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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 2022, at $1,940. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at $613. The median was $967 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,110. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,940Franklin Park, PA
Lowest613Johnstown, PA
Median96768 cities
Pennsylvania1,110History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Franklin Park, PA: 1,940 USDFranklin Park, PA1,940Wyomissing, PA: 1,650 USDWyomissing, PA1,650West Chester, PA: 1,517 USDWest Chester, PA1,517Phoenixville, PA: 1,501 USDPhoenixville, PA1,501Murrysville, PA: 1,452 USDMurrysville, PA1,452Coatesville, PA: 1,372 USDCoatesville, PA1,372Lansdale, PA: 1,372 USDLansdale, PA1,372Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,297 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,297Norristown, PA: 1,264 USDNorristown, PA1,264Philadelphia, PA: 1,250 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,250Emmaus, PA: 1,229 USDEmmaus, PA1,229Bethlehem, PA: 1,218 USDBethlehem, PA1,218Easton, PA: 1,211 USDEaston, PA1,211Allentown, PA: 1,202 USDAllentown, PA1,202Darby, PA: 1,202 USDDarby, PA1,202Bethel Park, PA: 1,181 USDBethel Park, PA1,181State College, PA: 1,181 USDState College, PA1,181Lansdowne, PA: 1,178 USDLansdowne, PA1,178Northampton, PA: 1,172 USDNorthampton, PA1,172Pottstown, PA: 1,154 USDPottstown, PA1,154Pittsburgh, PA: 1,153 USDPittsburgh, PA1,153Monroeville, PA: 1,133 USDMonroeville, PA1,133Lancaster, PA: 1,084 USDLancaster, PA1,084Plum, PA: 1,078 USDPlum, PA1,078Yeadon, PA: 1,048 USDYeadon, PA1,048Columbia, PA: 1,039 USDColumbia, PA1,039Elizabethtown, PA: 1,038 USDElizabethtown, PA1,038Chambersburg, PA: 1,035 USDChambersburg, PA1,035Hanover, PA: 1,028 USDHanover, PA1,028Mechanicsburg, PA: 1,008 USDMechanicsburg, PA1,008Chester, PA: 996 USDChester, PA996Ephrata, PA: 989 USDEphrata, PA989Baldwin, PA: 979 USDBaldwin, PA979Hazleton, PA: 970 USDHazleton, PA970Carlisle, PA: 964 USDCarlisle, PA964Waynesboro, PA: 961 USDWaynesboro, PA961Lebanon, PA: 959 USDLebanon, PA959Harrisburg, PA: 944 USDHarrisburg, PA944York, PA: 943 USDYork, PA943Reading, PA: 942 USDReading, PA942Franklin Park, PA: 1,940 USDFranklin Park, PA1,940Wyomissing, PA: 1,650 USDWyomissing, PA1,650West Chester, PA: 1,517 USDWest Chester, PA1,517Phoenixville, PA: 1,501 USDPhoenixville, PA1,501Murrysville, PA: 1,452 USDMurrysville, PA1,452Coatesville, PA: 1,372 USDCoatesville, PA1,372Lansdale, PA: 1,372 USDLansdale, PA1,372Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,297 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,297Norristown, PA: 1,264 USDNorristown, PA1,264Philadelphia, PA: 1,250 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,250Emmaus, PA: 1,229 USDEmmaus, PA1,229Bethlehem, PA: 1,218 USDBethlehem, PA1,218Easton, PA: 1,211 USDEaston, PA1,211Allentown, PA: 1,202 USDAllentown, PA1,202Darby, PA: 1,202 USDDarby, PA1,202Bethel