What is the median rent in Lynn Township, PA?

The median gross rent in Lynn Township, PA is $1,179 (±$302) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 284 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lynn Township, the median gross rent went from $1,021 in 2015–2019 to $1,179 in 2020–2024 (+15.5%).

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
$1,179 (±$302)
Rented homes
284 (±117)
$2,000 or more
18.3%
Since 2015–2019
+15.5%

How much rent costs in Lynn Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentLynn TownshipLehigh CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±10.8 points)5.9%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99937.7% (±19.5 points)14.2%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49932.4% (±18.2 points)38.6%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99911.6% (±13.3 points)26.6%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4999.5% (±13.9 points)11.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9998.8% (±13.0 points)2.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±10.8 points)1.4%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 37.7% of renting households.

18.3% of rented homes in Lynn Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lynn Township against Lehigh County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Lynn TownshipLehigh CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,179 (±$302)$1,383 (±$27)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent284 (±117)47,616 (±1,288)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Lynn Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lehigh County ($1,383).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania ($1,209).

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

In Lehigh County, Lynn Township ranks 19 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 623 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Lynn Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,021 (±$136)$1,179 (±$302)+15.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.9% (±4.6 points)17.4% (±6.4 points)+3.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±10.2 points)0.0% (±10.4 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 Lynn Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lynn Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Lynn Township—$1,179 (±$302)—
Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)5.2 mi$993 (±$138)Not measurably different
Weisenberg Township5.6 mi$2,378 (±$411)Higher
Lowhill Township6.1 mi$2,166 (±$383)Higher
West Penn Township7.1 mi$830 (±$53)Lower
Albany Township (Berks County)7.2 mi$1,536 (±$320)Not measurably different
Greenwich Township7.3 mi$1,328 (±$204)Not measurably different
East Penn Township8.3 mi$1,114 (±$119)Not measurably different
Lenhartsville8.5 mi$1,087 (±$132)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Penn Township, PA ($830).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Weisenberg Township, PA ($2,378), Lowhill Township, PA ($2,166).

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

Median gross rent across Lehigh County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
13Emmaus$1,389 (±$89)
14Allentown$1,317 (±$39)
15Fountain Hill$1,275 (±$250)
16Coplay$1,234 (±$125)
17North Whitehall Township$1,230 (±$102)
18Upper Milford Township$1,190 (±$81)
19Lynn Township$1,179 (±$302)
20Washington Township (Lehigh County)$1,063 (±$643)
21Catasauqua$1,031 (±$384)
22Heidelberg Township (Lehigh County)$993 (±$138)
23Coopersburg$968 (±$91)
24Slatington$882 (±$219)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Lehigh 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 Lynn Township

What is the average rent in Lynn Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lynn Township is $1,179 (±$302) 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 Lynn Township?

In Lynn Township, the median gross rent went from $1,021 in 2015–2019 to $1,179 in 2020–2024 (+15.5%).

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 Lynn Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

18.3% of rented homes in Lynn Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lynn Township higher than in Lehigh County?

In Lynn Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Lehigh County ($1,383).

It is not measurably different from 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 Lynn township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45656, in state:42 county:077).

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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