What is the median rent in Kane, PA?

Name: Median rent in Kane, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kane, PA is $841 (±$35) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 567 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kane, the median gross rent went from $595 in 2015–2019 to $841 in 2020–2024 (+41.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $841 (±$35)
Rented homes: 567 (±126)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +41.3%

How much rent costs in Kane

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kane	McKean County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	17.8% (±8.4 points)	15.1%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	63.5% (±13.1 points)	65.4%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.7% (±10.7 points)	14.0%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±5.6 points)	5.1%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.6 points)	0.0%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.6 points)	0.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.6 points)	0.3%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 63.5% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Kane cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kane against McKean County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kane	McKean County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$841 (±$35)	$809 (±$28)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	567 (±126)	3,171 (±248)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Kane, median gross rent is not measurably different from McKean County ($809).

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

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

In McKean County, Kane ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1644 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Kane 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	$595 (±$62)	$841 (±$35)	+41.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	36.7% (±5.3 points)	38.7% (±6.9 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.3% (±6.4 points)	0.0% (±5.3 points)	−4.3 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 Kane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kane
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kane	—	$841 (±$35)	—
Wetmore Township	1.3 mi	$872 (±$798)	Not measurably different
Hamlin Township	5.4 mi	$525 (±$498)	Not measurably different
Highland Township (Elk County)	8.9 mi	$1,013 (±$136)	Higher
Mount Jewett	9.8 mi	$650 (±$192)	Not measurably different
Jones Township	11 mi	$648 (±$291)	Not measurably different
Sheffield Township	11 mi	$542 (±$242)	Lower
Lafayette Township	12 mi	$681 (±$134)	Lower
Johnsonburg	14 mi	$578 (±$36)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sheffield Township, PA ($542), Lafayette Township, PA ($681), Johnsonburg, PA ($578).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Highland Township (Elk County), PA ($1,013).

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

Median gross rent across McKean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Lewis Run	$933 (±$299)
2 (tie)	Bradford Township (McKean County)	$893 (±$103)
2 (tie)	Ceres Township	$893 (±$116)
4	Foster Township (McKean County)	$890 (±$69)
5	Wetmore Township	$872 (±$798)
6	Kane	$841 (±$35)
7	Keating Township (McKean County)	$838 (±$297)
8	Port Allegany	$827 (±$111)
9	Bradford	$800 (±$63)
10	Annin Township	$777 (±$9)
11	Smethport	$762 (±$51)
12	Eldred Township (McKean County)	$699 (±$190)

Showing 12 of 18 places in McKean 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 Kane

What is the average rent in Kane, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kane is $841 (±$35) 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 Kane?

In Kane, the median gross rent went from $595 in 2015–2019 to $841 in 2020–2024 (+41.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Kane cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Kane have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 17.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kane higher than in McKean County?

In Kane, median gross rent is not measurably different from McKean County ($809).

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 Kane borough, Pennsylvania (place:38688, 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.