What is the median rent in Harborcreek Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Harborcreek Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Harborcreek Township, PA is $932 (±$95) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 860 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Harborcreek Township, the median gross rent went from $843 in 2015–2019 to $932 in 2020–2024 (+10.6%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $932 (±$95)
Rented homes: 860 (±193)
$2,000 or more: 2.2%
Since 2015–2019: +10.6%

How much rent costs in Harborcreek Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Harborcreek Township	Erie County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	10.7% (±5.3 points)	10.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	46.6% (±10.7 points)	48.4%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.0% (±10.3 points)	29.2%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.4% (±7.4 points)	8.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±3.7 points)	1.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.7 points)	0.5%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.2% (±2.3 points)	0.7%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 46.6% of renting households.

2.2% of rented homes in Harborcreek Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Harborcreek Township against Erie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harborcreek Township	Erie County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$932 (±$95)	$904 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	860 (±193)	33,566 (±1,118)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Harborcreek Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Erie County ($904).

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

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

In Erie County, Harborcreek Township ranks 15 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1282 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Harborcreek 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	$843 (±$106)	$932 (±$95)	+10.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	21.2% (±2.9 points)	17.0% (±3.1 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.1% (±4.4 points)	2.4% (±3.8 points)	−1.7 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 Harborcreek Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harborcreek Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Harborcreek Township	—	$932 (±$95)	—
Wesleyville	2.9 mi	$870 (±$247)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Park	3.2 mi	$1,195 (±$376)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Park Township	3.2 mi	$1,195 (±$376)	Not measurably different
Erie	6.3 mi	$870 (±$21)	Not measurably different
Greenfield Township (Erie County)	6.6 mi	$1,013 (±$341)	Not measurably different
Greene Township (Erie County)	6.8 mi	$1,729 (±$1,216)	Not measurably different
North East Township	7.6 mi	$777 (±$200)	Not measurably different
North East	7.8 mi	$769 (±$115)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North East, PA ($769).

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

Median gross rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	LeBoeuf Township	$1,073 (±$204)
10	Greenfield Township (Erie County)	$1,013 (±$341)
11	Waterford	$1,003 (±$123)
12	Springfield Township (Erie County)	$958 (±$657)
13	Washington Township (Erie County)	$948 (±$497)
14	McKean	$936 (±$75)
15	Harborcreek Township	$932 (±$95)
16	Cranesville	$892 (±$274)
17	Girard Township (Erie County)	$881 (±$239)
18	Wattsburg	$879 (±$382)
19	Edinboro	$876 (±$63)
20	Lake City	$871 (±$163)
21 (tie)	Erie	$870 (±$21)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Harborcreek Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Northwest Harborcreek, Penn State Erie (Behrend).

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 Harborcreek Township

What is the average rent in Harborcreek Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Harborcreek Township is $932 (±$95) 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 Harborcreek Township?

In Harborcreek Township, the median gross rent went from $843 in 2015–2019 to $932 in 2020–2024 (+10.6%).

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 Harborcreek Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

2.2% of rented homes in Harborcreek Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Harborcreek Township higher than in Erie County?

In Harborcreek Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Erie County ($904).

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 Harborcreek township, Erie County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:32520, in state:42 county:049).

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.