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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 2023, at $2,063. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at $616. The median was $1,026 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,162. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,063Franklin Park, PA
Lowest616Johnstown, PA
Median1,02668 cities
Pennsylvania1,162History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Franklin Park, PA: 2,063 USDFranklin Park, PA2,063Wyomissing, PA: 1,746 USDWyomissing, PA1,746West Chester, PA: 1,661 USDWest Chester, PA1,661Phoenixville, PA: 1,563 USDPhoenixville, PA1,563Murrysville, PA: 1,495 USDMurrysville, PA1,495Coatesville, PA: 1,464 USDCoatesville, PA1,464Lansdale, PA: 1,390 USDLansdale, PA1,390Darby, PA: 1,337 USDDarby, PA1,337Norristown, PA: 1,337 USDNorristown, PA1,337Emmaus, PA: 1,331 USDEmmaus, PA1,331Philadelphia, PA: 1,323 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,323Bethlehem, PA: 1,311 USDBethlehem, PA1,311Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,276 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,276Allentown, PA: 1,269 USDAllentown, PA1,269Bethel Park, PA: 1,259 USDBethel Park, PA1,259State College, PA: 1,229 USDState College, PA1,229Easton, PA: 1,223 USDEaston, PA1,223Pittsburgh, PA: 1,221 USDPittsburgh, PA1,221Lansdowne, PA: 1,219 USDLansdowne, PA1,219Pottstown, PA: 1,181 USDPottstown, PA1,181Lancaster, PA: 1,177 USDLancaster, PA1,177Monroeville, PA: 1,162 USDMonroeville, PA1,162Northampton, PA: 1,156 USDNorthampton, PA1,156Plum, PA: 1,156 USDPlum, PA1,156Yeadon, PA: 1,117 USDYeadon, PA1,117Hanover, PA: 1,095 USDHanover, PA1,095Chambersburg, PA: 1,088 USDChambersburg, PA1,088Chester, PA: 1,080 USDChester, PA1,080Ephrata, PA: 1,070 USDEphrata, PA1,070Columbia, PA: 1,064 USDColumbia, PA1,064Baldwin, PA: 1,042 USDBaldwin, PA1,042Elizabethtown, PA: 1,038 USDElizabethtown, PA1,038Mechanicsburg, PA: 1,033 USDMechanicsburg, PA1,033Waynesboro, PA: 1,027 USDWaynesboro, PA1,027Lebanon, PA: 1,024 USDLebanon, PA1,024Reading, PA: 1,018 USDReading, PA1,018Hazleton, PA: 1,015 USDHazleton, PA1,015Harrisburg, PA: 996 USDHarrisburg, PA996Scranton, PA: 991 USDScranton, PA991Carlisle, PA: 986 USDCarlisle, PA986Franklin Park, PA: 2,063 USDFranklin Park, PA2,063Wyomissing, PA: 1,746 USDWyomissing, PA1,746West Chester, PA: 1,661 USDWest Chester, PA1,661Phoenixville, PA: 1,563 USDPhoenixville, PA1,563Murrysville, PA: 1,495 USDMurrysville, PA1,495Coatesville, PA: 1,464 USDCoatesville, PA1,464Lansdale, PA: 1,390 USDLansdale, PA1,390Darby, PA: 1,337 USDDarby, PA1,337Norristown, PA: 1,337 USDNorristown, PA1,337Emmaus, PA: 1,331 USDEmmaus, PA1,331Philadelphia, PA: 1,323 USDPhiladelphia, PA1,323Bethlehem, PA: 1,311 USDBethlehem, PA1,311Jefferson Hills, PA: 1,276 USDJefferson Hills, PA1,276Allentown, PA: 1,269 USDAllentown, PA1,269Bethel Park, PA: 1,259 USDBethel Park, PA1,259State College, PA: 1,229 USDState College, PA1,229Easton, PA: 1,223 