What is the median rent in Drumore Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Drumore Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Drumore Township, PA is $935 (±$307) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 143 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Drumore Township, the median gross rent went from $1,099 in 2015–2019 to $935 in 2020–2024 (−14.9%).

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: $935 (±$307)
Rented homes: 143 (±59)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −14.9%

How much rent costs in Drumore Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Drumore Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	9.1% (±9.6 points)	3.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	46.9% (±28.4 points)	19.1%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	37.1% (±25.5 points)	38.0%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.0% (±8.2 points)	25.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±20.2 points)	8.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±20.2 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±20.2 points)	3.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 46.9% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Drumore Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Drumore Township against Lancaster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Drumore Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$935 (±$307)	$1,357 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	143 (±59)	61,527 (±1,737)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Drumore Township, median gross rent is lower than in Lancaster County ($1,357).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania ($1,209).

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

In Lancaster County, Drumore Township ranks 57 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1270 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Drumore 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	$1,099 (±$89)	$935 (±$307)	−14.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	25.0% (±6.4 points)	22.5% (±7.7 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±11.4 points)	0.0% (±15.3 points)	0.0 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 Drumore Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Drumore Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Drumore Township	—	$935 (±$307)	—
Fulton Township	4.6 mi	$1,403 (±$89)	Higher
East Drumore Township	4.9 mi	$2,101 (±$713)	Higher
Martic Township	5.7 mi	$930 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Delta	6.9 mi	$968 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Lower Chanceford Township	6.9 mi	$1,316 (±$242)	Not measurably different
Providence Township	7.3 mi	$1,140 (±$213)	Not measurably different
Quarryville	7.7 mi	$1,172 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Little Britain Township	7.9 mi	$1,281 (±$232)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fulton Township, PA ($1,403), East Drumore Township, PA ($2,101).

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

Median gross rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
51	West Hempfield Township	$1,078 (±$220)
52	Columbia	$1,075 (±$72)
53	Marietta	$1,020 (±$91)
54	Colerain Township (Lancaster County)	$973 (±$681)
55	Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County)	$949 (±$94)
56	Eden Township	$948 (±$88)
57	Drumore Township	$935 (±$307)
58 (tie)	Conestoga Township	$930 (±$453)
58 (tie)	Martic Township	$930 (±$110)

Showing 9 of 59 places in Lancaster 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 Drumore Township

What is the average rent in Drumore Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Drumore Township is $935 (±$307) 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 Drumore Township?

In Drumore Township, the median gross rent went from $1,099 in 2015–2019 to $935 in 2020–2024 (−14.9%).

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

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

0.0% of rented homes in Drumore Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Drumore Township higher than in Lancaster County?

In Drumore Township, median gross rent is lower than in Lancaster County ($1,357).

It is not measurably different from 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 Drumore township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:20032, in state:42 county:071).

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.