What is the median rent in Mount Pleasant, PA?

The median gross rent in Mount Pleasant, PA is $721 (±$64) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 645 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Mount Pleasant, the median gross rent went from $704 in 2015–2019 to $721 in 2020–2024 (+2.4%).

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
$721 (±$64)
Rented homes
645 (±146)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+2.4%

How much rent costs in Mount Pleasant

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentMount PleasantWestmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50031.9% (±11.0 points)16.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99961.9% (±12.1 points)47.8%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4996.2% (±4.5 points)26.9%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±4.9 points)6.7%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±4.9 points)1.7%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±4.9 points)0.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±4.9 points)0.5%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.9% of renting households.

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

Mount Pleasant against Westmoreland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Mount PleasantWestmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$721 (±$64)$879 (±$20)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent645 (±146)30,242 (±1,217)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Mount Pleasant, median gross rent is lower than in Westmoreland County ($879).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant ranks 51 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 2053 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Mount Pleasant has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$704 (±$48)$721 (±$64)+2.4%Down after inflation
Households that rent35.9% (±5.6 points)34.2% (±6.9 points)−1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate7.9% (±7.9 points)3.2% (±5.2 points)−4.7 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 Mount Pleasant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Mount Pleasant—$721 (±$64)—
East Huntingdon Township3.3 mi$894 (±$158)Higher
Scottdale4.1 mi$689 (±$90)Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)4.5 mi$853 (±$72)Higher
Everson4.8 mi$910 (±$131)Higher
Bullskin Township5.0 mi$925 (±$92)Higher
Hunker5.3 mi$875 (±$147)Not measurably different
Calumet5.5 mi$919 (±$69)Higher
Upper Tyrone Township5.8 mi$798 (±$96)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Huntingdon Township, PA ($894), Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County), PA ($853), Everson, PA ($910).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
45New Kensington$751 (±$94)
46Latrobe$750 (±$68)
47Upper Burrell Township$749 (±$739)
48West Leechburg$748 (±$243)
49Ligonier$741 (±$61)
50Monessen$733 (±$179)
51Mount Pleasant$721 (±$64)
52Seward$717 (±$393)
53Scottdale$689 (±$90)
54New Florence$677 (±$43)
55Bell Township (Westmoreland County)$663 (±$58)
56West Newton$636 (±$85)
57Derry$635 (±$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 Mount Pleasant

What is the average rent in Mount Pleasant, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Mount Pleasant is $721 (±$64) 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 Pleasant?

In Mount Pleasant, the median gross rent went from $704 in 2015–2019 to $721 in 2020–2024 (+2.4%).

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 Mount Pleasant cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Mount Pleasant have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 31.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Mount Pleasant higher than in Westmoreland County?

In Mount Pleasant, median gross rent is lower than in 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 Mount Pleasant borough, Pennsylvania (place:51880, 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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