA624
68Johnstown, PA566

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Franklin Park, PA, with $1,894 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Johnstown, PA, with $566 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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