What is the median rent in Palmer Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Palmer Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Palmer Township, PA is $1,769 (±$291) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,622 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Palmer Township, the median gross rent went from $1,329 in 2015–2019 to $1,769 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

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: $1,769 (±$291)
Rented homes: 1,622 (±282)
$2,000 or more: 41.7%
Since 2015–2019: +33.1%

How much rent costs in Palmer Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Palmer Township	Northampton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	5.2% (±4.7 points)	8.1%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.6% (±7.2 points)	15.8%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.6% (±8.7 points)	33.4%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.9% (±7.4 points)	26.6%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	28.0% (±10.0 points)	11.0%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.2% (±7.2 points)	2.9%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.5% (±5.8 points)	2.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 28.0% of renting households.

41.7% of rented homes in Palmer Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Palmer Township against Northampton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palmer Township	Northampton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,769 (±$291)	$1,395 (±$31)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,622 (±282)	33,847 (±1,109)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Palmer Township, median gross rent is higher than in Northampton County ($1,395).

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

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

In Northampton County, Palmer Township ranks 5 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 110 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Palmer Township 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	$1,329 (±$140)	$1,769 (±$291)	+33.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	22.4% (±2.6 points)	18.2% (±3.0 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	10.5% (±4.7 points)	0.0% (±1.9 points)	−10.5 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 Palmer Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palmer Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Palmer Township	—	$1,769 (±$291)	—
Wilson	1.6 mi	$1,370 (±$139)	Lower
West Easton	2.1 mi	$1,321 (±$116)	Lower
Easton	2.5 mi	$1,325 (±$57)	Lower
Tatamy	2.7 mi	$1,647 (±$180)	Not measurably different
Forks Township (Northampton County)	3.0 mi	$1,440 (±$823)	Not measurably different
Lower Nazareth Township	3.2 mi	$1,220 (±$393)	Lower
Glendon	3.2 mi	$1,358 (±$97)	Lower
Chestnut Hill	3.2 mi	$1,876 (±$997)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wilson, PA ($1,370), West Easton, PA ($1,321), Easton, PA ($1,325).

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

Median gross rent across Northampton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Freemansburg	$2,148 (±$171)
2	Williams Township (Northampton County)	$1,936 (±$1,186)
3	Bethlehem Township	$1,794 (±$99)
4	Hanover Township (Northampton County)	$1,772 (±$68)
5	Palmer Township	$1,769 (±$291)
6	Plainfield Township	$1,711 (±$56)
7	Tatamy	$1,647 (±$180)
8	Allen Township	$1,626 (±$215)
9	Walnutport	$1,539 (±$512)
10	Lower Saucon Township	$1,512 (±$173)
11	Bushkill Township	$1,510 (±$661)

Showing 11 of 37 places in Northampton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Palmer Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Old Orchard, Palmer Heights.

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 Palmer Township

What is the average rent in Palmer Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Palmer Township is $1,769 (±$291) 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 Palmer Township?

In Palmer Township, the median gross rent went from $1,329 in 2015–2019 to $1,769 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

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 Palmer Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

41.7% of rented homes in Palmer Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Palmer Township higher than in Northampton County?

In Palmer Township, median gross rent is higher than in Northampton County ($1,395).

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

It is higher 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 Palmer township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:57672, in state:42 county:095).

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.