What is the median rent in Juniata Terrace, PA?

The median gross rent in Juniata Terrace, PA is $938 (±$88) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 104 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Juniata Terrace, the median gross rent went from $791 in 2015–2019 to $938 in 2020–2024 (+18.6%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$938 (±$88)
Rented homes
104 (±40)
$2,000 or more
1.9%
Since 2015–2019
+18.6%

How much rent costs in Juniata Terrace

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentJuniata TerraceMifflin CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5005.8% (±9.5 points)13.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99956.7% (±17.1 points)59.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49935.6% (±18.6 points)23.8%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±26.3 points)2.3%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4991.9% (±3.5 points)0.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±26.3 points)0.0%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±26.3 points)1.2%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 56.7% of renting households.

1.9% of rented homes in Juniata Terrace cost $2,000 or more a month.

Juniata Terrace against Mifflin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Juniata TerraceMifflin CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$938 (±$88)$822 (±$47)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent104 (±40)4,855 (±389)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Juniata Terrace, median gross rent is higher than in Mifflin County ($822).

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

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

In Mifflin County, Juniata Terrace ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1253 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Juniata Terrace has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$791 (±$88)$938 (±$88)+18.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent47.3% (±12.1 points)47.5% (±13.9 points)+0.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate8.5% (±9.3 points)0.0% (±24.8 points)−8.5 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 Juniata Terrace

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Juniata Terrace
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Juniata Terrace—$938 (±$88)—
Lewistown0.9 mi$797 (±$57)Lower
Granville Township (Mifflin County)1.8 mi$965 (±$174)Not measurably different
Highland Park2.5 mi$970 (±$350)Not measurably different
Burnham3.5 mi$776 (±$31)Lower
Yeagertown3.8 mi$806 (±$424)Not measurably different
Derry Township (Mifflin County)4.2 mi$774 (±$191)Not measurably different
Milford Township (Juniata County)6.1 mi$747 (±$49)Lower
Beale Township6.6 mi$646 (±$146)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lewistown, PA ($797), Burnham, PA ($776), Milford Township (Juniata County), PA ($747).

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

Median gross rent across Mifflin County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Wayne Township (Mifflin County)$1,181 (±$151)
2Newton Hamilton$1,045 (±$193)
3Granville Township (Mifflin County)$965 (±$174)
4Brown Township (Mifflin County)$947 (±$237)
5Juniata Terrace$938 (±$88)
6Kistler$886 (±$97)
7Armagh Township$839 (±$160)
8Union Township (Mifflin County)$838 (±$216)
9Bratton Township$827 (±$358)
10Lewistown$797 (±$57)
11Burnham$776 (±$31)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Mifflin 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 Juniata Terrace

What is the average rent in Juniata Terrace, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Juniata Terrace is $938 (±$88) 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 Juniata Terrace?

In Juniata Terrace, the median gross rent went from $791 in 2015–2019 to $938 in 2020–2024 (+18.6%).

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 Juniata Terrace cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.9% of rented homes in Juniata Terrace have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Juniata Terrace higher than in Mifflin County?

In Juniata Terrace, median gross rent is higher than in Mifflin County ($822).

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 Juniata Terrace borough, Pennsylvania (place:38640, 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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