Most Expensive Places To Rent In PA: Some Pay Over $3K Per Month

PENNSYLVANIA — Renters in some Pennsylvania towns pay more than $3,000 a month for housing, according to newly-released data from the U.S. Census.

The 2022 American Community Survey includes town-by-town information on renting, showing where people in each state pay the most and least for their rental bills each month.

Patch crunched the numbers to find where renters are paying the most around the Keystone State, and found the highest costs are mostly concentrated in suburban counties outside major cities. There are some more rural areas where people are paying more than $2,000 in rent and other costs, too.

Overall in Pennsylvania, the median gross rent amount (contracted rent plus the estimated average monthly utility and fuel costs) is $1,116, Census data shows. That is lower than the national average of $1,300.

The below numbers represent the median gross rent in these communities in 2021, based on the most recent Census data.

Here are the top 20 most expensive places to rent in Pennsylvania:

1. Aleppo Township (Allegheny County): $3,177

2. Pennsbury Township (Chester County): $3,113

3. Upper Uwchlan Township (Chester County): $2,667

4. Valencia Borough (Butler County): $2,573

5. Sugarcreek Township (Armstrong County): $2,568

6. East Bradford Township (Chester County): $2,539

7. (tie) Rose Valley Borough (Delaware County): $2,438

7. (tie) West Bradford Township (Chester County): $2,438

9. Edgmont Township (Delaware County): $2,353

10. Cornwall Borough (Lebanon County): $2,352

11. West Donegal Township (Lancaster County): $2,255

12. Wrightstown Township (Bucks County): $2,250

13. Worcester Township (Montgomery County): $2,211

14. Churchill Borough (Allegheny County): $2,197

15. Thornbury Township (Chester County): $2,178

16. Buckingham Township (Bucks County): $2,167

17. Upper Pottsgrove Township (Montgomery County): $2,110

18. Middletown Township (Delaware County): $2,097

19. Freemansburg Borough (Northampton County): $2,055

20. Chester Heights Borough (Delaware County): $2,040

The American Community Survey provides a wide range of data on people and housing — including education, commuting, employment, mortgage status and rent, income, poverty, languages spoken at home, and health insurance coverage.

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