What is the median rent in Shenandoah, PA?

Name: Median rent in Shenandoah, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Shenandoah, PA is $982 (±$160) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 484 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Shenandoah, the median gross rent went from $557 in 2015–2019 to $982 in 2020–2024 (+76.3%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $982 (±$160)
Rented homes: 484 (±130)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +76.3%

How much rent costs in Shenandoah

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Shenandoah	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	19.8% (±11.0 points)	15.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	32.6% (±15.9 points)	49.0%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.6% (±15.5 points)	28.3%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	14.9% (±13.2 points)	6.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.5%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.2%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.5 points)	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 32.6% of renting households.

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

Shenandoah against Schuylkill County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shenandoah	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$982 (±$160)	$876 (±$24)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	484 (±130)	12,085 (±660)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Shenandoah, median gross rent is not measurably different from Schuylkill County ($876).

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

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

In Schuylkill County, Shenandoah ranks 17 of 61 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1079 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Shenandoah 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	$557 (±$105)	$982 (±$160)	+76.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	39.3% (±6.6 points)	32.6% (±7.7 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.0% (±6.7 points)	9.1% (±8.0 points)	+1.1 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 Shenandoah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shenandoah
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Shenandoah	—	$982 (±$160)	—
Gilberton	1.9 mi	$430 (±$15)	Lower
West Mahanoy Township	2.0 mi	$1,072 (±$925)	Not measurably different
Frackville	2.9 mi	$815 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Ringtown	3.3 mi	$788 (±$601)	Not measurably different
Mahanoy City	3.3 mi	$910 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Schuylkill County)	3.7 mi	$632 (±$137)	Lower
Girardville	4.6 mi	$540 (±$442)	Not measurably different
Ryan Township	4.7 mi	$575 (±$18)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gilberton, PA ($430), Union Township (Schuylkill County), PA ($632), Ryan Township, PA ($575).

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

Median gross rent across Schuylkill County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	St. Clair	$1,064 (±$244)
12	East Brunswick Township	$1,052 (±$122)
13	Washington Township (Schuylkill County)	$1,050 (±$179)
14	Butler Township (Schuylkill County)	$1,048 (±$427)
15	Tamaqua	$996 (±$98)
16	McAdoo	$986 (±$96)
17	Shenandoah	$982 (±$160)
18	Tower City	$963 (±$95)
19	Palo Alto	$961 (±$75)
20	Frailey Township	$950 (±$211)
21	Cressona	$945 (±$57)
22	New Castle Township	$927 (±$59)
23	Mahanoy City	$910 (±$125)

Showing 13 of 61 places in Schuylkill 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 Shenandoah

What is the average rent in Shenandoah, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Shenandoah is $982 (±$160) 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 Shenandoah?

In Shenandoah, the median gross rent went from $557 in 2015–2019 to $982 in 2020–2024 (+76.3%).

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 Shenandoah cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Shenandoah have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 19.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Shenandoah higher than in Schuylkill County?

In Shenandoah, median gross rent is not measurably different from Schuylkill County ($876).

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 Shenandoah borough, Pennsylvania (place:70056, 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.