What is the median rent in Kenilworth, PA?

The median gross rent in Kenilworth, PA is $1,489 (±$203) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 319 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kenilworth, the median gross rent went from $907 in 2015–2019 to $1,489 in 2020–2024 (+64.2%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,489 (±$203)
Rented homes
319 (±115)
$2,000 or more
6.0%
Since 2015–2019
+64.2%

How much rent costs in Kenilworth

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentKenilworthChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±9.7 points)3.1%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9999.7% (±14.7 points)8.3%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49941.4% (±22.8 points)22.7%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99942.9% (±26.2 points)30.3%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4996.0% (±8.5 points)20.9%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±9.7 points)7.2%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±9.7 points)7.6%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 42.9% of renting households.

6.0% of rented homes in Kenilworth cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kenilworth against Chester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
KenilworthChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,489 (±$203)$1,763 (±$28)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent319 (±115)49,215 (±1,494)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Kenilworth, median gross rent is lower than in Chester County ($1,763).

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

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

In Chester County, Kenilworth ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 95 of 307.

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

How rent in Kenilworth has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$907 (±$63)$1,489 (±$203)+64.2%Up after inflation
Households that rent26.2% (±7.3 points)33.8% (±10.2 points)+7.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±12.0 points)0.0% (±8.9 points)0.0 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 Kenilworth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kenilworth
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Kenilworth—$1,489 (±$203)—
South Pottstown1.7 mi$1,213 (±$306)Not measurably different
East Coventry Township1.8 mi$1,949 (±$414)Not measurably different
Pottstown1.9 mi$1,260 (±$58)Lower
Lower Pottsgrove Township2.7 mi$1,625 (±$234)Not measurably different
Sanatoga3.0 mi$1,607 (±$293)Not measurably different
Pottsgrove3.0 mi$1,698 (±$160)Not measurably different
West Pottsgrove Township3.1 mi$1,434 (±$186)Not measurably different
Stowe3.1 mi$1,430 (±$187)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pottstown, PA ($1,260).

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

Median gross rent across Chester County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
4Frazer$2,139 (±$133)
5Paoli$1,995 (±$248)
6Thorndale$1,945 (±$195)
7Lionville$1,916 (±$138)
8Berwyn$1,750 (±$926)
9Pughtown$1,545 (±$874)
10Kenilworth$1,489 (±$203)
11Caln$1,342 (±$128)
12Nottingham$1,314 (±$377)
13South Pottstown$1,213 (±$306)
14Hayti$1,132 (±$72)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Chester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside North Coventry Township, 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 Kenilworth

What is the average rent in Kenilworth, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kenilworth is $1,489 (±$203) 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 Kenilworth?

In Kenilworth, the median gross rent went from $907 in 2015–2019 to $1,489 in 2020–2024 (+64.2%).

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 Kenilworth cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.0% of rented homes in Kenilworth have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kenilworth higher than in Chester County?

In Kenilworth, median gross rent is lower than in Chester County ($1,763).

It is also higher than in 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 Kenilworth CDP, Pennsylvania (place:39272, 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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