What is the median rent in Wilbraham, MA?

The median gross rent in Wilbraham, MA is $1,175 (±$241) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 533 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wilbraham, the median gross rent went from $666 in 2015–2019 to $1,175 in 2020–2024 (+76.4%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,175 (±$241)
Rented homes
533 (±170)
$2,000 or more
17.6%
Since 2015–2019
+76.4%

How much rent costs in Wilbraham

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWilbrahamHampden CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Less than $5008.1% (±10.1 points)17.6%10.2%6.3%
$500 to $99929.5% (±16.3 points)22.6%11.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49927.8% (±16.2 points)34.6%17.7%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99917.1% (±11.8 points)18.2%19.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4992.4% (±4.0 points)4.5%16.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99915.2% (±18.2 points)1.1%10.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±7.7 points)1.5%13.3%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 29.5% of renting households.

17.6% of rented homes in Wilbraham cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wilbraham against Hampden County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WilbrahamHampden CountyMassachusettsUnited States
Median gross rent$1,175 (±$241)$1,136 (±$23)$1,762 (±$9)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent533 (±170)66,966 (±1,482)1,006,980 (±6,692)42,849,984

In Wilbraham, median gross rent is not measurably different from Hampden County ($1,136).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Hampden County, Wilbraham ranks 8 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 333.

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

How rent in Wilbraham has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$666 (±$242)$1,175 (±$241)+76.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent11.9% (±2.6 points)11.2% (±3.2 points)−0.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.2% (±10.5 points)0.0% (±7.0 points)−7.2 percentage pointsNot 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 Wilbraham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilbraham
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Wilbraham—$1,175 (±$241)—
Hampden3.9 mi$1,132 (±$107)Not measurably different
Ludlow4.2 mi$1,223 (±$82)Not measurably different
East Longmeadow5.6 mi$1,337 (±$236)Not measurably different
Springfield5.6 mi$1,144 (±$55)Not measurably different
Monson6.1 mi$871 (±$215)Not measurably different
Monson Center7.2 mi$746 (±$444)Not measurably different
Palmer Town7.7 mi$1,075 (±$103)Not measurably different
Chicopee7.9 mi$1,157 (±$50)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Hampden County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
2Longmeadow$1,682 (±$423)
3East Longmeadow$1,337 (±$236)
4Southwick$1,332 (±$72)
5Granville$1,292 (±$781)
6Agawam Town$1,256 (±$87)
7Ludlow$1,223 (±$82)
8Wilbraham$1,175 (±$241)
9Chicopee$1,157 (±$50)
10 (tie)Springfield$1,144 (±$55)
10 (tie)West Springfield Town$1,144 (±$68)
12Hampden$1,132 (±$107)
13Westfield$1,117 (±$60)
14 (tie)Chester$1,104 (±$71)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Hampden County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Wilbraham include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Wilbraham (community).

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 Wilbraham

What is the average rent in Wilbraham, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wilbraham is $1,175 (±$241) 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 Wilbraham?

In Wilbraham, the median gross rent went from $666 in 2015–2019 to $1,175 in 2020–2024 (+76.4%).

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 Wilbraham cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.6% of rented homes in Wilbraham have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wilbraham higher than in Hampden County?

In Wilbraham, median gross rent is not measurably different from Hampden County ($1,136).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from 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 Wilbraham town, Hampden County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:79740, in state:25 county:013).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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