What is the median rent in Ebensburg, PA?

The median gross rent in Ebensburg, PA is $849 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 549 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Ebensburg, the median gross rent went from $728 in 2015–2019 to $849 in 2020–2024 (+16.6%).

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
$849 (±$73)
Rented homes
549 (±161)
$2,000 or more
1.3%
Since 2015–2019
+16.6%

How much rent costs in Ebensburg

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentEbensburgCambria CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5006.6% (±5.0 points)21.6%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99971.4% (±17.2 points)56.7%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49919.7% (±18.5 points)18.0%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9991.1% (±2.0 points)2.2%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4991.3% (±2.3 points)0.5%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±5.7 points)0.2%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±5.7 points)0.7%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 71.4% of renting households.

1.3% of rented homes in Ebensburg cost $2,000 or more a month.

Ebensburg against Cambria County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
EbensburgCambria CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$849 (±$73)$739 (±$19)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent549 (±161)11,727 (±689)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Ebensburg, median gross rent is higher than in Cambria County ($739).

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

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

In Cambria County, Ebensburg ranks 17 of 58 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1610 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Ebensburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$728 (±$58)$849 (±$73)+16.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent48.3% (±6.7 points)37.5% (±9.1 points)−10.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate6.3% (±6.4 points)0.0% (±5.5 points)−6.3 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 Ebensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ebensburg
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Ebensburg—$849 (±$73)—
Cambria Township1.0 mi$1,086 (±$85)Higher
Munster Township4.7 mi$650 (±$204)Not measurably different
Nanty-Glo5.8 mi$624 (±$243)Not measurably different
Blacklick Township6.1 mi$703 (±$101)Lower
Mundys Corner6.4 mi$604 (±$47)Lower
East Carroll Township6.7 mi$727 (±$115)Not measurably different
Allegheny Township (Cambria County)6.8 mi$588 (±$253)Not measurably different
Wilmore7.0 mi$725 (±$624)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Blacklick Township, PA ($703), Mundys Corner, PA ($604).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cambria Township, PA ($1,086).

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

Median gross rent across Cambria County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
11Richland Township (Cambria County)$912 (±$73)
12 (tie)Vintondale$873 (±$68)
12 (tie)Washington Township (Cambria County)$873 (±$83)
14Croyle Township$871 (±$95)
15Upper Yoder Township$869 (±$123)
16Lorain$858 (±$53)
17Ebensburg$849 (±$73)
18Ferndale$845 (±$155)
19Carrolltown$842 (±$168)
20Dean Township$800 (±$168)
21East Conemaugh$788 (±$47)
22Lilly$784 (±$70)
23Geistown$773 (±$93)

Showing 13 of 58 places in Cambria 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 Ebensburg

What is the average rent in Ebensburg, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ebensburg is $849 (±$73) 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 Ebensburg?

In Ebensburg, the median gross rent went from $728 in 2015–2019 to $849 in 2020–2024 (+16.6%).

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 Ebensburg cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.3% of rented homes in Ebensburg have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Ebensburg higher than in Cambria County?

In Ebensburg, median gross rent is higher than in Cambria County ($739).

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 Ebensburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:22144, 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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