What is the median rent in Ephrata Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Ephrata Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Ephrata Township, PA is $1,511 (±$176) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,290 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Ephrata Township, the median gross rent went from $1,042 in 2015–2019 to $1,511 in 2020–2024 (+45.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,511 (±$176)
Rented homes: 1,290 (±390)
$2,000 or more: 3.4%
Since 2015–2019: +45.0%

How much rent costs in Ephrata Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Ephrata Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.4% (±0.7 points)	3.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.3% (±10.9 points)	19.1%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.2% (±14.9 points)	38.0%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	47.7% (±21.5 points)	25.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.2% (±3.8 points)	8.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.2% (±1.8 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.5 points)	3.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 47.7% of renting households.

3.4% of rented homes in Ephrata Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Ephrata Township against Lancaster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ephrata Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,511 (±$176)	$1,357 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,290 (±390)	61,527 (±1,737)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Ephrata Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lancaster County ($1,357).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Lancaster County, Ephrata Township ranks 13 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Ephrata 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	$1,042 (±$52)	$1,511 (±$176)	+45.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	25.5% (±3.5 points)	31.0% (±8.5 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.3% (±5.6 points)	1.7% (±2.9 points)	−3.6 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 Ephrata Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ephrata Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Ephrata Township	—	$1,511 (±$176)	—
Ephrata	2.7 mi	$1,143 (±$49)	Lower
West Earl Township	3.4 mi	$1,326 (±$189)	Not measurably different
Reamstown	3.5 mi	$1,206 (±$334)	Not measurably different
Akron	3.7 mi	$1,162 (±$50)	Lower
Earl Township (Lancaster County)	4.1 mi	$1,418 (±$187)	Not measurably different
East Cocalico Township	4.5 mi	$1,227 (±$174)	Lower
Terre Hill	4.5 mi	$1,240 (±$174)	Lower
New Holland	4.9 mi	$1,163 (±$76)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ephrata, PA ($1,143), Akron, PA ($1,162), East Cocalico Township, PA ($1,227).

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
7	Rapho Township	$1,556 (±$171)
8 (tie)	Caernarvon Township (Lancaster County)	$1,538 (±$760)
8 (tie)	Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County)	$1,538 (±$143)
10	East Donegal Township	$1,528 (±$184)
11	Manor Township (Lancaster County)	$1,525 (±$157)
12	Conoy Township	$1,523 (±$423)
13	Ephrata Township	$1,511 (±$176)
14	Lancaster Township (Lancaster County)	$1,508 (±$101)
15	Warwick Township (Lancaster County)	$1,496 (±$106)
16	East Lampeter Township	$1,487 (±$102)
17	Penn Township (Lancaster County)	$1,436 (±$164)
18	Upper Leacock Township	$1,432 (±$98)
19	Earl Township (Lancaster County)	$1,418 (±$187)

Showing 13 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 Ephrata Township

What is the average rent in Ephrata Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ephrata Township is $1,511 (±$176) 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 Ephrata Township?

In Ephrata Township, the median gross rent went from $1,042 in 2015–2019 to $1,511 in 2020–2024 (+45.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

3.4% of rented homes in Ephrata Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Ephrata Township higher than in Lancaster County?

In Ephrata Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lancaster County ($1,357).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Ephrata township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:23840, 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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