What is the median rent in Oil City, PA?

Name: Median rent in Oil City, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Oil City, PA is $821 (±$57) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,331 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Oil City, the median gross rent went from $612 in 2015–2019 to $821 in 2020–2024 (+34.2%).

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: $821 (±$57)
Rented homes: 1,331 (±219)
$2,000 or more: 1.1%
Since 2015–2019: +34.2%

How much rent costs in Oil City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Oil City	Venango County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	14.2% (±6.6 points)	17.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	62.7% (±9.6 points)	59.1%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.8% (±8.9 points)	19.7%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.3% (±2.2 points)	2.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.1% (±1.2 points)	0.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.3%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 62.7% of renting households.

1.1% of rented homes in Oil City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Oil City against Venango County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oil City	Venango County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$821 (±$57)	$795 (±$26)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,331 (±219)	4,478 (±331)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Oil City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Venango County ($795).

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

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

In Venango County, Oil City ranks 15 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1717 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Oil City 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	$612 (±$44)	$821 (±$57)	+34.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	37.3% (±4.0 points)	38.7% (±4.5 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.6% (±4.9 points)	3.4% (±4.0 points)	−4.2 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 Oil City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oil City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Oil City	—	$821 (±$57)	—
Woodland Heights	1.3 mi	$821 (±$175)	Not measurably different
Hasson Heights	2.1 mi	$858 (±$33)	Not measurably different
Rouseville	3.1 mi	$953 (±$217)	Not measurably different
Seneca	3.6 mi	$690 (±$88)	Lower
Cranberry Township (Venango County)	4.2 mi	$761 (±$67)	Not measurably different
Oakland Township (Venango County)	5.4 mi	$1,565 (±$704)	Higher
Cornplanter Township	5.5 mi	$846 (±$33)	Not measurably different
Sugarcreek	6.3 mi	$802 (±$249)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Seneca, PA ($690).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oakland Township (Venango County), PA ($1,565).

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

Median gross rent across Venango County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Richland Township (Venango County)	$869 (±$122)
10	Rockland Township (Venango County)	$859 (±$44)
11 (tie)	Irwin Township	$858 (±$152)
11 (tie)	Sandycreek Township	$858 (±$184)
13	Allegheny Township (Venango County)	$850 (±$183)
14	Cornplanter Township	$846 (±$33)
15	Oil City	$821 (±$57)
16	Clinton Township (Venango County)	$819 (±$125)
17	Sugarcreek	$802 (±$249)
18	Cherrytree Township	$788 (±$221)
19	Cranberry Township (Venango County)	$761 (±$67)
20	Emlenton	$743 (±$166)
21	Franklin (Venango County)	$731 (±$96)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Venango 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 Oil City

What is the average rent in Oil City, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Oil City is $821 (±$57) 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 Oil City?

In Oil City, the median gross rent went from $612 in 2015–2019 to $821 in 2020–2024 (+34.2%).

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 Oil City cost more than $2,000 a month?

1.1% of rented homes in Oil City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 14.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Oil City higher than in Venango County?

In Oil City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Venango County ($795).

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 Oil City city, Pennsylvania (place:56456, 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.