Park, PA: 1,181 USDBethel Park, PA1,181State College, PA: 1,181 USDState College, PA1,181Lansdowne, PA: 1,178 USDLansdowne, PA1,178Northampton, PA: 1,172 USDNorthampton, PA1,172Pottstown, PA: 1,154 USDPottstown, PA1,154Pittsburgh, PA: 1,153 USDPittsburgh, PA1,153Monroeville, PA: 1,133 USDMonroeville, PA1,133Lancaster, PA: 1,084 USDLancaster, PA1,084Plum, PA: 1,078 USDPlum, PA1,078Yeadon, PA: 1,048 USDYeadon, PA1,048Columbia, PA: 1,039 USDColumbia, PA1,039Elizabethtown, PA: 1,038 USDElizabethtown, PA1,038Chambersburg, PA: 1,035 USDChambersburg, PA1,035Hanover, PA: 1,028 USDHanover, PA1,028Mechanicsburg, PA: 1,008 USDMechanicsburg, PA1,008Chester, PA: 996 USDChester, PA996Ephrata, PA: 989 USDEphrata, PA989Baldwin, PA: 979 USDBaldwin, PA979Hazleton, PA: 970 USDHazleton, PA970Carlisle, PA: 964 USDCarlisle, PA964Waynesboro, PA: 961 USDWaynesboro, PA961Lebanon, PA: 959 USDLebanon, PA959Harrisburg, PA: 944 USDHarrisburg, PA944York, PA: 943 USDYork, PA943Reading, PA: 942 USDReading, PA942
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Franklin Park, PA1,940+2.4%
2Wyomissing, PA1,650+13.7%
3West Chester, PA1,517+9.4%
4Phoenixville, PA1,501+12.6%
5Murrysville, PA1,452+5.9%
6Coatesville, PA1,372+7%
6Lansdale, PA1,372+11.2%
8Jefferson Hills, PA1,297+8.8%
9Norristown, PA1,264+11.8%
10Philadelphia, PA1,250+8.8%
11Emmaus, PA1,229+7.9%
12Bethlehem, PA1,218+9.6%
13Easton, PA1,211+6.8%
14Allentown, PA1,202+9.3%
14Darby, PA1,202+2.2%
16Bethel Park, PA1,181+7%
16State College, PA1,181+6.2%
18Lansdowne, PA1,178+7.4%
19Northampton, PA1,172+14.9%
20Pottstown, PA1,154+9.4%
21Pittsburgh, PA1,153+10.5%
22Monroeville, PA1,133+5.2%
23Lancaster, PA1,084+8.9%
24Plum, PA1,078+10.7%
25Yeadon, PA1,048+5.2%
26Columbia, PA1,039+11.8%
27Elizabethtown, PA1,038+2.7%
28Chambersburg, PA1,035+14.2%
29Hanover, PA1,028+7.5%
30Mechanicsburg, PA1,008+1.8%
31Chester, PA996+7.2%
32Ephrata, PA989+7.5%
33Baldwin, PA979+6.8%
34Hazleton, PA970+9.2%
35Carlisle, PA964+8.2%
36Waynesboro, PA961+3.4%
37Lebanon, PA959+11.3%
38Harrisburg, PA944+8.9%
39York, PA943+7%
40Reading, PA942+11.7%
41Scranton, PA933+10.8%
42Kingston, PA927+11.7%
43Wilkinsburg, PA925+6.4%
44Wilkes-Barre, PA897+8.6%
45Bloomsburg, PA881+2.4%
46Whitehall, PA879+8.8%
47Dunmore, PA878+7.9%
48Meadville, PA865+14.3%
49Hermitage, PA840+6.1%
50Washington, PA820+7.5%
51Erie, PA809+7.3%
52Pottsville, PA806+11%
53Altoona, PA795+11.7%
53Williamsport, PA795-1.6%
55Indiana, PA791+6.2%
56Lower Burrell, PA790+1.5%
57Greensburg, PA774+9.2%
58Butler, PA771+9.1%
59Nanticoke, PA760+8.7%
60McKeesport, PA752+5.6%
61Munhall, PA743+3.5%
62Berwick, PA733+8.8%
63St. Marys, PA725+5.5%
64New Castle, PA713+5.5%
65New Kensington, PA693+11.1%
66Sharon, PA684+9.3%
67West Mifflin, PA681+6.2%
68Johnstown, PA613+8.3%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Franklin Park, PA, with $1,940 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnstown, PA, with $613 in 2022.

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