What is the median rent in Orchard Hills, PA?

Name: Median rent in Orchard Hills, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Orchard Hills, PA is $1,031 (±$88) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 221 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Orchard Hills, the median gross rent went from $690 in 2015–2019 to $1,031 in 2020–2024 (+49.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,031 (±$88)
Rented homes: 221 (±79)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +49.4%

How much rent costs in Orchard Hills

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Orchard Hills	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±13.6 points)	19.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	43.0% (±21.9 points)	56.6%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	57.0% (±21.9 points)	19.0%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±13.6 points)	1.8%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±13.6 points)	0.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±13.6 points)	1.5%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.6 points)	0.9%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 57.0% of renting households.

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

Orchard Hills against Armstrong County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orchard Hills	Armstrong County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,031 (±$88)	$785 (±$40)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	221 (±79)	5,173 (±348)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Orchard Hills, median gross rent is higher than in Armstrong County ($785).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 223 of 307.

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

How rent in Orchard Hills 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	$690 (±$121)	$1,031 (±$88)	+49.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	20.1% (±8.0 points)	33.8% (±11.0 points)	+13.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±13.0 points)	0.0% (±13.6 points)	0.0 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 Orchard Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orchard Hills
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Orchard Hills	—	$1,031 (±$88)	—
North Apollo	1.0 mi	$775 (±$133)	Lower
Apollo	1.0 mi	$691 (±$45)	Lower
East Vandergrift	1.4 mi	$820 (±$198)	Not measurably different
Oklahoma	1.7 mi	$791 (±$308)	Not measurably different
Vandergrift	2.0 mi	$794 (±$65)	Lower
Hyde Park	4.2 mi	$620 (±$245)	Lower
Leechburg	4.5 mi	$814 (±$133)	Lower
Bell Township (Westmoreland County)	5.2 mi	$663 (±$58)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Apollo, PA ($775), Apollo, PA ($691), Vandergrift, PA ($794).

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

Orchard Hills is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Kiskiminetas Township, whose figures include it.

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 Orchard Hills

What is the average rent in Orchard Hills, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Orchard Hills is $1,031 (±$88) 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 Orchard Hills?

In Orchard Hills, the median gross rent went from $690 in 2015–2019 to $1,031 in 2020–2024 (+49.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Orchard Hills cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in Orchard Hills higher than in Armstrong County?

In Orchard Hills, median gross rent is higher than in Armstrong County ($785).

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 Orchard Hills CDP, Pennsylvania (place:56960, 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.