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Cities in Pennsylvania by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

State College, PA had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 68 cities in 2024, at 65.8%. Mechanicsburg, PA had the lowest, at 31.5%. The median was 48.8% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 48.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.8State College, PA
Lowest31.5Mechanicsburg, PA
Median48.868 cities
Pennsylvania48.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

State College, PA: 65.8 %State College, PA65.8Chester, PA: 64.6 %Chester, PA64.6Coatesville, PA: 63.3 %Coatesville, PA63.3Darby, PA: 61.8 %Darby, PA61.8Indiana, PA: 61.3 %Indiana, PA61.3McKeesport, PA: 61 %McKeesport, PA61Allentown, PA: 60.9 %Allentown, PA60.9Reading, PA: 60.4 %Reading, PA60.4Hazleton, PA: 60.1 %Hazleton, PA60.1Columbia, PA: 59.9 %Columbia, PA59.9Lansdowne, PA: 59.9 %Lansdowne, PA59.9Pottstown, PA: 59.8 %Pottstown, PA59.8Whitehall, PA: 59.5 %Whitehall, PA59.5New Castle, PA: 56.8 %New Castle, PA56.8Norristown, PA: 56.5 %Norristown, PA56.5Pottsville, PA: 56.4 %Pottsville, PA56.4Emmaus, PA: 55.7 %Emmaus, PA55.7Erie, PA: 55.4 %Erie, PA55.4York, PA: 55.2 %York, PA55.2Yeadon, PA: 54.8 %Yeadon, PA54.8Carlisle, PA: 54.2 %Carlisle, PA54.2West Chester, PA: 53.5 %West Chester, PA53.5Bethlehem, PA: 52.5 %Bethlehem, PA52.5Philadelphia, PA: 52.3 %Philadelphia, PA52.3Scranton, PA: 52.1 %Scranton, PA52.1Wilkinsburg, PA: 51.9 %Wilkinsburg, PA51.9Butler, PA: 51.7 %Butler, PA51.7Lansdale, PA: 51.7 %Lansdale, PA51.7Wilkes-Barre, PA: 51.3 %Wilkes-Barre, PA51.3Altoona, PA: 51.1 %Altoona, PA51.1Northampton, PA: 50 %Northampton, PA50Williamsport, PA: 49.8 %Williamsport, PA49.8Harrisburg, PA: 49.1 %Harrisburg, PA49.1Meadville, PA: 49.1 %Meadville, PA49.1Easton, PA: 48.6 %Easton, PA48.6Pittsburgh, PA: 48.4 %Pittsburgh, PA48.4Monroeville, PA: 48.4 %Monroeville, PA48.4Sharon, PA: 47.8 %Sharon, PA47.8Wyomissing, PA: 46.8 %Wyomissing, PA46.8Lancaster, PA: 46.6 %Lancaster, PA46.6State College, PA: 65.8 %State College, PA65.8Chester, PA: 64.6 %Chester, PA64.6Coatesville, PA: 63.3 %Coatesville, PA63.3Darby, PA: 61.8 %Darby, PA61.8Indiana, PA: 61.3 %Indiana, PA61.3McKeesport, PA: 61 %McKeesport, PA61Allentown, PA: 60.9 %Allentown, PA60.9Reading, PA: 60.4 %Reading, PA60.4Hazleton, PA: 60.1 %Hazleton, PA60.1Columbia, PA: 59.9 %Columbia, PA59.9Lansdowne, PA: 59.9 %Lansdowne, PA59.9Pottstown, PA: 59.8 %Pottstown, PA59.8Whitehall, PA: 59.5 %Whitehall, PA59.5New Castle, PA: 56.8 %New Castle, PA56.8Norristown, PA: 56.5 %Norristown, PA56.5Pottsville, PA: 56.4 %Pottsville, PA56.4Emmaus, PA: 55.7 %Emmaus, PA55.7Erie, PA: 55.4 %Erie, PA55.4York, PA: 55.2 %York, PA55.2Yeadon, PA: 54.8 %Yeadon, PA54.8Carlisle, PA: 54.2 %Carlisle, PA54.2West Chester, PA: 53.5 %West Chester, PA53.5Bethlehem, PA: 52.5 %Bethlehem, PA52.5Philadelphia, PA: 52.3 %Philadelphia, PA52.3Scranton, PA: 