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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 2023, at 65.1%. Mechanicsburg, PA had the lowest, at 21.1%. The median was 47% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 47.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.1State College, PA
Lowest21.1Mechanicsburg, PA
Median4768 cities
Pennsylvania47.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

State College, PA: 65.1 %State College, PA65.1Coatesville, PA: 63.6 %Coatesville, PA63.6Chester, PA: 62.6 %Chester, PA62.6McKeesport, PA: 61.6 %McKeesport, PA61.6Darby, PA: 60.6 %Darby, PA60.6Columbia, PA: 60 %Columbia, PA60Allentown, PA: 59.1 %Allentown, PA59.1Pottstown, PA: 59 %Pottstown, PA59Indiana, PA: 58.4 %Indiana, PA58.4Hazleton, PA: 58.3 %Hazleton, PA58.3New Castle, PA: 56.4 %New Castle, PA56.4Reading, PA: 56.1 %Reading, PA56.1Norristown, PA: 55.9 %Norristown, PA55.9Erie, PA: 55.9 %Erie, PA55.9Pottsville, PA: 55.7 %Pottsville, PA55.7Butler, PA: 54.3 %Butler, PA54.3Bethlehem, PA: 53.8 %Bethlehem, PA53.8Altoona, PA: 53.1 %Altoona, PA53.1Easton, PA: 52.6 %Easton, PA52.6York, PA: 52.4 %York, PA52.4Philadelphia, PA: 52 %Philadelphia, PA52Carlisle, PA: 51.9 %Carlisle, PA51.9Whitehall, PA: 51.7 %Whitehall, PA51.7Northampton, PA: 51.2 %Northampton, PA51.2Lansdowne, PA: 51.1 %Lansdowne, PA51.1Scranton, PA: 51.1 %Scranton, PA51.1Williamsport, PA: 50.9 %Williamsport, PA50.9Wyomissing, PA: 50.6 %Wyomissing, PA50.6Emmaus, PA: 50.5 %Emmaus, PA50.5West Chester, PA: 50.3 %West Chester, PA50.3Wilkes-Barre, PA: 49.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA49.7Sharon, PA: 49 %Sharon, PA49Lansdale, PA: 48.6 %Lansdale, PA48.6Pittsburgh, PA: 47.4 %Pittsburgh, PA47.4Baldwin, PA: 46.6 %Baldwin, PA46.6Berwick, PA: 46.6 %Berwick, PA46.6Greensburg, PA: 46.5 %Greensburg, PA46.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 46.4 %Wilkinsburg, PA46.4Lancaster, PA: 46.2 %Lancaster, PA46.2Meadville, PA: 46.1 %Meadville, PA46.1State College, PA: 65.1 %State College, PA65.1Coatesville, PA: 63.6 %Coatesville, PA63.6Chester, PA: 62.6 %Chester, PA62.6McKeesport, PA: 61.6 %McKeesport, PA61.6Darby, PA: 60.6 %Darby, PA60.6Columbia, PA: 60 %Columbia, PA60Allentown, PA: 59.1 %Allentown, PA59.1Pottstown, PA: 59 %Pottstown, PA59Indiana, PA: 58.4 %Indiana, PA58.4Hazleton, PA: 58.3 %Hazleton, PA58.3New Castle, PA: 56.4 %New Castle, PA56.4Reading, PA: 56.1 %Reading, PA56.1Norristown, PA: 55.9 %Norristown, PA55.9Erie, PA: 55.9 %Erie, PA55.9Pottsville, PA: 55.7 %Pottsville, PA55.7Butler, PA: 54.3 %Butler, PA54.3Bethlehem, PA: 53.8 %Bethlehem, PA53.8Altoona, PA: 53.1 %Altoona, PA53.1Easton, PA: 52.6 %Easton, PA52.6York, PA: 52.4 %York, PA52.4Philadelphia, PA: 52 %Philadelphia, PA52Carlisle, PA: 51.9 %Carlisle, PA51.9Whitehall, PA: 51.7 %Whitehall, PA51.7Northampton, PA: 51.2 %Northampton, PA51.2Lansdowne, PA: 51.1 %Lansdowne, PA51.1Scranton, PA: 51.1 %Scranton, PA51.1Williamsport, PA: 50.9 %Williamsport, PA50.9Wyomissing, PA: 50.6 %Wyomissing, PA50.6Emmaus, PA: 50.5 %Emmaus, PA50.5West Chester, PA: 50.3 %West Chester, PA50.3Wilkes-Barre, PA: 49.