Counties in Pennsylvania by median gross rent (monthly)

Chester County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 67 counties in 2023, at $1,691. Cameron County had the lowest, at $699. The median was $868 and the figure for Pennsylvania was $1,162. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,691Chester County
Median86867 counties
Pennsylvania1,162History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Chester CountyChester County: 1,691 USD1,691Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,612 USD1,612Bucks CountyBucks County: 1,537 USD1,537Pike CountyPike County: 1,383 USD1,383Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,347 USD1,347Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 1,335 USD1,335Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 1,326 USD1,326Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 1,323 USD1,323Delaware CountyDelaware County: 1,315 USD1,315Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1,289 USD1,289Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1,184 USD1,184Centre CountyCentre County: 1,181 USD1,181Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 1,153 USD1,153York CountyYork County: 1,150 USD1,150Berks CountyBerks County: 1,143 USD1,143Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 1,111 USD1,111Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 1,087 USD1,087Adams CountyAdams County: 1,084 USD1,084Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,071 USD1,071Montour CountyMontour County: 1,057 USD1,057Butler CountyButler County: 1,018 USD1,018Wayne CountyWayne County: 979 USD979Carbon CountyCarbon County: 975 USD975Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 973 USD973Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 958 USD958Union CountyUnion County: 944 USD944Washington CountyWashington County: 922 USD922Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 913 USD913Columbia CountyColumbia County: 904 USD904Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 897 USD897Snyder CountySnyder County: 890 USD890Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 887 USD887Erie CountyErie County: 876 USD876Bradford CountyBradford County: 868 USD868Beaver CountyBeaver County: 867 USD867Blair CountyBlair County: 854 USD854Tioga CountyTioga County: 850 USD850Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 843 USD843Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 842 USD842Perry CountyPerry County: 838 USD838
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Chester County1,691+5.6%
2Montgomery County1,612+6.5%
3Bucks County1,537+5.2%
4Pike County1,383+2.9%
5Monroe County1,347+2.7%
6Northampton County1,335+4.3%
7Lehigh County1,326+5.3%
8Philadelphia County1,323+5.8%
9Delaware County1,315+4.6%
10Lancaster County1,289+5.6%
11Cumberland County1,184+3.3%
12Centre County1,181+5.6%
13Dauphin County1,153+5.8%
14York County1,150+5.1%
15Berks County1,143+6%
16Allegheny County1,111+5.8%
17Lebanon County1,087+6.3%
18Adams County1,084+2.3%
19Franklin County1,071+5.1%
20Montour County1,057+5.9%
21Butler County1,018+4.1%
22Wayne County979+4.9%
23Carbon County975+3.6%
24Lackawanna County973+6.1%
25Luzerne County958+6%
26Union County944+5%
27Washington County922+4.9%
28Susquehanna County913+6.8%
29Columbia County904+4.9%
30Wyoming County897+2.4%
31Snyder County890+4.8%
32Lycoming County887+0.1%
33Erie County876+2.9%
34Bradford County868+5.3%
35Beaver County867+4.5%
36Blair County854+1.9%
37Tioga County850+4.8%
38Westmoreland County843+2.6%
39Schuylkill County842+5.1%
40Perry County838+4.4%
41Clinton County815-3%
42Forest County808+12.2%
42Mercer County808+6.2%
44Armstrong County802+3.2%
45Crawford County800+4%
46Huntingdon County795+4.7%
47Mifflin County792+3.8%
48Clearfield County788+6.9%
49Indiana County786+1.9%
50Clarion County785+4.1%
51Fulton County781+2.9%
51Sullivan County781+13.5%
53Lawrence County778-1.1%
54Northumberland County777+3.5%
55Venango County774+4.6%
56Bedford County771+6.1%
56Fayette County771+2.3%
58McKean County769+1.7%
59Potter County767+5.8%
60Warren County756+3.8%
61Greene County7540%
62Somerset County749+6.4%
63Jefferson County746+0.4%
64Cambria County733+4.7%
65Juniata County730+2.1%
66Elk County720+1.8%
67Cameron County699+6.4%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Chester County, with $1,691 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with $699 in 2023.

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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