What is the median rent in Franklin Park, PA?

The median gross rent in Franklin Park, PA is $2,330 (±$474) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 429 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Franklin Park, the median gross rent went from $1,673 in 2015–2019 to $2,330 in 2020–2024 (+39.3%).

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
$2,330 (±$474)
Rented homes
429 (±155)
$2,000 or more
63.4%
Since 2015–2019
+39.3%

How much rent costs in Franklin Park

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentFranklin ParkAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±7.3 points)9.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9998.2% (±8.1 points)27.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4994.7% (±5.4 points)36.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99923.8% (±14.1 points)15.9%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49920.3% (±17.7 points)6.6%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99920.3% (±21.2 points)2.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more22.8% (±18.0 points)2.4%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 23.8% of renting households.

63.4% of rented homes in Franklin Park cost $2,000 or more a month.

Franklin Park against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Franklin ParkAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$2,330 (±$474)$1,153 (±$10)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent429 (±155)182,577 (±2,661)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Franklin Park, median gross rent is higher than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

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

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

In Allegheny County, Franklin Park ranks 2 of 120 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Franklin Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,673 (±$276)$2,330 (±$474)+39.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent10.3% (±2.3 points)8.5% (±3.0 points)−1.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate19.1% (±15.0 points)0.0% (±6.8 points)−19.1 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

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 Franklin Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Franklin Park
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Franklin Park—$2,330 (±$474)—
Bradford Woods3.2 mi$556 (±$140)Lower
Ohio Township3.4 mi$1,706 (±$55)Lower
Sewickley Heights3.6 mi$1,563 (±$603)Lower
Marshall Township3.7 mi$2,253 (±$448)Not measurably different
McCandless Township3.9 mi$1,326 (±$84)Lower
Bell Acres3.9 mi$1,098 (±$106)Lower
Aleppo Township (Allegheny County)4.7 mi$3,500 or more—
Kilbuck Township4.7 mi$1,714 (±$244)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bradford Woods, PA ($556), Ohio Township, PA ($1,706), Sewickley Heights, PA ($1,563).

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

Median gross rent across Allegheny County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Aleppo Township (Allegheny County)$3,500 or more
2Franklin Park$2,330 (±$474)
3Marshall Township$2,253 (±$448)
4O'Hara Township$2,175 (±$101)
5Pine Township (Allegheny County)$2,134 (±$237)
6Upper St. Clair Township$2,038 (±$159)
7Collier Township$1,854 (±$292)
8Richland Township (Allegheny County)$1,828 (±$371)

Showing 8 of 120 places in Allegheny 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 Franklin Park

What is the average rent in Franklin Park, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Franklin Park is $2,330 (±$474) 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 Franklin Park?

In Franklin Park, the median gross rent went from $1,673 in 2015–2019 to $2,330 in 2020–2024 (+39.3%).

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 Franklin Park cost more than $2,000 a month?

63.4% of rented homes in Franklin Park have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Franklin Park higher than in Allegheny County?

In Franklin Park, median gross rent is higher than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

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

It is higher 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 Franklin Park borough, Pennsylvania (place:27552, 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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