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA49.7Sharon, PA: 49 %Sharon, PA49Lansdale, PA: 48.6 %Lansdale, PA48.6Pittsburgh, PA: 47.4 %Pittsburgh, PA47.4Baldwin, PA: 46.6 %Baldwin, PA46.6Berwick, PA: 46.6 %Berwick, PA46.6Greensburg, PA: 46.5 %Greensburg, PA46.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 46.4 %Wilkinsburg, PA46.4Lancaster, PA: 46.2 %Lancaster, PA46.2Meadville, PA: 46.1 %Meadville, PA46.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1State College, PA65.1-1.8 pts
2Coatesville, PA63.6+1.9 pts
3Chester, PA62.6+0.6 pts
4McKeesport, PA61.6-0.4 pts
5Darby, PA60.6-2.2 pts
6Columbia, PA60+3.2 pts
7Allentown, PA59.1+1.8 pts
8Pottstown, PA59+3.7 pts
9Indiana, PA58.4-5.1 pts
10Hazleton, PA58.3+1.2 pts
11New Castle, PA56.4+1.8 pts
12Reading, PA56.1+0.9 pts
13Norristown, PA55.9+0.7 pts
14Erie, PA55.9-0.5 pts
15Pottsville, PA55.7-2.7 pts
16Butler, PA54.3+4.9 pts
17Bethlehem, PA53.8+0.4 pts
18Altoona, PA53.1-1.3 pts
19Easton, PA52.6-1.1 pts
20York, PA52.4-2 pts
21Philadelphia, PA52-0.2 pts
22Carlisle, PA51.9-0.1 pts
23Whitehall, PA51.7-3.6 pts
24Northampton, PA51.2+7.2 pts
25Lansdowne, PA51.1-2.3 pts
25Scranton, PA51.1+1.4 pts
27Williamsport, PA50.9+3.9 pts
28Wyomissing, PA50.6-6.4 pts
29Emmaus, PA50.5+5 pts
30West Chester, PA50.3+2.9 pts
31Wilkes-Barre, PA49.70 pts
32Sharon, PA49+1.4 pts
33Lansdale, PA48.6+6 pts
34Pittsburgh, PA47.4+0.1 pts
35Baldwin, PA46.6+4.3 pts
36Berwick, PA46.6+3.9 pts
37Greensburg, PA46.5-2.8 pts
38Wilkinsburg, PA46.4+0.8 pts
39Lancaster, PA46.2+0.7 pts
40Meadville, PA46.1-0.3 pts
41Yeadon, PA44.7+5.6 pts
42Hermitage, PA44.7-9.9 pts
43Lebanon, PA44.7-3.3 pts
44Waynesboro, PA44.5-3.6 pts
45Harrisburg, PA44.4-0.1 pts
46Bloomsburg, PA44.3+5.2 pts
47Johnstown, PA44.2+0.4 pts
48Monroeville, PA43.9+1.9 pts
49Hanover, PA43.7-3.1 pts
50Jefferson Hills, PA43.7+4.2 pts
51St. Marys, PA43.4-7.1 pts
52Washington, PA42.7+3.1 pts
53Bethel Park, PA42.6-1 pts
54Elizabethtown, PA41.1-1.1 pts
55Phoenixville, PA40.8+5.5 pts
56Munhall, PA39.8-8.8 pts
57West Mifflin, PA39.5-2.3 pts
58Chambersburg, PA39.5-2.7 pts
59Dunmore, PA37.8+4.1 pts
60Ephrata, PA37.5-1.1 pts
61Lower Burrell, PA37.5+4.8 pts
62Plum, PA37-0.7 pts
63Franklin Park, PA36.9-7.4 pts
64Kingston, PA36.9-2.6 pts
65Nanticoke, PA35.9-0.8 pts
66New Kensington, PA35.6-1.8 pts
67Murrysville, PA34.9-3.6 pts
68Mechanicsburg, PA21.1-4.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (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 65.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mechanicsburg, PA, with 21.1% in 2023.

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