What is the median rent in Saw Creek, PA?

The median gross rent in Saw Creek, PA is $2,101 (±$207) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 174 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Saw Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,344 in 2015–2019 to $2,101 in 2020–2024 (+56.3%).

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

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$2,101 (±$207)
Rented homes
174 (±112)
$2,000 or more
62.6%
Since 2015–2019
+56.3%

How much rent costs in Saw Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSaw CreekPike CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±17.0 points)2.2%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9990.0% (±17.0 points)19.4%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4990.0% (±17.0 points)38.3%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99937.4% (±28.6 points)22.5%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49962.6% (±28.6 points)15.6%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±17.0 points)2.1%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±17.0 points)0.0%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 62.6% of renting households.

62.6% of rented homes in Saw Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

Saw Creek against Pike County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Saw CreekPike CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$2,101 (±$207)$1,378 (±$84)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent174 (±112)2,865 (±323)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Saw Creek, median gross rent is higher than in Pike County ($1,378).

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

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

In Pike County, Saw Creek ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 22 of 307.

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

How rent in Saw Creek has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,344 (±$164)$2,101 (±$207)+56.3%Up after inflation
Households that rent22.0% (±9.1 points)10.8% (±6.6 points)−11.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate4.2% (±7.3 points)28.5% (±26.2 points)+24.3 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 Saw Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saw Creek
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Saw Creek—$2,101 (±$207)—
Middle Smithfield Township3.7 mi$1,556 (±$428)Lower
Hardwick Township5.9 mi$1,818 (±$163)Lower
Porter Township (Pike County)7.0 mi$1,115 (±$103)Lower
Smithfield Township (Monroe County)8.1 mi$1,194 (±$177)Lower
Price Township9.0 mi$1,838 (±$1,409)Not measurably different
Stillwater Township9.8 mi$1,238 (±$531)Lower
Blairstown Township10.0 mi$1,694 (±$741)Not measurably different
Delaware Township (Pike County)10 mi$1,146 (±$153)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Middle Smithfield Township, PA ($1,556), Hardwick Township, NJ ($1,818), Porter Township (Pike County), PA ($1,115).

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

Median gross rent across Pike County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Saw Creek$2,101 (±$207)
2Hemlock Farms$1,629 (±$387)
3Birchwood Lakes$1,244 (±$194)

Saw Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Lehman Township (Pike County), whose figures include it.

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 Saw Creek

What is the average rent in Saw Creek, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Saw Creek is $2,101 (±$207) 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 Saw Creek?

In Saw Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,344 in 2015–2019 to $2,101 in 2020–2024 (+56.3%).

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

How many rentals in Saw Creek cost more than $2,000 a month?

62.6% of rented homes in Saw Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Saw Creek higher than in Pike County?

In Saw Creek, median gross rent is higher than in Pike County ($1,378).

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

It is higher 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 Saw Creek CDP, Pennsylvania (place:68036, 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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