What is the median rent in Hazleton, PA?

The median gross rent in Hazleton, PA is $1,089 (±$82) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,523 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hazleton, the median gross rent went from $812 in 2015–2019 to $1,089 in 2020–2024 (+34.1%).

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
$1,089 (±$82)
Rented homes
5,523 (±576)
$2,000 or more
3.4%
Since 2015–2019
+34.1%

How much rent costs in Hazleton

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentHazletonLuzerne CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5007.0% (±3.2 points)10.5%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99935.4% (±7.8 points)39.2%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49942.6% (±7.7 points)35.2%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99911.6% (±4.4 points)11.4%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4992.2% (±2.1 points)2.3%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±0.6 points)0.4%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.2% (±1.1 points)1.1%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.6% of renting households.

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

Hazleton against Luzerne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HazletonLuzerne CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,089 (±$82)$1,004 (±$25)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent5,523 (±576)40,628 (±1,268)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Hazleton, median gross rent is not measurably different from Luzerne County ($1,004).

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

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

In Luzerne County, Hazleton ranks 29 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 807 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Hazleton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$812 (±$47)$1,089 (±$82)+34.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent50.7% (±3.3 points)48.9% (±4.4 points)−1.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate6.7% (±2.6 points)10.6% (±3.4 points)+3.9 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 Hazleton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hazleton
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Hazleton—$1,089 (±$82)—
Hazle Township2.2 mi$887 (±$213)Not measurably different
Banks Township (Carbon County)3.1 mi$1,444 (±$197)Higher
West Hazleton3.2 mi$1,186 (±$98)Not measurably different
Beaver Meadows3.4 mi$1,238 (±$129)Not measurably different
McAdoo3.6 mi$986 (±$96)Not measurably different
Conyngham5.4 mi$934 (±$75)Lower
Packer Township5.7 mi$1,063 (±$590)Not measurably different
Butler Township (Luzerne County)6.0 mi$1,620 (±$321)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conyngham, PA ($934).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Banks Township (Carbon County), PA ($1,444), Butler Township (Luzerne County), PA ($1,620).

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

Median gross rent across Luzerne County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
23Yatesville$1,125 (±$404)
24Plains Township$1,118 (±$116)
25Kingston Township$1,103 (±$107)
26Dallas$1,097 (±$247)
27 (tie)Larksville$1,091 (±$337)
27 (tie)Nescopeck Township$1,091 (±$67)
29Hazleton$1,089 (±$82)
30Dorrance Township$1,077 (±$100)
31 (tie)Ashley$1,071 (±$178)
31 (tie)Lake Township (Luzerne County)$1,071 (±$160)
33Edwardsville$1,069 (±$250)
34Nuangola$1,063 (±$199)
35West Wyoming$1,051 (±$128)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Luzerne 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 Hazleton

What is the average rent in Hazleton, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hazleton is $1,089 (±$82) 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 Hazleton?

In Hazleton, the median gross rent went from $812 in 2015–2019 to $1,089 in 2020–2024 (+34.1%).

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 Hazleton cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.4% of rented homes in Hazleton have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hazleton higher than in Luzerne County?

In Hazleton, median gross rent is not measurably different from Luzerne County ($1,004).

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 Hazleton city, Pennsylvania (place:33408, 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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