What is the median rent in Bakerstown, PA?

The median gross rent in Bakerstown, PA is $2,523 (±$546) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 211 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bakerstown, the median gross rent went from $2,302 in 2015–2019 to $2,523 in 2020–2024 (+9.6%).

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
$2,523 (±$546)
Rented homes
211 (±110)
$2,000 or more
70.6%
Since 2015–2019
+9.6%

How much rent costs in Bakerstown

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentBakerstownAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±14.2 points)9.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9997.6% (±12.6 points)27.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4990.0% (±14.2 points)36.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99921.8% (±22.4 points)15.9%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49919.4% (±19.1 points)6.6%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99926.1% (±26.2 points)2.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more25.1% (±22.3 points)2.4%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 26.1% of renting households.

70.6% of rented homes in Bakerstown cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bakerstown against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
BakerstownAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$2,523 (±$546)$1,153 (±$10)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent211 (±110)182,577 (±2,661)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Bakerstown, median gross rent is higher than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

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

In Allegheny County, Bakerstown ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 307.

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

How rent in Bakerstown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$2,302 (±$790)$2,523 (±$546)+9.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent31.1% (±7.8 points)24.2% (±10.5 points)−6.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate13.4% (±19.9 points)24.4% (±26.2 points)+11.0 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 Bakerstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bakerstown
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Bakerstown—$2,523 (±$546)—
Valencia3.0 mi$3,357 (±$586)Higher
Middlesex Township (Butler County)3.7 mi$793 (±$438)Lower
West Deer Township4.0 mi$1,016 (±$373)Lower
Hampton Township4.7 mi$1,379 (±$107)Lower
Mars4.9 mi$732 (±$282)Lower
Pine Township (Allegheny County)5.2 mi$2,134 (±$237)Not measurably different
Adams Township (Butler County)5.6 mi$1,984 (±$626)Not measurably different
Allison Park5.7 mi$1,222 (±$99)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Middlesex Township (Butler County), PA ($793), West Deer Township, PA ($1,016), Hampton Township, PA ($1,379).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Valencia, PA ($3,357).

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

Median gross rent across Allegheny County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Bakerstown$2,523 (±$546)
2Allison Park$1,222 (±$99)
3Carnot-Moon$1,214 (±$67)
4Glendale$1,128 (±$280)
5Russellton$1,045 (±$665)
6Greenock$1,030 (±$141)
7Glenshaw$1,007 (±$254)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Allegheny County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bakerstown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Richland Township (Allegheny County), whose figures include it.

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 Bakerstown

What is the average rent in Bakerstown, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bakerstown is $2,523 (±$546) 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 Bakerstown?

In Bakerstown, the median gross rent went from $2,302 in 2015–2019 to $2,523 in 2020–2024 (+9.6%).

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 Bakerstown cost more than $2,000 a month?

70.6% of rented homes in Bakerstown have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bakerstown higher than in Allegheny County?

In Bakerstown, median gross rent is higher than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania ($1,209).

It is higher 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 Bakerstown CDP, Pennsylvania (place:03864, in state:42).

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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