Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Pennsylvania
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Pennsylvania ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron County | $699 | $942 | $88,200 |
| 2 | Elk County | $720 | $1,223 | $128,600 |
| 3 | Juniata County | $730 | $1,768 | $206,300 |
| 4 | Cambria County | $733 | $1,123 | $115,900 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | $746 | $1,187 | $126,700 |
| 6 | Somerset County | $749 | $1,216 | $130,600 |
| 7 | Greene County | $754 | $1,354 | $146,200 |
| 8 | Warren County | $756 | $1,179 | $121,800 |
| 9 | Potter County | $767 | $1,352 | $146,200 |
| 10 | McKean County | $769 | $1,022 | $98,700 |
| 11 | Bedford County | $771 | $1,487 | $172,900 |
| 12 | Fayette County | $771 | $1,197 | $126,900 |
| 13 | Venango County | $774 | $1,116 | $114,500 |
| 14 | Northumberland County | $777 | $1,380 | $151,600 |
| 15 | Lawrence County | $778 | $1,300 | $136,700 |
| 16 | Fulton County | $781 | $1,762 | $206,000 |
| 17 | Sullivan County | $781 | $1,621 | $186,400 |
| 18 | Clarion County | $785 | $1,358 | $152,100 |
| 19 | Indiana County | $786 | $1,381 | $145,400 |
| 20 | Clearfield County | $788 | $1,183 | $125,000 |
| 21 | Mifflin County | $792 | $1,361 | $142,900 |
| 22 | Huntingdon County | $795 | $1,556 | $180,300 |
| 23 | Crawford County | $800 | $1,353 | $143,400 |
| 24 | Armstrong County | $802 | $1,379 | $146,300 |
| 25 | Forest County | $808 | $1,070 | $111,900 |
| 26 | Mercer County | $808 | $1,407 | $153,600 |
| 27 | Clinton County | $815 | $1,581 | $179,100 |
| 28 | Perry County | $838 | $1,926 | $222,800 |
| 29 | Schuylkill County | $842 | $1,338 | $140,400 |
| 30 | Westmoreland County | $843 | $1,708 | $193,100 |
| 31 | Tioga County | $850 | $1,565 | $176,000 |
| 32 | Blair County | $854 | $1,408 | $156,700 |
| 33 | Beaver County | $867 | $1,675 | $185,500 |
| 34 | Bradford County | $868 | $1,607 | $182,300 |
| 35 | Erie County | $876 | $1,578 | $169,500 |
| 36 | Lycoming County | $887 | $1,739 | $195,600 |
| 37 | Snyder County | $890 | $1,783 | $205,500 |
| 38 | Wyoming County | $897 | $1,813 | $205,600 |
| 39 | Columbia County | $904 | $1,730 | $199,200 |
| 40 | Susquehanna County | $913 | $1,788 | $206,700 |
| 41 | Washington County | $922 | $1,884 | $220,600 |
| 42 | Union County | $944 | $1,918 | $222,900 |
| 43 | Luzerne County | $958 | $1,520 | $163,800 |
| 44 | Lackawanna County | $973 | $1,723 | $189,900 |
| 45 | Carbon County | $975 | $1,748 | $193,700 |
| 46 | Wayne County | $979 | $1,970 | $228,200 |
| 47 | Butler County | $1,018 | $2,284 | $275,600 |
| 48 | Montour County | $1,057 | $2,015 | $240,300 |
| 49 | Franklin County | $1,071 | $2,002 | $236,300 |
| 50 | Adams County | $1,084 | $2,209 | $256,100 |
| 51 | Lebanon County | $1,087 | $1,989 | $227,300 |
| 52 | Allegheny County | $1,111 | $1,939 | $216,700 |
| 53 | Berks County | $1,143 | $2,158 | $239,700 |
| 54 | York County | $1,150 | $2,103 | $235,000 |
| 55 | Dauphin County | $1,153 | $1,956 | $222,300 |
| 56 | Centre County | $1,181 | $2,523 | $308,100 |
| 57 | Cumberland County | $1,184 | $2,214 | $261,900 |
| 58 | Lancaster County | $1,289 | $2,392 | $279,400 |
| 59 | Delaware County | $1,315 | $2,713 | $302,400 |
| 60 | Philadelphia County | $1,323 | $1,920 | $232,400 |
| 61 | Lehigh County | $1,326 | $2,424 | $276,100 |
| 62 | Northampton County | $1,335 | $2,492 | $285,000 |
| 63 | Monroe County | $1,347 | $2,184 | $241,200 |
| 64 | Pike County | $1,383 | $2,170 | $250,900 |
| 65 | Bucks County | $1,537 | $3,475 | $421,700 |
| 66 | Montgomery County | $1,612 | $3,394 | $409,900 |
| 67 | Chester County | $1,691 | $3,766 | $461,800 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Pennsylvania