What is the median rent in Canonsburg, PA?

The median gross rent in Canonsburg, PA is $1,025 (±$83) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,852 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Canonsburg, the median gross rent went from $793 in 2015–2019 to $1,025 in 2020–2024 (+29.3%).

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
$1,025 (±$83)
Rented homes
1,852 (±292)
$2,000 or more
2.7%
Since 2015–2019
+29.3%

How much rent costs in Canonsburg

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentCanonsburgWashington CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5007.3% (±4.3 points)12.1%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99940.1% (±8.9 points)43.0%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49937.6% (±10.1 points)28.9%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99912.3% (±8.0 points)11.6%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4991.6% (±1.7 points)2.6%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±1.7 points)0.5%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.1% (±1.4 points)1.4%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 40.1% of renting households.

2.7% of rented homes in Canonsburg cost $2,000 or more a month.

Canonsburg against Washington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
CanonsburgWashington CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,025 (±$83)$949 (±$25)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,852 (±292)19,095 (±961)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Canonsburg, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washington County ($949).

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

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

In Washington County, Canonsburg ranks 18 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 977 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Canonsburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$793 (±$56)$1,025 (±$83)+29.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent43.5% (±5.4 points)44.4% (±5.3 points)+0.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.2% (±4.7 points)9.4% (±6.5 points)+2.2 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 Canonsburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Canonsburg
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Canonsburg—$1,025 (±$83)—
Houston1.6 mi$775 (±$228)Lower
Muse2.2 mi$827 (±$379)Not measurably different
Southpointe2.3 mi$1,649 (±$103)Higher
McGovern2.9 mi$1,184 (±$111)Higher
North Strabane Township3.2 mi$1,616 (±$198)Higher
Chartiers Township3.4 mi$1,186 (±$113)Higher
Cecil Township3.5 mi$1,540 (±$140)Higher
Cecil-Bishop3.8 mi$1,352 (±$351)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Houston, PA ($775).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Southpointe, PA ($1,649), McGovern, PA ($1,184), North Strabane Township, PA ($1,616).

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

Median gross rent across Washington County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
12 (tie)North Bethlehem Township$1,097 (±$553)
12 (tie)South Franklin Township$1,097 (±$153)
12 (tie)West Bethlehem Township$1,097 (±$94)
15Hanover Township (Washington County)$1,092 (±$344)
16Speers$1,077 (±$150)
17Marianna$1,066 (±$109)
18Canonsburg$1,025 (±$83)
19Union Township (Washington County)$981 (±$86)
20Coal Center$979 (±$245)
21 (tie)Cokeburg$975 (±$68)
21 (tie)Donegal Township (Washington County)$975 (±$358)
23Hopewell Township (Washington County)$967 (±$45)
24Amwell Township$955 (±$743)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Washington 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 Canonsburg

What is the average rent in Canonsburg, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Canonsburg is $1,025 (±$83) 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 Canonsburg?

In Canonsburg, the median gross rent went from $793 in 2015–2019 to $1,025 in 2020–2024 (+29.3%).

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 Canonsburg cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.7% of rented homes in Canonsburg have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Canonsburg higher than in Washington County?

In Canonsburg, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washington County ($949).

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

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 Canonsburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:11152, 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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