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Welcome to the Apartment List July 2025 Rent Report for Allentown, PA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,379, after rising 1.0% last month. Prices and are now up 1.4% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Allentown rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the nation as a whole.
The median rent in Allentown rose by 1.0% over the course of June, and has now increased by a total of 1.4% over the past 12 months. Allentown’s rent growth over the past year has is similar to the state average (0.8%) and has outpaced the national average (-0.7%).
Six months into the year, rents in Allentown have risen 2.0%. This is a slower rate of growth compared to what the city was experiencing at this point last year: from January to June 2024 rents had increased 4.9%.
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Welcome to the Apartment List July 2025 Rent Report for Allentown, PA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,379, after rising 1.0% last month. Prices and are now up 1.4% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Allentown rental market and how it compares to trends throughout the nation as a whole.
Apartment List has released Allentown’s results from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
"Allentown renters expressed general satisfaction with the city overall," according to Apartment List. "They gave most categories near average scores."
Key Findings in Allentown include the following:
Allentown renters gave their city a B- overall.
The highest-rated categories for Allentown were public transit and social life, which both received B grades.
The areas of concern to Allentown renters are pet-friendliness, recreational activities and weather, which all received scores of D.
Allentown did relatively well compared to other cities in the New York metro area like New York (C+), Newark (F), Jersey City (D) and New Haven (D).
Allentown earned similar scores compared to other cities nationwide, including Chicago (B-), Phoenix (B-) and Jacksonville (B-).
The top rated cities nationwide for renter satisfaction include Scottsdale, AZ, Irvine, CA, Boulder, CO and Ann Arbor, MI. The lowest rated cities include Tallahassee, FL, Stockton, CA, Dayton, OH, Detroit, MI and Newark, NJ.
For more information on the survey methodology and findings or to speak to one of our researchers, please contact our team at rentonomics@apartmentlist.com.
Vestiges of its former manufacturing glory remain, along with the magnificently historical homes that went along with it, and the city is endeavoring to restore it all . This may sound like the plot line to a Charles Dickens novel, but what it translates into for you, the renter, is a bargain paradise. This is a small city of 122,000. Allentown has properties galore ranging from Victorian to Craftsman to row house to bungalow and back again for an average of $700 in monthly rent. Gloriously, they all place you a short distance from both the bright lights of New York City and the cheese steaks of Philadelphia. Can a better deal be had for night-clubbing cheese steak lovers on a budget? Decidedly not.
Allentown’s historical epicenter and modern commercial center is Center City
View Allentown City GuideVestiges of its former manufacturing glory remain, along with the magnificently historical homes that went along with it, and the city is endeavoring to restore it all . This may sound like the plot line to a Charles Dickens novel, but what it translates into for you, the renter, is a bargain paradise. This is a small city of 122,000. Allentown has properties galore ranging from Victorian to Craftsman to row house to bungalow and back again for an average of $700 in monthly rent. Gloriously, they all place you a short distance from both the bright lights of New York City and the cheese steaks of Philadelphia. Can a better deal be had for night-clubbing cheese steak lovers on a budget? Decidedly not.
Allentown’s historical epicenter and modern commercial center is Center City
The representation of ethnic minorities in Allentown is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Allentown are Hispanic Or Latino (56.2%), White (28.5%), Black Or African American (11.4%), Two Or More (2.4%), Asian (1.4%), Other (0%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0%).
The representation of ethnic minorities in Allentown is higher than the national average. The eight main ethnic groups that make up the population of Allentown are Hispanic Or Latino (56.2%), White (28.5%), Black Or African American (11.4%), Two Or More (2.4%), Asian (1.4%), Other (0%), American Indian Or Alaska Native (0%), and Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander (0%).
Apartment List has released the results for Allentown from the third annual Apartment List Renter Satisfaction Survey. This survey, which drew on responses from over 45,000 renters nationwide, provides insight on what states and cities must do to meet the needs of the country’s 111 million renters.
