What is the median rent in Robesonia, PA?

The median gross rent in Robesonia, PA is $1,170 (±$179) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 216 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Robesonia, the median gross rent went from $791 in 2015–2019 to $1,170 in 2020–2024 (+47.9%).

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
$1,170 (±$179)
Rented homes
216 (±76)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+47.9%

How much rent costs in Robesonia

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentRobesoniaBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50012.0% (±8.5 points)7.6%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99924.1% (±15.3 points)26.0%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49936.6% (±17.9 points)38.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99927.3% (±15.6 points)21.0%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±13.9 points)5.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±13.9 points)0.9%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±13.9 points)1.3%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.6% of renting households.

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

Robesonia against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
RobesoniaBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,170 (±$179)$1,181 (±$20)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent216 (±76)44,931 (±1,190)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Robesonia, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berks County ($1,181).

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

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

In Berks County, Robesonia ranks 38 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 636 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Robesonia has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$791 (±$104)$1,170 (±$179)+47.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent30.9% (±6.8 points)24.7% (±7.6 points)−6.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate3.0% (±5.0 points)0.0% (±13.9 points)−3.0 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 Robesonia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Robesonia
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Robesonia—$1,170 (±$179)—
Heidelberg Township (Berks County)1.9 mi$893 (±$149)Lower
Womelsdorf2.8 mi$1,385 (±$483)Not measurably different
Wernersville3.2 mi$1,389 (±$418)Not measurably different
South Heidelberg Township3.4 mi$1,090 (±$208)Not measurably different
North Heidelberg Township3.6 mi$950 (±$197)Not measurably different
Newmanstown3.9 mi$1,522 (±$1,311)Not measurably different
Millcreek Township (Lebanon County)3.9 mi$1,412 (±$763)Not measurably different
Lower Heidelberg Township4.4 mi$2,685 (±$335)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Heidelberg Township (Berks County), PA ($893).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lower Heidelberg Township, PA ($2,685).

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
32Upper Tulpehocken Township$1,234 (±$238)
33Brecknock Township (Berks County)$1,219 (±$287)
34St. Lawrence$1,204 (±$154)
35Bechtelsville$1,191 (±$107)
36Washington Township (Berks County)$1,183 (±$213)
37Jefferson Township (Berks County)$1,172 (±$981)
38Robesonia$1,170 (±$179)
39Oley Township$1,167 (±$314)
40Pike Township (Berks County)$1,161 (±$682)
41Bernville$1,151 (±$50)
42Hamburg$1,148 (±$202)
43 (tie)Birdsboro$1,146 (±$130)
43 (tie)Shoemakersville$1,146 (±$105)

Showing 13 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 Robesonia

What is the average rent in Robesonia, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Robesonia is $1,170 (±$179) 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 Robesonia?

In Robesonia, the median gross rent went from $791 in 2015–2019 to $1,170 in 2020–2024 (+47.9%).

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 Robesonia cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Robesonia have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Robesonia higher than in Berks County?

In Robesonia, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berks County ($1,181).

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 Robesonia borough, Pennsylvania (place:65336, 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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