What is the median rent in Rostraver Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Rostraver Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Rostraver Township, PA is $939 (±$159) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 806 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rostraver Township, the median gross rent went from $826 in 2015–2019 to $939 in 2020–2024 (+13.7%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $939 (±$159)
Rented homes: 806 (±195)
$2,000 or more: 0.7%
Since 2015–2019: +13.7%

How much rent costs in Rostraver Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rostraver Township	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	28.5% (±13.7 points)	16.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	26.8% (±9.6 points)	47.8%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	38.6% (±12.7 points)	26.9%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	5.3% (±6.0 points)	6.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.7% (±1.6 points)	1.7%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 38.6% of renting households.

0.7% of rented homes in Rostraver Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rostraver Township against Westmoreland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rostraver Township	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$939 (±$159)	$879 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	806 (±195)	30,242 (±1,217)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Rostraver Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westmoreland County ($879).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Rostraver Township ranks 16 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1251 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Rostraver 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	$826 (±$96)	$939 (±$159)	+13.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	14.1% (±3.3 points)	19.6% (±4.1 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±3.8 points)	0.0% (±3.3 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 Rostraver Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rostraver Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rostraver Township	—	$939 (±$159)	—
West Newton	3.1 mi	$636 (±$85)	Lower
Donora	3.2 mi	$916 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Smithton	3.5 mi	$1,056 (±$347)	Not measurably different
North Belle Vernon	4.1 mi	$957 (±$140)	Not measurably different
Fairhope	4.2 mi	$938 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Monessen	4.4 mi	$733 (±$179)	Not measurably different
Belle Vernon	4.5 mi	$711 (±$97)	Lower
Sutersville	4.5 mi	$806 (±$73)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Newton, PA ($636), Belle Vernon, PA ($711).

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

Median gross rent across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	Washington Township (Westmoreland County)	$1,020 (±$297)
11	Donegal Township (Westmoreland County)	$1,008 (±$488)
12	Irwin	$1,002 (±$79)
13	Unity Township	$986 (±$74)
14	Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County)	$964 (±$32)
15	North Belle Vernon	$957 (±$140)
16	Rostraver Township	$939 (±$159)
17	Lower Burrell	$911 (±$142)
18	Derry Township (Westmoreland County)	$904 (±$129)
19	Penn	$900 (±$443)
20 (tie)	Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County)	$894 (±$445)
20 (tie)	East Huntingdon Township	$894 (±$158)
22 (tie)	Hunker	$875 (±$147)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Westmoreland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Rostraver Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Collinsburg, Lynnwood-Pricedale.

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 Rostraver Township

What is the average rent in Rostraver Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rostraver Township is $939 (±$159) 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 Rostraver Township?

In Rostraver Township, the median gross rent went from $826 in 2015–2019 to $939 in 2020–2024 (+13.7%).

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

0.7% of rented homes in Rostraver Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 28.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rostraver Township higher than in Westmoreland County?

In Rostraver Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westmoreland County ($879).

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 Rostraver township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:66376, in state:42 county:129).

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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