Counties in Pennsylvania by median gross rent (monthly)

Chester County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 67 counties in 2022, at $1,601. Cameron County had the lowest, at $657. The median was $840 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,110. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,601Chester County
Median84067 counties
Pennsylvania1,110History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Chester CountyChester County: 1,601 USD1,601Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,514 USD1,514Bucks CountyBucks County: 1,461 USD1,461Pike CountyPike County: 1,344 USD1,344Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,311 USD1,311Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 1,280 USD1,280Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 1,259 USD1,259Delaware CountyDelaware County: 1,257 USD1,257Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 1,250 USD1,250Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1,221 USD1,221Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1,146 USD1,146Centre CountyCentre County: 1,118 USD1,118York CountyYork County: 1,094 USD1,094Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 1,090 USD1,090Berks CountyBerks County: 1,078 USD1,078Adams CountyAdams County: 1,060 USD1,060Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 1,050 USD1,050Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 1,023 USD1,023Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,019 USD1,019Montour CountyMontour County: 998 USD998Butler CountyButler County: 978 USD978Carbon CountyCarbon County: 941 USD941Wayne CountyWayne County: 933 USD933Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 917 USD917Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 904 USD904Union CountyUnion County: 899 USD899Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 886 USD886Washington CountyWashington County: 879 USD879Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 876 USD876Columbia CountyColumbia County: 862 USD862Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 855 USD855Erie CountyErie County: 851 USD851Snyder CountySnyder County: 849 USD849Clinton CountyClinton County: 840 USD840Blair CountyBlair County: 838 USD838Beaver CountyBeaver County: 830 USD830Bradford CountyBradford County: 824 USD824Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 822 USD822Tioga CountyTioga County: 811 USD811Perry CountyPerry County: 803 USD803
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Chester County1,601+10.8%
2Montgomery County1,514+8.7%
3Bucks County1,461+10.4%
4Pike County1,344+11.6%
5Monroe County1,311+6.7%
6Northampton County1,280+9.1%
7Lehigh County1,259+8.9%
8Delaware County1,257+7.8%
9Philadelphia County1,250+8.8%
10Lancaster County1,221+9.6%
11Cumberland County1,146+8.1%
12Centre County1,118+7.2%
13York County1,094+6.7%
14Dauphin County1,090+7.5%
15Berks County1,078+9.4%
16Adams County1,060+8.9%
17Allegheny County1,050+9.1%
18Lebanon County1,023+10.6%
19Franklin County1,019+8.2%
20Montour County998+22.5%
21Butler County978+7.7%
22Carbon County941+11.8%
23Wayne County933+9.5%
24Lackawanna County917+8.6%
25Luzerne County904+9.7%
26Union County899+13.2%
27Lycoming County886+6.2%
28Washington County879+7.2%
29Wyoming County876+6.3%
30Columbia County862+4.1%
31Susquehanna County855+5.3%
32Erie County851+8.1%
33Snyder County849+7.9%
34Clinton County840+9.4%
35Blair County838+10.7%
36Beaver County830+8.9%
37Bradford County824+9.3%
38Westmoreland County822+8.6%
39Tioga County811+9.2%
40Perry County803+3.9%
41Schuylkill County801+8.1%
42Lawrence County787+7.7%
43Armstrong County777+8.1%
44Indiana County771+5%
45Crawford County769+11%
46Mifflin County763+5.8%
47Mercer County761+8.1%
48Fulton County759+6.5%
48Huntingdon County759+6%
50McKean County756+9.6%
51Clarion County754+9.9%
51Fayette County754+5.2%
51Greene County754+4.7%
54Northumberland County751+7%
55Jefferson County743+4.5%
56Venango County740+8.5%
57Clearfield County737+2.9%
58Warren County728+9.3%
59Bedford County727+4.9%
60Potter County725+5.4%
61Forest County720+30.4%
62Juniata County715+6.4%
63Elk County707+7.6%
64Somerset County704+7.2%
65Cambria County700+6.5%
66Sullivan County688-1.4%
67Cameron County657-1.1%

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Chester County, with $1,601 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with $657 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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