Median gross rent in Pennsylvania
At $1,117, the median gross rent in Pennsylvania is 14% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 26 of 52, with Chester County the highest county at $1,601.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester County | $1,601 | 536,474 residents |
| 2 | Montgomery County | $1,514 | 856,399 residents |
| 3 | Bucks County | $1,461 | 645,163 residents |
| 4 | Pike County | $1,344 | 58,996 residents |
| 5 | Monroe County | $1,311 | 168,128 residents |
| 6 | Northampton County | $1,280 | 314,299 residents |
| 7 | Lehigh County | $1,259 | 374,110 residents |
| 8 | Delaware County | $1,257 | 575,312 residents |
| 9 | Philadelphia County | $1,250 | 1,593,208 residents |
| 10 | Lancaster County | $1,221 | 553,202 residents |
| 11 | Cumberland County | $1,146 | 261,269 residents |
| 12 | Centre County | $1,118 | 158,665 residents |
| 13 | York County | $1,094 | 457,051 residents |
| 14 | Dauphin County | $1,090 | 286,108 residents |
| 15 | Berks County | $1,078 | 428,483 residents |
| 16 | Adams County | $1,060 | 104,604 residents |
| 17 | Allegheny County | $1,050 | 1,245,310 residents |
| 18 | Lebanon County | $1,023 | 143,258 residents |
| 19 | Franklin County | $1,019 | 156,084 residents |
| 20 | Montour County | $998 | 18,165 residents |
| 21 | Butler County | $978 | 194,562 residents |
| 22 | Carbon County | $941 | 65,018 residents |
| 23 | Wayne County | $933 | 51,227 residents |
| 24 | Lackawanna County | $917 | 215,672 residents |
| 25 | Luzerne County | $904 | 325,396 residents |
| 26 | Union County | $899 | 42,908 residents |
| 27 | Lycoming County | $886 | 114,022 residents |
| 28 | Washington County | $879 | 209,631 residents |
| 29 | Wyoming County | $876 | 26,219 residents |
| 30 | Columbia County | $862 | 64,924 residents |
| 31 | Susquehanna County | $855 | 38,540 residents |
| 32 | Erie County | $851 | 270,495 residents |
| 33 | Snyder County | $849 | 39,797 residents |
| 34 | Clinton County | $840 | 37,860 residents |
| 35 | Blair County | $838 | 122,640 residents |
| 36 | Beaver County | $830 | 167,629 residents |
| 37 | Bradford County | $824 | 60,159 residents |
| 38 | Westmoreland County | $822 | 354,414 residents |
| 39 | Tioga County | $811 | 41,186 residents |
| 40 | Perry County | $803 | 45,941 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).