What is the median rent in the Village of Philadelphia, NY?

Name: Median rent in the Village of Philadelphia, NY, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in the Village of Philadelphia, NY is $850 (±$277) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 166 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In the Village of Philadelphia, the median gross rent went from $679 in 2015–2019 to $850 in 2020–2024 (+25.2%).

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: $850 (±$277)
Rented homes: 166 (±51)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +25.2%

How much rent costs in the Village of Philadelphia

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Village of Philadelphia	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Less than $500	18.7% (±8.8 points)	9.0%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	36.1% (±16.7 points)	26.0%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.5% (±15.3 points)	39.2%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.6% (±8.0 points)	18.1%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±22.3 points)	5.4%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±22.3 points)	1.4%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±22.3 points)	0.9%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 36.1% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in the Village of Philadelphia cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Village of Philadelphia against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Philadelphia	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$850 (±$277)	$1,213 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	166 (±51)	20,412 (±852)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In the Village of Philadelphia, median gross rent is lower than in Jefferson County ($1,213).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

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

In Jefferson County, the Village of Philadelphia ranks 15 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 354 of 499.

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

How rent in the Village of Philadelphia 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	$679 (±$74)	$850 (±$277)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	64.8% (±8.4 points)	52.0% (±10.5 points)	−12.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±9.6 points)	22.6% (±20.7 points)	+22.6 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 the Village of Philadelphia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Philadelphia
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Village of Philadelphia	—	$850 (±$277)	—
Town of Philadelphia	0.8 mi	$1,052 (±$156)	Not measurably different
Village of Antwerp	5.9 mi	$806 (±$629)	Not measurably different
Village of Theresa	6.0 mi	$946 (±$28)	Not measurably different
Village of Evans Mills	6.7 mi	$700 (±$452)	Not measurably different
Town of Le Ray	6.7 mi	$1,473 (±$41)	Higher
Town of Antwerp	7.1 mi	$831 (±$90)	Not measurably different
Town of Theresa	8.1 mi	$964 (±$48)	Not measurably different
Village of Deferiet	8.2 mi	$1,214 (±$230)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Le Ray, NY ($1,473), Village of Deferiet, NY ($1,214).

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

Median gross rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Village of Black River	$906 (±$523)
10	Village of Ellisburg	$905 (±$494)
11 (tie)	Village of Adams	$900 (±$139)
11 (tie)	Village of Brownville	$900 (±$868)
13	Village of Chaumont	$875 (±$469)
14	Village of Cape Vincent	$858 (±$185)
15	Village of Philadelphia	$850 (±$277)
16	Village of Antwerp	$806 (±$629)
17	Village of Evans Mills	$700 (±$452)
18	Village of Alexandria Bay	$625 (±$79)
19	Village of Dexter	$620 (±$126)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Village of Philadelphia

What is the average rent in the Village of Philadelphia, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Village of Philadelphia is $850 (±$277) 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 the Village of Philadelphia?

In the Village of Philadelphia, the median gross rent went from $679 in 2015–2019 to $850 in 2020–2024 (+25.2%).

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 the Village of Philadelphia cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in the Village of Philadelphia have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 18.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in the Village of Philadelphia higher than in Jefferson County?

In the Village of Philadelphia, median gross rent is lower than in Jefferson County ($1,213).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

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 Philadelphia village, New York (place:57551, in state:36).

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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