What is the median rent in Parkesburg, PA?

The median gross rent in Parkesburg, PA is $1,201 (±$132) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 599 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Parkesburg, the median gross rent went from $970 in 2015–2019 to $1,201 in 2020–2024 (+23.8%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,201 (±$132)
Rented homes
599 (±156)
$2,000 or more
20.2%
Since 2015–2019
+23.8%

How much rent costs in Parkesburg

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentParkesburgChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5002.3% (±3.9 points)3.1%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99926.9% (±13.9 points)8.3%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49940.9% (±15.9 points)22.7%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9999.7% (±8.7 points)30.3%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49910.7% (±9.3 points)20.9%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9999.5% (±14.1 points)7.2%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±5.3 points)7.6%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 40.9% of renting households.

20.2% of rented homes in Parkesburg cost $2,000 or more a month.

Parkesburg against Chester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ParkesburgChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,201 (±$132)$1,763 (±$28)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent599 (±156)49,215 (±1,494)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Parkesburg, median gross rent is lower than in Chester County ($1,763).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania ($1,209).

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

In Chester County, Parkesburg ranks 59 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 582 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Parkesburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$970 (±$70)$1,201 (±$132)+23.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent30.7% (±5.7 points)40.1% (±8.9 points)+9.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±5.4 points)0.0% (±5.3 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Parkesburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Parkesburg
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Parkesburg—$1,201 (±$132)—
Sadsbury Township (Chester County)1.4 mi$1,357 (±$287)Not measurably different
West Sadsbury Township2.2 mi$1,607 (±$435)Not measurably different
Highland Township (Chester County)2.9 mi$1,344 (±$842)Not measurably different
Atglen3.2 mi$1,161 (±$130)Not measurably different
Valley Township (Chester County)3.9 mi$1,230 (±$173)Not measurably different
Hayti4.2 mi$1,132 (±$72)Not measurably different
Christiana4.3 mi$1,281 (±$185)Not measurably different
West Fallowfield Township (Chester County)4.6 mi$1,107 (±$138)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across Chester County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
53Oxford$1,308 (±$151)
54 (tie)Lower Oxford Township$1,284 (±$406)
54 (tie)Upper Oxford Township$1,284 (±$352)
56Newlin Township$1,243 (±$773)
57South Coatesville$1,241 (±$183)
58Valley Township (Chester County)$1,230 (±$173)
59Parkesburg$1,201 (±$132)
60Honey Brook$1,185 (±$206)
61Atglen$1,161 (±$130)
62West Fallowfield Township (Chester County)$1,107 (±$138)
63Penn Township (Chester County)$1,086 (±$630)
64Spring City$1,070 (±$129)
65East Nottingham Township$1,031 (±$463)

Showing 13 of 69 places in Chester 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 Parkesburg

What is the average rent in Parkesburg, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Parkesburg is $1,201 (±$132) 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 Parkesburg?

In Parkesburg, the median gross rent went from $970 in 2015–2019 to $1,201 in 2020–2024 (+23.8%).

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 Parkesburg cost more than $2,000 a month?

20.2% of rented homes in Parkesburg have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Parkesburg higher than in Chester County?

In Parkesburg, median gross rent is lower than in Chester County ($1,763).

It is not measurably different from 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 Parkesburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:58032, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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