What is the median rent in Monessen, PA?

Name: Median rent in Monessen, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Monessen, PA is $733 (±$179) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 818 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Monessen, the median gross rent went from $674 in 2015–2019 to $733 in 2020–2024 (+8.8%).

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: $733 (±$179)
Rented homes: 818 (±180)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +8.8%

How much rent costs in Monessen

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Monessen	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	19.6% (±8.7 points)	16.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	53.2% (±12.1 points)	47.8%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	27.3% (±12.1 points)	26.9%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±3.9 points)	6.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±3.9 points)	1.7%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 53.2% of renting households.

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

Monessen against Westmoreland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monessen	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$733 (±$179)	$879 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	818 (±180)	30,242 (±1,217)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Monessen, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westmoreland County ($879).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Monessen ranks 50 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 2013 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Monessen 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	$674 (±$118)	$733 (±$179)	+8.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	26.8% (±4.2 points)	27.0% (±5.6 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.9% (±3.7 points)	11.1% (±8.1 points)	+6.2 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 Monessen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monessen
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Monessen	—	$733 (±$179)	—
Charleroi	1.3 mi	$907 (±$183)	Not measurably different
North Charleroi	1.3 mi	$508 (±$266)	Not measurably different
North Belle Vernon	1.7 mi	$957 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Speers	2.0 mi	$1,077 (±$150)	Higher
Donora	2.2 mi	$916 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Lynnwood-Pricedale	2.2 mi	$711 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Belle Vernon	2.3 mi	$711 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Dunlevy	3.2 mi	$1,135 (±$188)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Speers, PA ($1,077), Dunlevy, PA ($1,135).

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

Median gross rent across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
44	New Alexandria	$753 (±$370)
45	New Kensington	$751 (±$94)
46	Latrobe	$750 (±$68)
47	Upper Burrell Township	$749 (±$739)
48	West Leechburg	$748 (±$243)
49	Ligonier	$741 (±$61)
50	Monessen	$733 (±$179)
51	Mount Pleasant	$721 (±$64)
52	Seward	$717 (±$393)
53	Scottdale	$689 (±$90)
54	New Florence	$677 (±$43)
55	Bell Township (Westmoreland County)	$663 (±$58)
56	West Newton	$636 (±$85)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Westmoreland 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 Monessen

What is the average rent in Monessen, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Monessen is $733 (±$179) 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 Monessen?

In Monessen, the median gross rent went from $674 in 2015–2019 to $733 in 2020–2024 (+8.8%).

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 Monessen cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Monessen have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 19.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Monessen higher than in Westmoreland County?

In Monessen, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westmoreland County ($879).

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 Monessen city, Pennsylvania (place:50344, 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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