What is the median rent in Pequea Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Pequea Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Pequea Township, PA is $1,691 (±$148) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 727 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pequea Township, the median gross rent went from $973 in 2015–2019 to $1,691 in 2020–2024 (+73.8%).

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: $1,691 (±$148)
Rented homes: 727 (±289)
$2,000 or more: 16.6%
Since 2015–2019: +73.8%

How much rent costs in Pequea Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pequea Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.4 points)	3.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.4% (±13.5 points)	19.1%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.9% (±12.7 points)	38.0%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	54.1% (±26.8 points)	25.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.6% (±21.4 points)	8.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±4.4 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±4.4 points)	3.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 54.1% of renting households.

16.6% of rented homes in Pequea Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pequea Township against Lancaster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pequea Township	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,691 (±$148)	$1,357 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	727 (±289)	61,527 (±1,737)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Pequea Township, median gross rent is higher than in Lancaster County ($1,357).

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

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

In Lancaster County, Pequea Township ranks 4 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 140 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Pequea 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	$973 (±$137)	$1,691 (±$148)	+73.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	13.3% (±4.3 points)	30.8% (±10.7 points)	+17.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±9.4 points)	0.0% (±4.2 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 Pequea Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pequea Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pequea Township	—	$1,691 (±$148)	—
Willow Street	1.5 mi	$2,672 (±$769)	Higher
West Lampeter Township	2.6 mi	$3,028 (±$676)	Higher
Lampeter	3.1 mi	$1,442 (±$141)	Lower
Millersville	3.8 mi	$1,369 (±$277)	Lower
Lancaster Township (Lancaster County)	3.9 mi	$1,508 (±$101)	Lower
Conestoga Township	4.2 mi	$930 (±$453)	Lower
Lancaster	5.0 mi	$1,240 (±$45)	Lower
Providence Township	5.4 mi	$1,140 (±$213)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lampeter, PA ($1,442), Millersville, PA ($1,369), Lancaster Township (Lancaster County), PA ($1,508).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Willow Street, PA ($2,672), West Lampeter Township, PA ($3,028).

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

Median gross rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	West Lampeter Township	$3,028 (±$676)
2	West Donegal Township	$2,698 (±$204)
3	East Drumore Township	$2,101 (±$713)
4	Pequea Township	$1,691 (±$148)
5	Brecknock Township (Lancaster County)	$1,616 (±$411)
6	Manheim Township (Lancaster County)	$1,609 (±$79)
7	Rapho Township	$1,556 (±$171)
8 (tie)	Caernarvon Township (Lancaster County)	$1,538 (±$760)
8 (tie)	Mount Joy Township (Lancaster County)	$1,538 (±$143)
10	East Donegal Township	$1,528 (±$184)

Showing 10 of 59 places in Lancaster 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 Pequea Township

What is the average rent in Pequea Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pequea Township is $1,691 (±$148) 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 Pequea Township?

In Pequea Township, the median gross rent went from $973 in 2015–2019 to $1,691 in 2020–2024 (+73.8%).

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

16.6% of rented homes in Pequea Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pequea Township higher than in Lancaster County?

In Pequea Township, median gross rent is higher than in Lancaster County ($1,357).

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 Pequea township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:59360, in state:42 county:071).

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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