Apartments for Rent in New Castle, PA

Prices and availability in New Castle, PA were last updated on 4 Oct 2026.

The best apartments in New Castle, PA are: 115 E Home St and 108 W Lincoln Ave.

In New Castle, 45% of the residents are renting compared to 55% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent 15% of New Castle's rentals, 41% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 44% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in New Castle is 41 years old, with none being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 2 stories, of which 83% are garden-style apartment communities, 17% are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in New Castle come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 37% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 53% of all rentals in New Castle. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.