What is the median rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County), PA?

Name: Median rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County), PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County), PA is $1,181 (±$151) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 180 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wayne Township (Mifflin County), the median gross rent went from $707 in 2015–2019 to $1,181 in 2020–2024 (+67.0%).

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: $1,181 (±$151)
Rented homes: 180 (±95)
$2,000 or more: 14.4%
Since 2015–2019: +67.0%

How much rent costs in Wayne Township (Mifflin County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	Mifflin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	8.3% (±13.5 points)	13.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.1% (±10.8 points)	59.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	63.3% (±29.8 points)	23.8%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.8% (±4.1 points)	2.3%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±16.5 points)	0.0%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±16.5 points)	0.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	14.4% (±20.9 points)	1.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 63.3% of renting households.

14.4% of rented homes in Wayne Township (Mifflin County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wayne Township (Mifflin County) against Mifflin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	Mifflin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,181 (±$151)	$822 (±$47)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	180 (±95)	4,855 (±389)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Wayne Township (Mifflin County), median gross rent is higher than in Mifflin County ($822).

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

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

In Mifflin County, Wayne Township (Mifflin County) ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 620 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County) 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	$707 (±$62)	$1,181 (±$151)	+67.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	12.6% (±4.4 points)	20.2% (±8.9 points)	+7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	13.7% (±13.0 points)	0.0% (±15.0 points)	−13.7 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 Wayne Township (Mifflin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wayne Township (Mifflin County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	—	$1,181 (±$151)	—
Newton Hamilton	3.0 mi	$1,045 (±$193)	Not measurably different
Brady Township (Huntingdon County)	4.4 mi	$688 (±$263)	Lower
Kistler	4.6 mi	$886 (±$97)	Lower
Mount Union	4.7 mi	$482 (±$80)	Lower
Mill Creek	5.7 mi	$739 (±$321)	Lower
McVeytown	6.1 mi	$756 (±$47)	Lower
Shirley Township	6.3 mi	$906 (±$198)	Lower
Mapleton	7.0 mi	$775 (±$126)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brady Township (Huntingdon County), PA ($688), Kistler, PA ($886), Mount Union, PA ($482).

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

Median gross rent across Mifflin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	$1,181 (±$151)
2	Newton Hamilton	$1,045 (±$193)
3	Granville Township (Mifflin County)	$965 (±$174)
4	Brown Township (Mifflin County)	$947 (±$237)
5	Juniata Terrace	$938 (±$88)
6	Kistler	$886 (±$97)
7	Armagh Township	$839 (±$160)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Mifflin 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 Wayne Township (Mifflin County)

What is the average rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County) is $1,181 (±$151) 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 Wayne Township (Mifflin County)?

In Wayne Township (Mifflin County), the median gross rent went from $707 in 2015–2019 to $1,181 in 2020–2024 (+67.0%).

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 Wayne Township (Mifflin County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.4% of rented homes in Wayne Township (Mifflin County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 8.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wayne Township (Mifflin County) higher than in Mifflin County?

In Wayne Township (Mifflin County), median gross rent is higher than in Mifflin County ($822).

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 Wayne township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:81784, in state:42 county:087).

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.