What is the median rent in Philipsburg, PA?

The median gross rent in Philipsburg, PA is $645 (±$232) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 635 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Philipsburg, the median gross rent went from $615 in 2015–2019 to $645 in 2020–2024 (+4.9%).

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
$645 (±$232)
Rented homes
635 (±151)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+4.9%

How much rent costs in Philipsburg

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentPhilipsburgCentre CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50026.6% (±13.6 points)5.4%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99943.3% (±18.8 points)26.1%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49930.1% (±18.0 points)40.2%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±5.0 points)15.4%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±5.0 points)6.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±5.0 points)2.7%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±5.0 points)4.2%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 43.3% of renting households.

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

Philipsburg against Centre County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
PhilipsburgCentre CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$645 (±$232)$1,207 (±$27)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent635 (±151)21,744 (±814)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Philipsburg, median gross rent is lower than in Centre County ($1,207).

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

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

In Centre County, Philipsburg ranks 34 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 2223 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Philipsburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$615 (±$89)$645 (±$232)+4.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent50.0% (±7.7 points)47.8% (±8.3 points)−2.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate8.5% (±9.4 points)3.6% (±6.0 points)−4.9 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 Philipsburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Philipsburg
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Philipsburg—$645 (±$232)—
Chester Hill0.7 mi$631 (±$243)Not measurably different
Morris Township (Clearfield County)3.8 mi$691 (±$641)Not measurably different
Osceola Mills3.9 mi$810 (±$227)Not measurably different
Rush Township (Centre County)4.7 mi$891 (±$87)Not measurably different
Wallaceton6.2 mi$950 (±$154)Higher
Boggs Township (Clearfield County)7.8 mi$1,002 (±$222)Higher
Brisbin8.0 mi$1,292 (±$719)Not measurably different
Houtzdale8.4 mi$689 (±$86)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wallaceton, PA ($950), Boggs Township (Clearfield County), PA ($1,002).

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

Median gross rent across Centre County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
28Huston Township (Centre County)$872 (±$248)
29Burnside Township (Centre County)$850 (±$487)
30Halfmoon Township$793 (±$78)
31Howard Township$773 (±$25)
32Port Matilda$750 (±$122)
33Snow Shoe Township$731 (±$40)
34Philipsburg$645 (±$232)

Showing 7 of 34 places in Centre 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 Philipsburg

What is the average rent in Philipsburg, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Philipsburg is $645 (±$232) 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 Philipsburg?

In Philipsburg, the median gross rent went from $615 in 2015–2019 to $645 in 2020–2024 (+4.9%).

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 Philipsburg cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Philipsburg have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 26.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Philipsburg higher than in Centre County?

In Philipsburg, median gross rent is lower than in Centre County ($1,207).

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 Philipsburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:60008, 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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