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Comparing Pittsburgh vs Jenkintown vs Pottstown vs Norristown

Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Pick 2 to 4 cities and see them side by side.

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Headline numbers

Pittsburgh

PA

$1,554

YoY change
+4.1%
Vacancy
7.7%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
52.3%

Jenkintown

PA

$1,675

YoY change
+5.8%
Vacancy
0.0%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
32.7%

Pottstown

PA

$1,576

YoY change
+5.1%
Vacancy
8.6%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
44.9%

Norristown

PA

$1,754

YoY change
+2.1%
Vacancy
5.4%
2-BR rent
—
Cap rate
—
Renter share
57.3%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Pittsburgh vs Jenkintown vs Pottstown vs Norristown

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric PittsburghJenkintownPottstownNorristown
Median household income $65,742$110,703$60,828$66,701
Median age 33.642.636.633.2
Renter household share 52.3%32.7%44.9%57.3%
YoY rent change +4.1%+5.8%+5.1%+2.1%
Cap rate (overall) ————
$/unit (MFR) ————

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.