What is the median rent in Leesport, PA?

The median gross rent in Leesport, PA is $978 (±$111) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 174 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Leesport, the median gross rent went from $945 in 2015–2019 to $978 in 2020–2024 (+3.5%).

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

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$978 (±$111)
Rented homes
174 (±48)
$2,000 or more
1.7%
Since 2015–2019
+3.5%

How much rent costs in Leesport

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentLeesportBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±17.0 points)7.6%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99954.6% (±20.2 points)26.0%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49934.5% (±17.1 points)38.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9999.2% (±8.3 points)21.0%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4991.7% (±2.8 points)5.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±17.0 points)0.9%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±17.0 points)1.3%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.6% of renting households.

1.7% of rented homes in Leesport cost $2,000 or more a month.

Leesport against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
LeesportBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$978 (±$111)$1,181 (±$20)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent174 (±48)44,931 (±1,190)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Leesport, median gross rent is lower than in Berks County ($1,181).

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

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

In Berks County, Leesport ranks 61 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1091 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Leesport has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$945 (±$111)$978 (±$111)+3.5%Down after inflation
Households that rent26.4% (±5.3 points)23.0% (±6.1 points)−3.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±11.8 points)0.0% (±16.2 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 Leesport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leesport
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Leesport—$978 (±$111)—
Ontelaunee Township1.6 mi$1,114 (±$43)Higher
Temple3.4 mi$1,382 (±$893)Not measurably different
Centerport3.5 mi$988 (±$407)Not measurably different
Bern Township3.6 mi$1,620 (±$698)Not measurably different
Riverview Park3.7 mi$1,446 (±$512)Not measurably different
Shoemakersville3.8 mi$1,146 (±$105)Higher
South Temple3.9 mi$1,739 (±$45)Higher
Muhlenberg Township4.1 mi$1,492 (±$193)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ontelaunee Township, PA ($1,114), Shoemakersville, PA ($1,146), South Temple, PA ($1,739).

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

Median gross rent across Berks County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
55Reading$1,067 (±$32)
56New Morgan$1,063 (±$459)
57Upper Bern Township$1,060 (±$153)
58Windsor Township (Berks County)$1,021 (±$163)
59Mohnton$999 (±$278)
60Centerport$988 (±$407)
61Leesport$978 (±$111)
62Lyons$975 (±$394)
63Mount Penn$953 (±$254)
64North Heidelberg Township$950 (±$197)
65Robeson Township$942 (±$65)
66Heidelberg Township (Berks County)$893 (±$149)
67 (tie)District Township$880 (±$189)

Showing 13 of 69 places in Berks 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 Leesport

What is the average rent in Leesport, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Leesport is $978 (±$111) 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 Leesport?

In Leesport, the median gross rent went from $945 in 2015–2019 to $978 in 2020–2024 (+3.5%).

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

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

1.7% of rented homes in Leesport have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Leesport higher than in Berks County?

In Leesport, median gross rent is lower than in Berks County ($1,181).

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 Leesport borough, Pennsylvania (place:42352, 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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