Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Pennsylvania
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Pennsylvania ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester County | $1,691 | $3,766 | $461,800 |
| 2 | Montgomery County | $1,612 | $3,394 | $409,900 |
| 3 | Bucks County | $1,537 | $3,475 | $421,700 |
| 4 | Pike County | $1,383 | $2,170 | $250,900 |
| 5 | Monroe County | $1,347 | $2,184 | $241,200 |
| 6 | Northampton County | $1,335 | $2,492 | $285,000 |
| 7 | Lehigh County | $1,326 | $2,424 | $276,100 |
| 8 | Philadelphia County | $1,323 | $1,920 | $232,400 |
| 9 | Delaware County | $1,315 | $2,713 | $302,400 |
| 10 | Lancaster County | $1,289 | $2,392 | $279,400 |
| 11 | Cumberland County | $1,184 | $2,214 | $261,900 |
| 12 | Centre County | $1,181 | $2,523 | $308,100 |
| 13 | Dauphin County | $1,153 | $1,956 | $222,300 |
| 14 | York County | $1,150 | $2,103 | $235,000 |
| 15 | Berks County | $1,143 | $2,158 | $239,700 |
| 16 | Allegheny County | $1,111 | $1,939 | $216,700 |
| 17 | Lebanon County | $1,087 | $1,989 | $227,300 |
| 18 | Adams County | $1,084 | $2,209 | $256,100 |
| 19 | Franklin County | $1,071 | $2,002 | $236,300 |
| 20 | Montour County | $1,057 | $2,015 | $240,300 |
| 21 | Butler County | $1,018 | $2,284 | $275,600 |
| 22 | Wayne County | $979 | $1,970 | $228,200 |
| 23 | Carbon County | $975 | $1,748 | $193,700 |
| 24 | Lackawanna County | $973 | $1,723 | $189,900 |
| 25 | Luzerne County | $958 | $1,520 | $163,800 |
| 26 | Union County | $944 | $1,918 | $222,900 |
| 27 | Washington County | $922 | $1,884 | $220,600 |
| 28 | Susquehanna County | $913 | $1,788 | $206,700 |
| 29 | Columbia County | $904 | $1,730 | $199,200 |
| 30 | Wyoming County | $897 | $1,813 | $205,600 |
| 31 | Snyder County | $890 | $1,783 | $205,500 |
| 32 | Lycoming County | $887 | $1,739 | $195,600 |
| 33 | Erie County | $876 | $1,578 | $169,500 |
| 34 | Bradford County | $868 | $1,607 | $182,300 |
| 35 | Beaver County | $867 | $1,675 | $185,500 |
| 36 | Blair County | $854 | $1,408 | $156,700 |
| 37 | Tioga County | $850 | $1,565 | $176,000 |
| 38 | Westmoreland County | $843 | $1,708 | $193,100 |
| 39 | Schuylkill County | $842 | $1,338 | $140,400 |
| 40 | Perry County | $838 | $1,926 | $222,800 |
| 41 | Clinton County | $815 | $1,581 | $179,100 |
| 42 | Forest County | $808 | $1,070 | $111,900 |
| 43 | Mercer County | $808 | $1,407 | $153,600 |
| 44 | Armstrong County | $802 | $1,379 | $146,300 |
| 45 | Crawford County | $800 | $1,353 | $143,400 |
| 46 | Huntingdon County | $795 | $1,556 | $180,300 |
| 47 | Mifflin County | $792 | $1,361 | $142,900 |
| 48 | Clearfield County | $788 | $1,183 | $125,000 |
| 49 | Indiana County | $786 | $1,381 | $145,400 |
| 50 | Clarion County | $785 | $1,358 | $152,100 |
| 51 | Fulton County | $781 | $1,762 | $206,000 |
| 52 | Sullivan County | $781 | $1,621 | $186,400 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | $778 | $1,300 | $136,700 |
| 54 | Northumberland County | $777 | $1,380 | $151,600 |
| 55 | Venango County | $774 | $1,116 | $114,500 |
| 56 | Bedford County | $771 | $1,487 | $172,900 |
| 57 | Fayette County | $771 | $1,197 | $126,900 |
| 58 | McKean County | $769 | $1,022 | $98,700 |
| 59 | Potter County | $767 | $1,352 | $146,200 |
| 60 | Warren County | $756 | $1,179 | $121,800 |
| 61 | Greene County | $754 | $1,354 | $146,200 |
| 62 | Somerset County | $749 | $1,216 | $130,600 |
| 63 | Jefferson County | $746 | $1,187 | $126,700 |
| 64 | Cambria County | $733 | $1,123 | $115,900 |
| 65 | Juniata County | $730 | $1,768 | $206,300 |
| 66 | Elk County | $720 | $1,223 | $128,600 |
| 67 | Cameron County | $699 | $942 | $88,200 |
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.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Pennsylvania