What is the median rent in Towamensing Township, PA?

The median gross rent in Towamensing Township, PA is $972 (±$304) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 217 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Towamensing Township, the median gross rent went from $775 in 2015–2019 to $972 in 2020–2024 (+25.4%).

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
$972 (±$304)
Rented homes
217 (±209)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+25.4%

How much rent costs in Towamensing Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentTowamensing TownshipCarbon CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±13.9 points)9.7%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99969.6% (±46.5 points)41.2%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49924.4% (±40.0 points)36.3%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9996.0% (±14.5 points)7.8%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±13.9 points)3.4%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±13.9 points)0.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±13.9 points)1.3%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 69.6% of renting households.

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

Towamensing Township against Carbon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Towamensing TownshipCarbon CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$972 (±$304)$994 (±$42)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent217 (±209)5,800 (±569)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Towamensing Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Carbon County ($994).

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

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

In Carbon County, Towamensing Township ranks 15 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1109 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Towamensing Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$775 (±$259)$972 (±$304)+25.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent5.1% (±3.6 points)10.9% (±9.7 points)+5.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±25.1 points)0.0% (±13.4 points)0.0 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 Towamensing Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Towamensing Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Towamensing Township—$972 (±$304)—
Franklin Township (Carbon County)3.2 mi$914 (±$284)Not measurably different
Lower Towamensing Township3.2 mi$1,002 (±$146)Not measurably different
Palmerton3.7 mi$931 (±$87)Not measurably different
Parryville4.3 mi$1,063 (±$288)Not measurably different
Weissport East4.6 mi$762 (±$567)Not measurably different
Bowmanstown4.9 mi$1,005 (±$292)Not measurably different
Weissport5.5 mi$980 (±$102)Not measurably different
Lehighton6.3 mi$1,019 (±$174)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 Carbon County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
9 (tie)Parryville$1,063 (±$288)
9 (tie)Packer Township$1,063 (±$590)
11Lehighton$1,019 (±$174)
12Bowmanstown$1,005 (±$292)
13Lower Towamensing Township$1,002 (±$146)
14Weissport$980 (±$102)
15Towamensing Township$972 (±$304)
16Palmerton$931 (±$87)
17Weatherly$923 (±$138)
18Lansford$922 (±$115)
19Franklin Township (Carbon County)$914 (±$284)
20Jim Thorpe$908 (±$92)
21Lausanne Township$836 (±$56)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Carbon 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 Towamensing Township

What is the average rent in Towamensing Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Towamensing Township is $972 (±$304) 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 Towamensing Township?

In Towamensing Township, the median gross rent went from $775 in 2015–2019 to $972 in 2020–2024 (+25.4%).

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

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

Is rent in Towamensing Township higher than in Carbon County?

In Towamensing Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Carbon County ($994).

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 Towamensing township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:77160, in state:42 county:025).

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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