USDEaston, PA1,223Pittsburgh, PA: 1,221 USDPittsburgh, PA1,221Lansdowne, PA: 1,219 USDLansdowne, PA1,219Pottstown, PA: 1,181 USDPottstown, PA1,181Lancaster, PA: 1,177 USDLancaster, PA1,177Monroeville, PA: 1,162 USDMonroeville, PA1,162Northampton, PA: 1,156 USDNorthampton, PA1,156Plum, PA: 1,156 USDPlum, PA1,156Yeadon, PA: 1,117 USDYeadon, PA1,117Hanover, PA: 1,095 USDHanover, PA1,095Chambersburg, PA: 1,088 USDChambersburg, PA1,088Chester, PA: 1,080 USDChester, PA1,080Ephrata, PA: 1,070 USDEphrata, PA1,070Columbia, PA: 1,064 USDColumbia, PA1,064Baldwin, PA: 1,042 USDBaldwin, PA1,042Elizabethtown, PA: 1,038 USDElizabethtown, PA1,038Mechanicsburg, PA: 1,033 USDMechanicsburg, PA1,033Waynesboro, PA: 1,027 USDWaynesboro, PA1,027Lebanon, PA: 1,024 USDLebanon, PA1,024Reading, PA: 1,018 USDReading, PA1,018Hazleton, PA: 1,015 USDHazleton, PA1,015Harrisburg, PA: 996 USDHarrisburg, PA996Scranton, PA: 991 USDScranton, PA991Carlisle, PA: 986 USDCarlisle, PA986
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Franklin Park, PA2,063+6.3%
2Wyomissing, PA1,746+5.8%
3West Chester, PA1,661+9.5%
4Phoenixville, PA1,563+4.1%
5Murrysville, PA1,495+3%
6Coatesville, PA1,464+6.7%
7Lansdale, PA1,390+1.3%
8Darby, PA1,337+11.2%
8Norristown, PA1,337+5.8%
10Emmaus, PA1,331+8.3%
11Philadelphia, PA1,323+5.8%
12Bethlehem, PA1,311+7.6%
13Jefferson Hills, PA1,276-1.6%
14Allentown, PA1,269+5.6%
15Bethel Park, PA1,259+6.6%
16State College, PA1,229+4.1%
17Easton, PA1,223+1%
18Pittsburgh, PA1,221+5.9%
19Lansdowne, PA1,219+3.5%
20Pottstown, PA1,181+2.3%
21Lancaster, PA1,177+8.6%
22Monroeville, PA1,162+2.6%
23Northampton, PA1,156-1.4%
23Plum, PA1,156+7.2%
25Yeadon, PA1,117+6.6%
26Hanover, PA1,095+6.5%
27Chambersburg, PA1,088+5.1%
28Chester, PA1,080+8.4%
29Ephrata, PA1,070+8.2%
30Columbia, PA1,064+2.4%
31Baldwin, PA1,042+6.4%
32Elizabethtown, PA1,0380%
33Mechanicsburg, PA1,033+2.5%
34Waynesboro, PA1,027+6.9%
35Lebanon, PA1,024+6.8%
36Reading, PA1,018+8.1%
37Hazleton, PA1,015+4.6%
38Harrisburg, PA996+5.5%
39Scranton, PA991+6.2%
40Carlisle, PA986+2.3%
41Wilkinsburg, PA978+5.7%
42Kingston, PA960+3.6%
43York, PA958+1.6%
44Wilkes-Barre, PA939+4.7%
45Bloomsburg, PA937+6.4%
46Dunmore, PA923+5.1%
47Whitehall, PA909+3.4%
48Washington, PA895+9.1%
49Meadville, PA887+2.5%
50Lower Burrell, PA876+10.9%
51Hermitage, PA874+4%
52Erie, PA836+3.3%
53Greensburg, PA829+7.1%
54Williamsport, PA825+3.8%
55Pottsville, PA820+1.7%
56Butler, PA815+5.7%
57Indiana, PA806+1.9%
58Altoona, PA789-0.8%
59Berwick, PA788+7.5%
60Nanticoke, PA787+3.6%
61McKeesport, PA786+4.5%
62Sharon, PA780+14%
63Munhall, PA774+4.2%
64St. Marys, PA756+4.3%
65West Mifflin, PA748+9.8%
66New Castle, PA698-2.1%
67New Kensington, PA694+0.1%
68Johnstown, PA616+0.5%

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.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Franklin Park, PA, with $2,063 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnstown, PA, with $616 in 2023.

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