What is the median rent in Indian Mountain Lake, PA?

Name: Median rent in Indian Mountain Lake, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Indian Mountain Lake, PA is $1,361 (±$349) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 225 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Indian Mountain Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,608 in 2015–2019 to $1,361 in 2020–2024 (−15.4%).

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: $1,361 (±$349)
Rented homes: 225 (±100)
$2,000 or more: 8.9%
Since 2015–2019: −15.4%

How much rent costs in Indian Mountain Lake

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Indian Mountain Lake	Monroe County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±13.4 points)	4.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	33.8% (±21.8 points)	17.1%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.3% (±22.5 points)	37.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.0% (±22.2 points)	23.4%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.9% (±12.4 points)	10.7%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±13.4 points)	4.1%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.4 points)	3.0%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 33.8% of renting households.

8.9% of rented homes in Indian Mountain Lake cost $2,000 or more a month.

Indian Mountain Lake against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Indian Mountain Lake	Monroe County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,361 (±$349)	$1,393 (±$42)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	225 (±100)	11,294 (±917)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Indian Mountain Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Monroe County ($1,393).

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

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

In Monroe County, Indian Mountain Lake ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 128 of 307.

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

How rent in Indian Mountain Lake 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	$1,608 (±$215)	$1,361 (±$349)	−15.4%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	19.2% (±8.5 points)	17.1% (±7.1 points)	−2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.0% (±18.6 points)	0.0% (±11.9 points)	−12.0 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 Indian Mountain Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Indian Mountain Lake
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Indian Mountain Lake	—	$1,361 (±$349)	—
Sierra View	4.6 mi	$1,250 (±$330)	Not measurably different
Polk Township (Monroe County)	5.2 mi	$1,397 (±$83)	Not measurably different
Effort	5.5 mi	$1,147 (±$586)	Not measurably different
Chestnuthill Township	5.5 mi	$1,180 (±$191)	Not measurably different
Penn Forest Township	7.0 mi	$1,326 (±$186)	Not measurably different
Emerald Lakes	7.6 mi	$1,161 (±$870)	Not measurably different
Tobyhanna Township	7.7 mi	$1,433 (±$166)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Monroe County)	7.9 mi	$1,502 (±$300)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Indian Mountain Lake	$1,361 (±$349)
2	Arlington Heights	$1,320 (±$99)
3	Sierra View	$1,250 (±$330)
4	Emerald Lakes	$1,161 (±$870)
5	Effort	$1,147 (±$586)

Indian Mountain Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County), whose figures include it.

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 Indian Mountain Lake

What is the average rent in Indian Mountain Lake, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Indian Mountain Lake is $1,361 (±$349) 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 Indian Mountain Lake?

In Indian Mountain Lake, the median gross rent went from $1,608 in 2015–2019 to $1,361 in 2020–2024 (−15.4%).

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

How many rentals in Indian Mountain Lake cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.9% of rented homes in Indian Mountain Lake have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Indian Mountain Lake higher than in Monroe County?

In Indian Mountain Lake, median gross rent is not measurably different from Monroe County ($1,393).

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 Indian Mountain Lake CDP, Pennsylvania (place:36904, 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.