What is the median rent in Point Marion, PA?

Name: Median rent in Point Marion, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Point Marion, PA is $946 (±$85) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 151 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Point Marion, the median gross rent went from $850 in 2015–2019 to $946 in 2020–2024 (+11.3%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $946 (±$85)
Rented homes: 151 (±58)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +11.3%

How much rent costs in Point Marion

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Point Marion	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	10.6% (±9.5 points)	17.5%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	51.7% (±22.0 points)	55.0%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	22.5% (±18.9 points)	22.4%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.2% (±10.1 points)	3.8%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±19.2 points)	0.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±19.2 points)	0.1%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±19.2 points)	0.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 51.7% of renting households.

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

Point Marion against Fayette County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Point Marion	Fayette County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$946 (±$85)	$793 (±$18)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	151 (±58)	12,943 (±637)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Point Marion, median gross rent is higher than in Fayette County ($793).

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

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

In Fayette County, Point Marion ranks 9 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1221 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Point Marion 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	$850 (±$37)	$946 (±$85)	+11.3%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	32.9% (±7.8 points)	35.8% (±9.3 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.6% (±9.2 points)	0.0% (±17.8 points)	−11.6 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 Point Marion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Point Marion
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Point Marion	—	$946 (±$85)	—
Springhill Township (Fayette County)	3.4 mi	$846 (±$307)	Not measurably different
Greensboro	4.0 mi	$844 (±$289)	Not measurably different
Dunkard Township	5.1 mi	$1,065 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	5.7 mi	$1,027 (±$583)	Not measurably different
Cheat Lake	5.7 mi	$1,124 (±$247)	Not measurably different
Monongahela Township	6.0 mi	$1,008 (±$354)	Not measurably different
Smithfield	6.7 mi	$950 (±$325)	Not measurably different
Star City	7.0 mi	$1,020 (±$183)	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 Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Wharton Township (Fayette County)	$1,206 (±$225)
4	Markleysburg	$1,158 (±$106)
5	Redstone Township	$1,065 (±$90)
6	Nicholson Township (Fayette County)	$1,027 (±$583)
7	Newell	$980 (±$449)
8	Smithfield	$950 (±$325)
9	Point Marion	$946 (±$85)
10	Dawson	$944 (±$66)
11 (tie)	Brownsville Township	$925 (±$243)
11 (tie)	Bullskin Township	$925 (±$92)
13	South Union Township	$920 (±$143)
14	Everson	$910 (±$131)
15	South Connellsville	$864 (±$123)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Fayette 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 Point Marion

What is the average rent in Point Marion, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Point Marion is $946 (±$85) 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 Point Marion?

In Point Marion, the median gross rent went from $850 in 2015–2019 to $946 in 2020–2024 (+11.3%).

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

How many rentals in Point Marion cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Point Marion have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Point Marion higher than in Fayette County?

In Point Marion, median gross rent is higher than in Fayette County ($793).

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 Point Marion borough, Pennsylvania (place:61864, 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.