What is the median rent in West Chester, PA?

Name: Median rent in West Chester, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in West Chester, PA is $1,731 (±$58) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,894 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Chester, the median gross rent went from $1,293 in 2015–2019 to $1,731 in 2020–2024 (+33.9%).

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: $1,731 (±$58)
Rented homes: 4,894 (±417)
$2,000 or more: 28.8%
Since 2015–2019: +33.9%

How much rent costs in West Chester

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	West Chester	Chester County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	2.0% (±1.9 points)	3.1%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.2% (±4.2 points)	8.3%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	21.6% (±5.2 points)	22.7%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	39.3% (±7.0 points)	30.3%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.7% (±4.8 points)	20.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.6% (±3.0 points)	7.2%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.5% (±2.4 points)	7.6%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 39.3% of renting households.

28.8% of rented homes in West Chester cost $2,000 or more a month.

West Chester against Chester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Chester	Chester County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,731 (±$58)	$1,763 (±$28)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,894 (±417)	49,215 (±1,494)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In West Chester, median gross rent is not measurably different from Chester County ($1,763).

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

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

In Chester County, West Chester ranks 29 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 130 of 2,369.

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

How rent in West Chester 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	$1,293 (±$53)	$1,731 (±$58)	+33.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	64.3% (±2.4 points)	64.6% (±4.0 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.7% (±2.2 points)	2.6% (±1.9 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 West Chester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Chester
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
West Chester	—	$1,731 (±$58)	—
West Goshen Township	1.1 mi	$1,908 (±$101)	Higher
East Bradford Township	2.2 mi	$2,392 (±$1,542)	Not measurably different
Westtown Township	3.0 mi	$2,389 (±$245)	Higher
Thornbury Township (Chester County)	3.5 mi	$2,287 (±$124)	Higher
East Goshen Township	3.8 mi	$1,785 (±$45)	Not measurably different
West Whiteland Township	4.6 mi	$2,195 (±$71)	Higher
Exton	5.1 mi	$2,202 (±$88)	Higher
East Caln Township	5.3 mi	$1,769 (±$185)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Goshen Township, PA ($1,908), Westtown Township, PA ($2,389), Thornbury Township (Chester County), PA ($2,287).

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

Median gross rent across Chester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
23	Caln Township	$1,788 (±$145)
24	East Goshen Township	$1,785 (±$45)
25	Warwick Township (Chester County)	$1,770 (±$342)
26	East Caln Township	$1,769 (±$185)
27	West Grove	$1,767 (±$328)
28	Phoenixville	$1,735 (±$125)
29	West Chester	$1,731 (±$58)
30	West Marlborough Township	$1,656 (±$171)
31	West Sadsbury Township	$1,607 (±$435)
32	South Coventry Township	$1,599 (±$435)
33	Honey Brook Township	$1,585 (±$353)
34	London Britain Township	$1,578 (±$253)
35	New London Township	$1,546 (±$1,105)

Showing 13 of 69 places in Chester 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 West Chester

What is the average rent in West Chester, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Chester is $1,731 (±$58) 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 West Chester?

In West Chester, the median gross rent went from $1,293 in 2015–2019 to $1,731 in 2020–2024 (+33.9%).

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 West Chester cost more than $2,000 a month?

28.8% of rented homes in West Chester have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in West Chester higher than in Chester County?

In West Chester, median gross rent is not measurably different from Chester County ($1,763).

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 West Chester borough, Pennsylvania (place:82704, 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.