This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly. James Smith Jr. got lucky. The 68-year-old pays $80 a week to live in a safe building in Brewerytown, one of the city’s quickly gentrifying neighborhoods.

Philadelphia is one of the most popular major cities among renters searching for apartments ahead of this year’s peak rental season. The city ranks in the top 10 most popular out of the 150 largest U.

According to the latest monthly rent data from Apartment List, $1,500 a month is well above the median monthly rent for two-bedroom apartments in Philadelphia. (That figure’s $1,170 a month, down ...

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Rent has continued to rise sharply across the country. In Philadelphia, renters are paying almost 4% more than last year. Now the Troubleshooters are warning about a tactic some ...

James Smith Jr. got lucky. The 68-year-old pays $80 a week to live in a safe building in Brewerytown, one of the city’s quickly gentrifying neighborhoods. He moved in five years ago, looking for an ...