What is the median rent in Mount Lebanon Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Mount Lebanon Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Mount Lebanon Township, PA is $1,194 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,676 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Mount Lebanon Township, the median gross rent went from $928 in 2015–2019 to $1,194 in 2020–2024 (+28.7%).

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: $1,194 (±$73)
Rented homes: 3,676 (±432)
$2,000 or more: 17.6%
Since 2015–2019: +28.7%

How much rent costs in Mount Lebanon Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Mount Lebanon Township	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	5.9% (±3.0 points)	9.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	29.4% (±5.2 points)	27.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.1% (±6.6 points)	36.1%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.0% (±4.1 points)	15.9%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	9.1% (±5.8 points)	6.6%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.2% (±2.1 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.3% (±2.8 points)	2.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.1% of renting households.

17.6% of rented homes in Mount Lebanon Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Mount Lebanon Township against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Lebanon Township	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,194 (±$73)	$1,153 (±$10)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,676 (±432)	182,577 (±2,661)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Mount Lebanon Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Allegheny County ($1,153).

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

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

In Allegheny County, Mount Lebanon Township ranks 35 of 120 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 591 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Mount Lebanon Township 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	$928 (±$47)	$1,194 (±$73)	+28.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.6% (±1.8 points)	27.7% (±2.9 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.6% (±2.5 points)	6.8% (±3.5 points)	+3.2 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 Mount Lebanon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Lebanon Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Mount Lebanon Township	—	$1,194 (±$73)	—
Dormont	1.3 mi	$1,106 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Castle Shannon	1.7 mi	$1,126 (±$117)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Allegheny County)	1.8 mi	$1,244 (±$70)	Not measurably different
Baldwin Township	1.8 mi	$950 (±$694)	Not measurably different
Heidelberg	2.5 mi	$954 (±$54)	Lower
Glendale	2.7 mi	$1,128 (±$280)	Not measurably different
Green Tree	2.8 mi	$1,729 (±$273)	Higher
Carnegie	2.9 mi	$890 (±$87)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Heidelberg, PA ($954), Carnegie, PA ($890).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Green Tree, PA ($1,729).

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

Median gross rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
29	West Homestead	$1,247 (±$315)
30	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	$1,244 (±$70)
31	Shaler Township	$1,226 (±$114)
32 (tie)	Crescent Township	$1,215 (±$204)
32 (tie)	Moon Township	$1,215 (±$65)
34	South Fayette Township	$1,203 (±$66)
35	Mount Lebanon Township	$1,194 (±$73)
36	Oakmont	$1,190 (±$95)
37	Glenfield	$1,188 (±$336)
38	Plum	$1,177 (±$55)
39	Monroeville	$1,175 (±$33)
40	Wall	$1,160 (±$178)
41	Pleasant Hills	$1,151 (±$191)

Showing 13 of 120 places in Allegheny 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 Mount Lebanon Township

What is the average rent in Mount Lebanon Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Mount Lebanon Township is $1,194 (±$73) 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 Mount Lebanon Township?

In Mount Lebanon Township, the median gross rent went from $928 in 2015–2019 to $1,194 in 2020–2024 (+28.7%).

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 Mount Lebanon Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.6% of rented homes in Mount Lebanon Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Mount Lebanon Township higher than in Allegheny County?

In Mount Lebanon Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Allegheny County ($1,153).

It is not measurably different from 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 Mount Lebanon township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:51696, in state:42 county:003).

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.