52.1 %Scranton, PA52.1Wilkinsburg, PA: 51.9 %Wilkinsburg, PA51.9Butler, PA: 51.7 %Butler, PA51.7Lansdale, PA: 51.7 %Lansdale, PA51.7Wilkes-Barre, PA: 51.3 %Wilkes-Barre, PA51.3Altoona, PA: 51.1 %Altoona, PA51.1Northampton, PA: 50 %Northampton, PA50Williamsport, PA: 49.8 %Williamsport, PA49.8Harrisburg, PA: 49.1 %Harrisburg, PA49.1Meadville, PA: 49.1 %Meadville, PA49.1Easton, PA: 48.6 %Easton, PA48.6Pittsburgh, PA: 48.4 %Pittsburgh, PA48.4Monroeville, PA: 48.4 %Monroeville, PA48.4Sharon, PA: 47.8 %Sharon, PA47.8Wyomissing, PA: 46.8 %Wyomissing, PA46.8Lancaster, PA: 46.6 %Lancaster, PA46.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1State College, PA65.8+0.7 pts
2Chester, PA64.6+2 pts
3Coatesville, PA63.3-0.3 pts
4Darby, PA61.8+1.2 pts
5Indiana, PA61.3+2.9 pts
6McKeesport, PA61-0.6 pts
7Allentown, PA60.9+1.9 pts
8Reading, PA60.4+4.3 pts
9Hazleton, PA60.1+1.8 pts
10Columbia, PA59.9-0.1 pts
11Lansdowne, PA59.9+8.7 pts
12Pottstown, PA59.8+0.9 pts
13Whitehall, PA59.5+7.8 pts
14New Castle, PA56.8+0.4 pts
15Norristown, PA56.5+0.5 pts
16Pottsville, PA56.4+0.8 pts
17Emmaus, PA55.7+5.2 pts
18Erie, PA55.4-0.5 pts
19York, PA55.2+2.8 pts
20Yeadon, PA54.8+10 pts
21Carlisle, PA54.2+2.3 pts
22West Chester, PA53.5+3.2 pts
23Bethlehem, PA52.5-1.3 pts
24Philadelphia, PA52.3+0.3 pts
25Scranton, PA52.1+1 pts
26Wilkinsburg, PA51.9+5.5 pts
27Butler, PA51.7-2.6 pts
28Lansdale, PA51.7+3.1 pts
29Wilkes-Barre, PA51.3+1.6 pts
30Altoona, PA51.1-2 pts
31Northampton, PA50-1.1 pts
32Williamsport, PA49.8-1 pts
33Harrisburg, PA49.1+4.6 pts
33Meadville, PA49.1+3 pts
35Easton, PA48.6-4 pts
36Pittsburgh, PA48.4+1.1 pts
37Monroeville, PA48.4+4.5 pts
38Sharon, PA47.8-1.2 pts
39Wyomissing, PA46.8-3.9 pts
40Lancaster, PA46.6+0.4 pts
41St. Marys, PA46.2+2.8 pts
42Hanover, PA46.2+2.4 pts
43Hermitage, PA45.9+1.2 pts
44Greensburg, PA45.9-0.6 pts
45Franklin Park, PA45.7+8.8 pts
46Berwick, PA45.2-1.4 pts
47Dunmore, PA44.5+6.8 pts
48Chambersburg, PA44.5+5 pts
49Baldwin, PA44.4-2.2 pts
50Lebanon, PA44.3-0.5 pts
51Washington, PA44+1.3 pts
52Nanticoke, PA43.9+7.9 pts
53West Mifflin, PA43.8+4.3 pts
54Jefferson Hills, PA43.4-0.2 pts
55Waynesboro, PA43.4-1.1 pts
56Johnstown, PA43-1.2 pts
57Munhall, PA42.6+2.8 pts
58Elizabethtown, PA41.8+0.7 pts
59Bethel Park, PA41.5-1.1 pts
60Bloomsburg, PA40.4-3.9 pts
60Plum, PA40.4+3.4 pts
62Phoenixville, PA40.3-0.5 pts
63Ephrata, PA39.2+1.6 pts
64Lower Burrell, PA37.8+0.4 pts
65Kingston, PA37.4+0.5 pts
66New Kensington, PA32.5-3 pts
67Murrysville, PA32.1-2.8 pts
68Mechanicsburg, PA31.5+10.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Pennsylvania by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Pennsylvania by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

State College, PA, with 65.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mechanicsburg, PA, with 31.5% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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