What is the median rent in Franklintown, PA?

Name: Median rent in Franklintown, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Franklintown, PA is $1,235 (±$376) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 106 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Franklintown, the median gross rent went from $963 in 2015–2019 to $1,235 in 2020–2024 (+28.2%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,235 (±$376)
Rented homes: 106 (±58)
$2,000 or more: 3.8%
Since 2015–2019: +28.2%

How much rent costs in Franklintown

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Franklintown	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±25.9 points)	5.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	34.9% (±25.7 points)	28.2%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.8% (±25.1 points)	39.8%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.5% (±31.1 points)	20.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±25.9 points)	4.1%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±25.9 points)	0.6%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.8% (±7.6 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.8% of renting households.

3.8% of rented homes in Franklintown cost $2,000 or more a month.

Franklintown against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Franklintown	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,235 (±$376)	$1,193 (±$24)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	106 (±58)	41,109 (±1,409)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Franklintown, median gross rent is not measurably different from York County ($1,193).

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

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

In York County, Franklintown ranks 31 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 541 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Franklintown 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	$963 (±$180)	$1,235 (±$376)	+28.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	41.8% (±12.4 points)	45.6% (±15.1 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±27.4 points)	0.0% (±24.4 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 Franklintown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Franklintown
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Franklintown	—	$1,235 (±$376)	—
Franklin Township (York County)	2.1 mi	$1,101 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Carroll Township (York County)	2.4 mi	$1,250 (±$364)	Not measurably different
Dillsburg	2.5 mi	$1,065 (±$115)	Not measurably different
Wellsville	5.0 mi	$967 (±$239)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (York County)	5.0 mi	$971 (±$79)	Not measurably different
Latimore Township	5.4 mi	$1,256 (±$227)	Not measurably different
Warrington Township (York County)	5.6 mi	$761 (±$148)	Lower
Monaghan Township	5.8 mi	$1,121 (±$81)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warrington Township (York County), PA ($761).

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

Median gross rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
24 (tie)	Lower Chanceford Township	$1,316 (±$242)
26	Lewisberry	$1,308 (±$140)
27	East Prospect	$1,300 (±$651)
28	Hellam Township	$1,289 (±$246)
29	Winterstown	$1,268 (±$152)
30	Carroll Township (York County)	$1,250 (±$364)
31 (tie)	Franklintown	$1,235 (±$376)
31 (tie)	North York	$1,235 (±$131)
33	York Haven	$1,229 (±$102)
34	Windsor	$1,224 (±$385)
35	Jefferson (York County)	$1,219 (±$157)
36	Cross Roads	$1,200 (±$276)
37	North Hopewell Township	$1,190 (±$461)

Showing 13 of 71 places in York 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 Franklintown

What is the average rent in Franklintown, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Franklintown is $1,235 (±$376) 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 Franklintown?

In Franklintown, the median gross rent went from $963 in 2015–2019 to $1,235 in 2020–2024 (+28.2%).

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 Franklintown cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.8% of rented homes in Franklintown have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Franklintown higher than in York County?

In Franklintown, median gross rent is not measurably different from York County ($1,193).

It is not measurably different from 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 Franklintown borough, Pennsylvania (place:27576, 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.