What is the median rent in Robeson Township, PA?

The median gross rent in Robeson Township, PA is $942 (±$65) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 317 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Robeson Township, the median gross rent went from $927 in 2015–2019 to $942 in 2020–2024 (+1.6%).

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
$942 (±$65)
Rented homes
317 (±132)
$2,000 or more
6.3%
Since 2015–2019
+1.6%

How much rent costs in Robeson Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentRobeson TownshipBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±9.7 points)7.6%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99966.9% (±18.1 points)26.0%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49922.7% (±14.5 points)38.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9994.1% (±6.8 points)21.0%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±9.7 points)5.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±9.7 points)0.9%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more6.3% (±10.3 points)1.3%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 66.9% of renting households.

6.3% of rented homes in Robeson Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Robeson Township against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Robeson TownshipBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$942 (±$65)$1,181 (±$20)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent317 (±132)44,931 (±1,190)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Robeson Township, median gross rent is lower than in Berks County ($1,181).

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

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

In Berks County, Robeson Township ranks 65 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1239 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Robeson Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$927 (±$242)$942 (±$65)+1.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent8.8% (±3.8 points)12.0% (±4.5 points)+3.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±10.2 points)0.0% (±8.8 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 Robeson Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Robeson Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Robeson Township—$942 (±$65)—
Flying Hills3.2 mi$1,419 (±$63)Higher
New Morgan3.6 mi$1,063 (±$459)Not measurably different
Birdsboro3.9 mi$1,146 (±$130)Higher
Lorane4.1 mi$1,743 (±$59)Higher
Cumru Township4.8 mi$1,297 (±$67)Higher
Brecknock Township (Berks County)5.0 mi$1,219 (±$287)Not measurably different
Reiffton5.0 mi$1,630 (±$274)Higher
Caernarvon Township (Berks County)5.1 mi$1,512 (±$596)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flying Hills, PA ($1,419), Birdsboro, PA ($1,146), Lorane, PA ($1,743).

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

Median gross rent across Berks County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
59Mohnton$999 (±$278)
60Centerport$988 (±$407)
61Leesport$978 (±$111)
62Lyons$975 (±$394)
63Mount Penn$953 (±$254)
64North Heidelberg Township$950 (±$197)
65Robeson Township$942 (±$65)
66Heidelberg Township (Berks County)$893 (±$149)
67 (tie)District Township$880 (±$189)
67 (tie)Longswamp Township$880 (±$248)
67 (tie)Ruscombmanor Township$880 (±$69)

Showing 11 of 69 places in Berks 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 Robeson Township

What is the average rent in Robeson Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Robeson Township is $942 (±$65) 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 Robeson Township?

In Robeson Township, the median gross rent went from $927 in 2015–2019 to $942 in 2020–2024 (+1.6%).

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

6.3% of rented homes in Robeson Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Robeson Township higher than in Berks County?

In Robeson Township, median gross rent is lower than in Berks County ($1,181).

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 Robeson township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:65320, in state:42 county:011).

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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