What is the median rent in Old Forge, PA?

Name: Median rent in Old Forge, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Old Forge, PA is $859 (±$101) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 993 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Old Forge, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $859 in 2020–2024 (+2.9%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $859 (±$101)
Rented homes: 993 (±241)
$2,000 or more: 11.4%
Since 2015–2019: +2.9%

How much rent costs in Old Forge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Old Forge	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	12.1% (±9.8 points)	12.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	52.7% (±14.4 points)	37.2%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.9% (±7.3 points)	34.0%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.9% (±6.1 points)	12.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.8% (±3.8 points)	2.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.6% (±7.8 points)	0.7%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±1.6 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 52.7% of renting households.

11.4% of rented homes in Old Forge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Old Forge against Lackawanna County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Forge	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$859 (±$101)	$1,007 (±$25)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	993 (±241)	28,677 (±1,023)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Old Forge, median gross rent is lower than in Lackawanna County ($1,007).

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

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

In Lackawanna County, Old Forge ranks 34 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1550 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Old Forge 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	$835 (±$54)	$859 (±$101)	+2.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	36.9% (±5.2 points)	30.0% (±5.5 points)	−6.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.6% (±7.8 points)	0.0% (±2.7 points)	−9.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Old Forge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Forge
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Old Forge	—	$859 (±$101)	—
Moosic	2.1 mi	$1,329 (±$121)	Higher
Taylor	2.2 mi	$1,085 (±$111)	Higher
Avoca	2.2 mi	$986 (±$100)	Not measurably different
Duryea	2.3 mi	$1,130 (±$221)	Higher
Ransom Township	2.8 mi	$690 (±$281)	Not measurably different
Dupont	3.2 mi	$973 (±$161)	Not measurably different
Hughestown	3.2 mi	$1,014 (±$208)	Not measurably different
Pittston	3.7 mi	$871 (±$126)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moosic, PA ($1,329), Taylor, PA ($1,085), Duryea, PA ($1,130).

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

Median gross rent across Lackawanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
28	Carbondale Township	$955 (±$34)
29	Moscow	$950 (±$197)
30	Dunmore	$928 (±$43)
31	Madison Township (Lackawanna County)	$910 (±$291)
32	Covington Township (Lackawanna County)	$909 (±$84)
33	Scott Township (Lackawanna County)	$874 (±$46)
34	Old Forge	$859 (±$101)
35	Vandling	$844 (±$49)
36	Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	$740 (±$28)
37	Ransom Township	$690 (±$281)
38	Carbondale	$660 (±$168)

Showing 11 of 38 places in Lackawanna 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 Old Forge

What is the average rent in Old Forge, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Old Forge is $859 (±$101) 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 Old Forge?

In Old Forge, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $859 in 2020–2024 (+2.9%).

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 Old Forge cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.4% of rented homes in Old Forge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Old Forge higher than in Lackawanna County?

In Old Forge, median gross rent is lower than in Lackawanna County ($1,007).

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 Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania (place:56576, 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.