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

State College, PA had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 68 cities in 2022, at 67%. Mechanicsburg, PA had the lowest, at 25.8%. The median was 47.5% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 47.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67State College, PA
Lowest25.8Mechanicsburg, PA
Median47.568 cities
Pennsylvania47.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

State College, PA: 67 %State College, PA67Indiana, PA: 63.5 %Indiana, PA63.5Darby, PA: 62.8 %Darby, PA62.8Chester, PA: 62 %Chester, PA62McKeesport, PA: 62 %McKeesport, PA62Coatesville, PA: 61.7 %Coatesville, PA61.7Pottsville, PA: 58.4 %Pottsville, PA58.4Allentown, PA: 57.2 %Allentown, PA57.2Hazleton, PA: 57.1 %Hazleton, PA57.1Wyomissing, PA: 57.1 %Wyomissing, PA57.1Columbia, PA: 56.8 %Columbia, PA56.8Erie, PA: 56.4 %Erie, PA56.4Whitehall, PA: 55.3 %Whitehall, PA55.3Pottstown, PA: 55.3 %Pottstown, PA55.3Norristown, PA: 55.2 %Norristown, PA55.2Reading, PA: 55.1 %Reading, PA55.1Hermitage, PA: 54.6 %Hermitage, PA54.6New Castle, PA: 54.6 %New Castle, PA54.6Altoona, PA: 54.4 %Altoona, PA54.4York, PA: 54.4 %York, PA54.4Easton, PA: 53.7 %Easton, PA53.7Bethlehem, PA: 53.4 %Bethlehem, PA53.4Lansdowne, PA: 53.4 %Lansdowne, PA53.4Philadelphia, PA: 52.2 %Philadelphia, PA52.2Carlisle, PA: 51.9 %Carlisle, PA51.9St. Marys, PA: 50.5 %St. Marys, PA50.5Scranton, PA: 49.7 %Scranton, PA49.7Wilkes-Barre, PA: 49.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA49.7Butler, PA: 49.4 %Butler, PA49.4Greensburg, PA: 49.3 %Greensburg, PA49.3Munhall, PA: 48.5 %Munhall, PA48.5Waynesboro, PA: 48.1 %Waynesboro, PA48.1Lebanon, PA: 48 %Lebanon, PA48Sharon, PA: 47.7 %Sharon, PA47.7West Chester, PA: 47.4 %West Chester, PA47.4Pittsburgh, PA: 47.3 %Pittsburgh, PA47.3Williamsport, PA: 47 %Williamsport, PA47Hanover, PA: 46.9 %Hanover, PA46.9Meadville, PA: 46.4 %Meadville, PA46.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 45.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA45.6State College, PA: 67 %State College, PA67Indiana, PA: 63.5 %Indiana, PA63.5Darby, PA: 62.8 %Darby, PA62.8Chester, PA: 62 %Chester, PA62McKeesport, PA: 62 %McKeesport, PA62Coatesville, PA: 61.7 %Coatesville, PA61.7Pottsville, PA: 58.4 %Pottsville, PA58.4Allentown, PA: 57.2 %Allentown, PA57.2Hazleton, PA: 57.1 %Hazleton, PA57.1Wyomissing, PA: 57.1 %Wyomissing, PA57.1Columbia, PA: 56.8 %Columbia, PA56.8Erie, PA: 56.4 %Erie, PA56.4Whitehall, PA: 55.3 %Whitehall, PA55.3Pottstown, PA: 55.3 %Pottstown, PA55.3Norristown, PA: 55.2 %Norristown, PA55.2Reading, PA: 55.1 %Reading, PA55.1Hermitage, PA: 54.6 %Hermitage, PA54.6New Castle, PA: 54.6 %New Castle, PA54.6Altoona, PA: 54.4 %Altoona, PA54.4York, PA: 54.4 %York, PA54.4Easton, PA: 53.7 %Easton, PA53.7Bethlehem, PA: 53.4 %Bethlehem, PA53.4Lansdowne, PA: 53.4 %Lansdowne, PA53.4Philadelphia, PA: 52.2 %Philadelphia, PA52.2Carlisle, PA: 51.9 %Carlisle, PA51.9St. Marys, PA: 50.5 %St. Marys, PA50.5Scranton, PA: 49.7 %Scranton, PA49.7Wilkes-Barre, PA: 49.