What is the median rent in Cherry Ridge Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Cherry Ridge Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cherry Ridge Township, PA is $892 (±$88) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 171 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cherry Ridge Township, the median gross rent went from $985 in 2015–2019 to $892 in 2020–2024 (−9.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $892 (±$88)
Rented homes: 171 (±100)
$2,000 or more: 4.1%
Since 2015–2019: −9.4%

How much rent costs in Cherry Ridge Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cherry Ridge Township	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±17.2 points)	8.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	89.5% (±12.4 points)	37.8%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	4.7% (±8.2 points)	36.7%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.8% (±3.3 points)	10.8%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.1% (±7.2 points)	5.3%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±17.2 points)	0.2%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.2 points)	1.0%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 89.5% of renting households.

4.1% of rented homes in Cherry Ridge Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cherry Ridge Township against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cherry Ridge Township	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$892 (±$88)	$1,038 (±$51)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	171 (±100)	3,414 (±333)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Cherry Ridge Township, median gross rent is lower than in Wayne County ($1,038).

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

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

In Wayne County, Cherry Ridge Township ranks 16 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1432 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Cherry Ridge Township 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	$985 (±$106)	$892 (±$88)	−9.4%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	17.9% (±8.2 points)	21.9% (±10.5 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.7% (±16.3 points)	0.0% (±16.5 points)	−10.7 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 Cherry Ridge Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cherry Ridge Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cherry Ridge Township	—	$892 (±$88)	—
Texas Township	2.4 mi	$1,016 (±$240)	Not measurably different
Honesdale	4.0 mi	$1,097 (±$98)	Higher
Palmyra Township (Wayne County)	4.9 mi	$1,070 (±$374)	Not measurably different
Prompton	5.1 mi	$1,100 (±$65)	Higher
South Canaan Township	5.7 mi	$892 (±$295)	Not measurably different
Canaan Township	6.0 mi	$850 (±$259)	Not measurably different
Paupack Township	6.2 mi	$1,572 (±$1,094)	Not measurably different
Bethany	6.2 mi	$742 (±$351)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Honesdale, PA ($1,097), Prompton, PA ($1,100).

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

Median gross rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Palmyra Township (Wayne County)	$1,070 (±$374)
11	Oregon Township	$1,050 (±$295)
12	Hawley	$1,025 (±$85)
13	Texas Township	$1,016 (±$240)
14	Dreher Township	$975 (±$291)
15	Berlin Township	$954 (±$64)
16 (tie)	Cherry Ridge Township	$892 (±$88)
16 (tie)	South Canaan Township	$892 (±$295)
18	Buckingham Township (Wayne County)	$880 (±$102)
19	Sterling Township	$869 (±$76)
20	Preston Township	$855 (±$84)
21	Canaan Township	$850 (±$259)
22	Waymart	$831 (±$387)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Wayne 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 Cherry Ridge Township

What is the average rent in Cherry Ridge Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cherry Ridge Township is $892 (±$88) 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 Cherry Ridge Township?

In Cherry Ridge Township, the median gross rent went from $985 in 2015–2019 to $892 in 2020–2024 (−9.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Cherry Ridge Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.1% of rented homes in Cherry Ridge Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cherry Ridge Township higher than in Wayne County?

In Cherry Ridge Township, median gross rent is lower than in Wayne County ($1,038).

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 Cherry Ridge township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:13096, in state:42 county:127).

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.