What is the median rent in Sandy Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Sandy Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Sandy Township, PA is $904 (±$270) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 834 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Sandy Township, the median gross rent went from $638 in 2015–2019 to $904 in 2020–2024 (+41.7%).

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: $904 (±$270)
Rented homes: 834 (±307)
$2,000 or more: 4.1%
Since 2015–2019: +41.7%

How much rent costs in Sandy Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Sandy Township	Clearfield County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	16.5% (±14.8 points)	16.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	45.6% (±19.3 points)	58.1%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.5% (±13.7 points)	20.9%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.4% (±10.3 points)	2.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.1% (±6.3 points)	0.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.8 points)	0.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.8 points)	0.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 45.6% of renting households.

4.1% of rented homes in Sandy Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Sandy Township against Clearfield County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sandy Township	Clearfield County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$904 (±$270)	$791 (±$37)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	834 (±307)	6,285 (±456)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Sandy Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Clearfield County ($791).

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

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

In Clearfield County, Sandy Township ranks 15 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1382 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Sandy 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	$638 (±$197)	$904 (±$270)	+41.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	19.3% (±4.8 points)	19.8% (±6.2 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.6% (±9.1 points)	6.5% (±9.8 points)	−2.1 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 Sandy Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sandy Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Sandy Township	—	$904 (±$270)	—
DuBois	2.2 mi	$899 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Falls Creek	4.1 mi	$938 (±$347)	Not measurably different
Brady Township (Clearfield County)	7.3 mi	$645 (±$229)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Clearfield County)	7.4 mi	$1,007 (±$432)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Jefferson County)	7.5 mi	$1,017 (±$292)	Not measurably different
Brockway	7.7 mi	$737 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Sykesville	8.2 mi	$674 (±$168)	Not measurably different
Troutville	8.7 mi	$738 (±$322)	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 Clearfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
9	Penn Township (Clearfield County)	$1,024 (±$129)
10	Union Township (Clearfield County)	$1,007 (±$432)
11	Boggs Township (Clearfield County)	$1,002 (±$222)
12 (tie)	Wallaceton	$950 (±$154)
12 (tie)	Bloom Township	$950 (±$612)
14	Burnside Township (Clearfield County)	$917 (±$117)
15	Sandy Township	$904 (±$270)
16	DuBois	$899 (±$87)
17	Bradford Township (Clearfield County)	$896 (±$82)
18	Grampian	$850 (±$28)
19	Karthaus Township	$821 (±$243)
20 (tie)	Osceola Mills	$810 (±$227)
20 (tie)	Ramey	$810 (±$158)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Clearfield County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Sandy Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Oklahoma (community), Sandy, Treasure Lake.

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 Sandy Township

What is the average rent in Sandy Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Sandy Township is $904 (±$270) 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 Sandy Township?

In Sandy Township, the median gross rent went from $638 in 2015–2019 to $904 in 2020–2024 (+41.7%).

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

4.1% of rented homes in Sandy Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 16.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Sandy Township higher than in Clearfield County?

In Sandy Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Clearfield County ($791).

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 Sandy township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:67792, in state:42 county:033).

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.