What is the median rent in North Braddock, PA?

Name: Median rent in North Braddock, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in North Braddock, PA is $695 (±$123) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,082 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In North Braddock, the median gross rent went from $569 in 2015–2019 to $695 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%).

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: $695 (±$123)
Rented homes: 1,082 (±221)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +22.1%

How much rent costs in North Braddock

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	North Braddock	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	20.0% (±11.0 points)	9.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.7% (±12.1 points)	27.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.9% (±11.1 points)	36.1%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.4% (±4.0 points)	15.9%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±3.0 points)	6.6%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.0 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.0 points)	2.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 41.7% of renting households.

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

North Braddock against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Braddock	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$695 (±$123)	$1,153 (±$10)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,082 (±221)	182,577 (±2,661)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In North Braddock, median gross rent is lower than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

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

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

In Allegheny County, North Braddock ranks 114 of 120 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 2110 of 2,369.

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

How rent in North Braddock 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	$569 (±$87)	$695 (±$123)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	48.0% (±6.0 points)	52.7% (±8.5 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.2% (±2.6 points)	0.7% (±1.9 points)	−1.5 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 North Braddock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Braddock
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
North Braddock	—	$695 (±$123)	—
Braddock	0.8 mi	$689 (±$242)	Not measurably different
East Pittsburgh	0.9 mi	$821 (±$246)	Not measurably different
Braddock Hills	1.0 mi	$477 (±$337)	Not measurably different
Chalfant	1.0 mi	$799 (±$128)	Not measurably different
Forest Hills	1.6 mi	$1,068 (±$89)	Higher
Whitaker	1.7 mi	$1,075 (±$199)	Higher
Turtle Creek	1.8 mi	$682 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Rankin	1.8 mi	$599 (±$244)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Forest Hills, PA ($1,068), Whitaker, PA ($1,075).

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
106 (tie)	West Mifflin	$780 (±$147)
109 (tie)	Brackenridge	$778 (±$216)
109 (tie)	Wilmerding	$778 (±$59)
111	Pitcairn	$772 (±$98)
112	Elizabeth	$758 (±$44)
113	Duquesne	$739 (±$92)
114	North Braddock	$695 (±$123)
115	Braddock	$689 (±$242)
116	Turtle Creek	$682 (±$61)
117	Dravosburg	$634 (±$95)
118	Rankin	$599 (±$244)
119	Bradford Woods	$556 (±$140)
120	Braddock Hills	$477 (±$337)

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 North Braddock

What is the average rent in North Braddock, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in North Braddock is $695 (±$123) 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 North Braddock?

In North Braddock, the median gross rent went from $569 in 2015–2019 to $695 in 2020–2024 (+22.1%).

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 North Braddock cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in North Braddock have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 20.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in North Braddock higher than in Allegheny County?

In North Braddock, median gross rent is lower than in Allegheny County ($1,153).

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 North Braddock borough, Pennsylvania (place:54816, 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.