What is the median rent in Gold Hill Township, IL?

Name: Median rent in Gold Hill Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Gold Hill Township, IL is $475 (±$210) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 164 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Gold Hill Township, the median gross rent went from $410 in 2015–2019 to $475 in 2020–2024 (+15.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $475 (±$210)
Rented homes: 164 (±72)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +15.9%

How much rent costs in Gold Hill Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Gold Hill Township	Gallatin County	Illinois	United States
Less than $500	50.0% (±22.8 points)	44.7%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	39.6% (±21.7 points)	39.4%	23.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	5.5% (±6.0 points)	13.7%	32.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.9% (±6.9 points)	2.2%	18.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±20.3 points)	0.0%	9.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±20.3 points)	0.0%	4.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±20.3 points)	0.0%	4.4%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 50.0% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Gold Hill Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Gold Hill Township against Gallatin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gold Hill Township	Gallatin County	Illinois	United States
Median gross rent	$475 (±$210)	$541 (±$80)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	164 (±72)	358 (±85)	1,587,238 (±10,609)	42,849,984

In Gold Hill Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Gallatin County ($541).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Gallatin County, Gold Hill Township ranks 7 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 2035 of 2,063.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Gold Hill Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$410 (±$70)	$475 (±$210)	+15.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	26.6% (±7.5 points)	39.1% (±10.3 points)	+12.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.1% (±9.5 points)	0.0% (±16.2 points)	−11.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Gold Hill Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gold Hill Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Gold Hill Township	—	$475 (±$210)	—
Shawneetown	1.4 mi	$428 (±$215)	Not measurably different
Ridgway	5.6 mi	$667 (±$99)	Not measurably different
Equality Township	6.0 mi	$428 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Ridgway Township	6.4 mi	$755 (±$168)	Higher
Equality	7.9 mi	$428 (±$97)	Not measurably different
New Haven Township	8.2 mi	$485 (±$24)	Not measurably different
North Fork Township	8.9 mi	$438 (±$158)	Not measurably different
New Haven	12 mi	$490 (±$28)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ridgway Township, IL ($755).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Gallatin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Omaha Township	$1,326 (±$426)
2	Omaha	$810 (±$691)
3	Ridgway Township	$755 (±$168)
4	Ridgway	$667 (±$99)
5	New Haven	$490 (±$28)
6	New Haven Township	$485 (±$24)
7	Gold Hill Township	$475 (±$210)
8	North Fork Township	$438 (±$158)
9 (tie)	Equality	$428 (±$97)
9 (tie)	Shawneetown	$428 (±$215)
9 (tie)	Equality Township	$428 (±$97)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Gold Hill Township

What is the average rent in Gold Hill Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Gold Hill Township is $475 (±$210) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Gold Hill Township?

In Gold Hill Township, the median gross rent went from $410 in 2015–2019 to $475 in 2020–2024 (+15.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Gold Hill Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Gold Hill Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 50.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Gold Hill Township higher than in Gallatin County?

In Gold Hill Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Gallatin County ($541).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,274).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Gold Hill township, Gallatin County, Illinois (county subdivision:30302, in state:17 county:059).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.