What is the median rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), PA?

Name: Median rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), PA is $993 (±$138) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 134 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), the median gross rent went from $1,144 in 2015–2019 to $993 in 2020–2024 (−13.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $993 (±$138)
Rented homes: 134 (±73)
$2,000 or more: 6.7%
Since 2015–2019: −13.2%

How much rent costs in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	7.5% (±12.7 points)	5.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	44.8% (±29.5 points)	14.2%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	39.6% (±23.3 points)	38.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.5% (±4.5 points)	26.6%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±21.3 points)	11.0%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±21.3 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.7% (±11.3 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 44.8% of renting households.

6.7% of rented homes in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) against Lehigh County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$993 (±$138)	$1,383 (±$27)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	134 (±73)	47,616 (±1,288)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), median gross rent is lower than in Lehigh County ($1,383).

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

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

In Lehigh County, Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) ranks 22 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1057 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) 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	$1,144 (±$242)	$993 (±$138)	−13.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	17.1% (±6.1 points)	10.3% (±5.9 points)	−6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±10.4 points)	0.0% (±21.3 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 Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)	—	$993 (±$138)	—
Washington Township (Lehigh County)	3.9 mi	$1,063 (±$643)	Not measurably different
Lowhill Township	4.5 mi	$2,166 (±$383)	Higher
Schnecksville	4.8 mi	$1,223 (±$115)	Higher
East Penn Township	4.9 mi	$1,114 (±$119)	Not measurably different
Lynn Township	5.2 mi	$1,179 (±$302)	Not measurably different
Slatington	5.8 mi	$882 (±$219)	Not measurably different
Walnutport	6.4 mi	$1,539 (±$512)	Higher
North Whitehall Township	6.6 mi	$1,230 (±$102)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lowhill Township, PA ($2,166), Schnecksville, PA ($1,223), Walnutport, PA ($1,539).

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

Median gross rent across Lehigh County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
16	Coplay	$1,234 (±$125)
17	North Whitehall Township	$1,230 (±$102)
18	Upper Milford Township	$1,190 (±$81)
19	Lynn Township	$1,179 (±$302)
20	Washington Township (Lehigh County)	$1,063 (±$643)
21	Catasauqua	$1,031 (±$384)
22	Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)	$993 (±$138)
23	Coopersburg	$968 (±$91)
24	Slatington	$882 (±$219)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Lehigh 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 Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)

What is the average rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) is $993 (±$138) 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 Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)?

In Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), the median gross rent went from $1,144 in 2015–2019 to $993 in 2020–2024 (−13.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.7% of rented homes in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County) higher than in Lehigh County?

In Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County), median gross rent is lower than in Lehigh County ($1,383).

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 Heidelberg township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:33616, in state:42 county:077).

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.