Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Pennsylvania
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Pennsylvania ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juniata County | 23.6 yrs | $206,300 | $730 |
| 2 | Bucks County | 22.9 yrs | $421,700 | $1,537 |
| 3 | Chester County | 22.8 yrs | $461,800 | $1,691 |
| 4 | Butler County | 22.6 yrs | $275,600 | $1,018 |
| 5 | Perry County | 22.2 yrs | $222,800 | $838 |
| 6 | Fulton County | 22.0 yrs | $206,000 | $781 |
| 7 | Centre County | 21.7 yrs | $308,100 | $1,181 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 21.2 yrs | $409,900 | $1,612 |
| 9 | Washington County | 19.9 yrs | $220,600 | $922 |
| 10 | Sullivan County | 19.9 yrs | $186,400 | $781 |
| 11 | Adams County | 19.7 yrs | $256,100 | $1,084 |
| 12 | Union County | 19.7 yrs | $222,900 | $944 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 19.4 yrs | $228,200 | $979 |
| 14 | Snyder County | 19.2 yrs | $205,500 | $890 |
| 15 | Delaware County | 19.2 yrs | $302,400 | $1,315 |
| 16 | Wyoming County | 19.1 yrs | $205,600 | $897 |
| 17 | Westmoreland County | 19.1 yrs | $193,100 | $843 |
| 18 | Montour County | 18.9 yrs | $240,300 | $1,057 |
| 19 | Huntingdon County | 18.9 yrs | $180,300 | $795 |
| 20 | Susquehanna County | 18.9 yrs | $206,700 | $913 |
| 21 | Bedford County | 18.7 yrs | $172,900 | $771 |
| 22 | Cumberland County | 18.4 yrs | $261,900 | $1,184 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 18.4 yrs | $236,300 | $1,071 |
| 24 | Lycoming County | 18.4 yrs | $195,600 | $887 |
| 25 | Columbia County | 18.4 yrs | $199,200 | $904 |
| 26 | Clinton County | 18.3 yrs | $179,100 | $815 |
| 27 | Lancaster County | 18.1 yrs | $279,400 | $1,289 |
| 28 | Beaver County | 17.8 yrs | $185,500 | $867 |
| 29 | Northampton County | 17.8 yrs | $285,000 | $1,335 |
| 30 | Bradford County | 17.5 yrs | $182,300 | $868 |
| 31 | Berks County | 17.5 yrs | $239,700 | $1,143 |
| 32 | Lebanon County | 17.4 yrs | $227,300 | $1,087 |
| 33 | Lehigh County | 17.4 yrs | $276,100 | $1,326 |
| 34 | Tioga County | 17.3 yrs | $176,000 | $850 |
| 35 | York County | 17.0 yrs | $235,000 | $1,150 |
| 36 | Carbon County | 16.6 yrs | $193,700 | $975 |
| 37 | Lackawanna County | 16.3 yrs | $189,900 | $973 |
| 38 | Northumberland County | 16.3 yrs | $151,600 | $777 |
| 39 | Allegheny County | 16.3 yrs | $216,700 | $1,111 |
| 40 | Greene County | 16.2 yrs | $146,200 | $754 |
| 41 | Clarion County | 16.1 yrs | $152,100 | $785 |
| 42 | Erie County | 16.1 yrs | $169,500 | $876 |
| 43 | Dauphin County | 16.1 yrs | $222,300 | $1,153 |
| 44 | Potter County | 15.9 yrs | $146,200 | $767 |
| 45 | Mercer County | 15.8 yrs | $153,600 | $808 |
| 46 | Indiana County | 15.4 yrs | $145,400 | $786 |
| 47 | Blair County | 15.3 yrs | $156,700 | $854 |
| 48 | Armstrong County | 15.2 yrs | $146,300 | $802 |
| 49 | Pike County | 15.1 yrs | $250,900 | $1,383 |
| 50 | Mifflin County | 15.0 yrs | $142,900 | $792 |
| 51 | Crawford County | 14.9 yrs | $143,400 | $800 |
| 52 | Monroe County | 14.9 yrs | $241,200 | $1,347 |
| 53 | Elk County | 14.9 yrs | $128,600 | $720 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | 14.6 yrs | $136,700 | $778 |
| 55 | Philadelphia County | 14.6 yrs | $232,400 | $1,323 |
| 56 | Somerset County | 14.5 yrs | $130,600 | $749 |
| 57 | Luzerne County | 14.2 yrs | $163,800 | $958 |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 14.2 yrs | $126,700 | $746 |
| 59 | Schuylkill County | 13.9 yrs | $140,400 | $842 |
| 60 | Fayette County | 13.7 yrs | $126,900 | $771 |
| 61 | Warren County | 13.4 yrs | $121,800 | $756 |
| 62 | Clearfield County | 13.2 yrs | $125,000 | $788 |
| 63 | Cambria County | 13.2 yrs | $115,900 | $733 |
| 64 | Venango County | 12.3 yrs | $114,500 | $774 |
| 65 | Forest County | 11.5 yrs | $111,900 | $808 |
| 66 | McKean County | 10.7 yrs | $98,700 | $769 |
| 67 | Cameron County | 10.5 yrs | $88,200 | $699 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Pennsylvania