What is the median rent in Jefferson Township (Mercer County), OH?

The median gross rent in Jefferson Township (Mercer County), OH is $765 (±$69) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,667 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Jefferson Township (Mercer County), the median gross rent went from $697 in 2015–2019 to $765 in 2020–2024 (+9.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$765 (±$69)
Rented homes
1,667 (±230)
$2,000 or more
2.0%
Since 2015–2019
+9.8%

How much rent costs in Jefferson Township (Mercer County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentJefferson Township (Mercer County)Mercer CountyOhioUnited States
Less than $50016.8% (±9.3 points)13.9%8.8%6.3%
$500 to $99966.1% (±9.9 points)68.2%38.3%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49915.2% (±5.4 points)16.1%34.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±2.2 points)0.0%12.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.4% (±0.8 points)0.2%3.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±2.2 points)0.0%1.1%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.6% (±2.4 points)1.6%1.3%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 66.1% of renting households.

2.0% of rented homes in Jefferson Township (Mercer County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Jefferson Township (Mercer County) against Mercer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Jefferson Township (Mercer County)Mercer CountyOhioUnited States
Median gross rent$765 (±$69)$804 (±$57)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,667 (±230)3,000 (±341)1,512,031 (±11,174)42,849,984

In Jefferson Township (Mercer County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Mercer County ($804).

It is also lower than in Ohio ($1,034).

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

In Mercer County, Jefferson Township (Mercer County) ranks 13 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1559 of 1,916.

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

How rent in Jefferson Township (Mercer County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$697 (±$35)$765 (±$69)+9.8%Down after inflation
Households that rent34.0% (±4.0 points)29.9% (±3.8 points)−4.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate6.0% (±4.7 points)1.7% (±3.0 points)−4.3 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 Jefferson Township (Mercer County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jefferson Township (Mercer County)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Jefferson Township (Mercer County)—$765 (±$69)—
Celina0.8 mi$760 (±$75)Not measurably different
Montezuma4.0 mi$1,313 (±$1,233)Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Mercer County)5.0 mi$858 (±$245)Not measurably different
Butler Township (Mercer County)5.5 mi$847 (±$74)Not measurably different
Hopewell Township (Mercer County)5.5 mi$736 (±$64)Not measurably different
Coldwater5.5 mi$821 (±$118)Not measurably different
Chickasaw8.5 mi$900 (±$265)Not measurably different
St. Marys Township8.9 mi$879 (±$67)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Marys Township, OH ($879).

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

Median gross rent across Mercer County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
7Butler Township (Mercer County)$847 (±$74)
8Gibson Township$836 (±$91)
9Mendon$825 (±$64)
10Coldwater$821 (±$118)
11 (tie)Fort Recovery$805 (±$103)
11 (tie)Rockford$805 (±$338)
13Jefferson Township (Mercer County)$765 (±$69)
14Celina$760 (±$75)
15Hopewell Township (Mercer County)$736 (±$64)
16Dublin Township$716 (±$362)
17Union Township (Mercer County)$694 (±$77)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Mercer 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 Jefferson Township (Mercer County)

What is the average rent in Jefferson Township (Mercer County), OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Jefferson Township (Mercer County) is $765 (±$69) 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 Jefferson Township (Mercer County)?

In Jefferson Township (Mercer County), the median gross rent went from $697 in 2015–2019 to $765 in 2020–2024 (+9.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Jefferson Township (Mercer County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.0% of rented homes in Jefferson Township (Mercer County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 16.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Jefferson Township (Mercer County) higher than in Mercer County?

In Jefferson Township (Mercer County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Mercer County ($804).

It is also lower than in Ohio ($1,034).

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 Jefferson township, Mercer County, Ohio (county subdivision:38724, in state:39 county:107).

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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