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA49.7Butler, PA: 49.4 %Butler, PA49.4Greensburg, PA: 49.3 %Greensburg, PA49.3Munhall, PA: 48.5 %Munhall, PA48.5Waynesboro, PA: 48.1 %Waynesboro, PA48.1Lebanon, PA: 48 %Lebanon, PA48Sharon, PA: 47.7 %Sharon, PA47.7West Chester, PA: 47.4 %West Chester, PA47.4Pittsburgh, PA: 47.3 %Pittsburgh, PA47.3Williamsport, PA: 47 %Williamsport, PA47Hanover, PA: 46.9 %Hanover, PA46.9Meadville, PA: 46.4 %Meadville, PA46.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 45.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA45.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1State College, PA67-0.4 pts
2Indiana, PA63.5-2.1 pts
3Darby, PA62.8+4.4 pts
4Chester, PA62+1.7 pts
5McKeesport, PA62+6.1 pts
6Coatesville, PA61.7+0.6 pts
7Pottsville, PA58.4+2.7 pts
8Allentown, PA57.2+1 pts
9Hazleton, PA57.1+7.7 pts
9Wyomissing, PA57.1+3.9 pts
11Columbia, PA56.8+1 pts
12Erie, PA56.4+3.8 pts
13Whitehall, PA55.3-0.4 pts
14Pottstown, PA55.3-1 pts
15Norristown, PA55.2+1.6 pts
16Reading, PA55.1+3.4 pts
17Hermitage, PA54.6+5 pts
17New Castle, PA54.6-1.1 pts
19Altoona, PA54.4-1.1 pts
20York, PA54.4+1.2 pts
21Easton, PA53.7-0.3 pts
22Bethlehem, PA53.4+1.1 pts
23Lansdowne, PA53.4-0 pts
24Philadelphia, PA52.2+0.3 pts
25Carlisle, PA51.9-0.4 pts
26St. Marys, PA50.5-0.6 pts
27Scranton, PA49.7-0.2 pts
28Wilkes-Barre, PA49.7-1.6 pts
29Butler, PA49.4-0.5 pts
30Greensburg, PA49.30 pts
31Munhall, PA48.5-5.8 pts
32Waynesboro, PA48.1-0.7 pts
33Lebanon, PA48-1.8 pts
34Sharon, PA47.7+1.9 pts
35West Chester, PA47.4-1.9 pts
36Pittsburgh, PA47.3-0.3 pts
37Williamsport, PA47-3.1 pts
38Hanover, PA46.9+1.5 pts
39Meadville, PA46.4-1.1 pts
40Wilkinsburg, PA45.6+3.9 pts
41Lancaster, PA45.5-0.8 pts
42Emmaus, PA45.5-0.4 pts
43Harrisburg, PA44.5+2.3 pts
44Franklin Park, PA44.3-9.6 pts
45Northampton, PA44-3.3 pts
46Johnstown, PA43.8-1.1 pts
47Bethel Park, PA43.5+0.4 pts
48Berwick, PA42.6+3.1 pts
49Lansdale, PA42.6-0 pts
50Baldwin, PA42.3+2.7 pts
51Elizabethtown, PA42.3+0.8 pts
52Chambersburg, PA42.2+0.9 pts
53Monroeville, PA41.9-1.7 pts
54West Mifflin, PA41.9+0.9 pts
55Kingston, PA39.5+0.5 pts
56Washington, PA39.5-2.1 pts
57Jefferson Hills, PA39.5+8.2 pts
58Yeadon, PA39.2-0.1 pts
59Bloomsburg, PA39.1-0.8 pts
60Ephrata, PA38.7-3.3 pts
61Murrysville, PA38.5+3.1 pts
62Plum, PA37.8-6.3 pts
63New Kensington, PA37.3+1.6 pts
64Nanticoke, PA36.7-2.2 pts
65Phoenixville, PA35.3-2 pts
66Dunmore, PA33.7-1.5 pts
67Lower Burrell, PA32.6-5.5 pts
68Mechanicsburg, PA25.8-4.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (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 67% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mechanicsburg, PA, with 25.8% in 2022.

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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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