What is the median rent in Kennett Square, PA?

Name: Median rent in Kennett Square, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kennett Square, PA is $1,396 (±$171) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 858 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kennett Square, the median gross rent went from $1,103 in 2015–2019 to $1,396 in 2020–2024 (+26.6%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,396 (±$171)
Rented homes: 858 (±253)
$2,000 or more: 11.6%
Since 2015–2019: +26.6%

How much rent costs in Kennett Square

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kennett Square	Chester County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±3.7 points)	3.1%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.6% (±6.5 points)	8.3%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	52.6% (±16.3 points)	22.7%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	29.1% (±13.4 points)	30.3%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.8% (±4.8 points)	20.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.8% (±4.9 points)	7.2%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.7 points)	7.6%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 52.6% of renting households.

11.6% of rented homes in Kennett Square cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kennett Square against Chester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kennett Square	Chester County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,396 (±$171)	$1,763 (±$28)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	858 (±253)	49,215 (±1,494)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Kennett Square, 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, Kennett Square ranks 45 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 331 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Kennett Square 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	$1,103 (±$91)	$1,396 (±$171)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	44.1% (±6.3 points)	43.7% (±10.3 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.5% (±4.7 points)	3.8% (±4.0 points)	−0.7 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 Kennett Square

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kennett Square
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kennett Square	—	$1,396 (±$171)	—
Kennett Township	1.6 mi	$2,189 (±$502)	Higher
East Marlborough Township	2.3 mi	$1,006 (±$361)	Not measurably different
New Garden Township	3.2 mi	$1,419 (±$238)	Not measurably different
Avondale	3.9 mi	$1,400 (±$105)	Not measurably different
Hockessin	4.4 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Pennsbury Township	4.7 mi	$3,500 or more	—
London Grove Township	5.6 mi	$1,393 (±$601)	Not measurably different
Newlin Township	5.6 mi	$1,243 (±$773)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kennett Township, PA ($2,189).

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

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
39	Coatesville	$1,471 (±$77)
40	Schuylkill Township (Chester County)	$1,464 (±$533)
41	West Nantmeal Township	$1,446 (±$538)
42	East Fallowfield Township (Chester County)	$1,439 (±$280)
43	New Garden Township	$1,419 (±$238)
44	Avondale	$1,400 (±$105)
45	Kennett Square	$1,396 (±$171)
46	London Grove Township	$1,393 (±$601)
47	West Caln Township	$1,379 (±$459)
48	Sadsbury Township (Chester County)	$1,357 (±$287)
49	Highland Township (Chester County)	$1,344 (±$842)
50	West Nottingham Township	$1,323 (±$260)
51	Modena	$1,317 (±$177)

Showing 13 of 69 places in Chester 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 Kennett Square

What is the average rent in Kennett Square, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kennett Square is $1,396 (±$171) 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 Kennett Square?

In Kennett Square, the median gross rent went from $1,103 in 2015–2019 to $1,396 in 2020–2024 (+26.6%).

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 Kennett Square cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.6% of rented homes in Kennett Square have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kennett Square higher than in Chester County?

In Kennett Square, 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 Kennett Square borough, Pennsylvania (place:39352, 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.