What is the median rent in West Grove, PA?

The median gross rent in West Grove, PA is $1,767 (±$328) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 224 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,148 in 2015–2019 to $1,767 in 2020–2024 (+53.9%).

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
$1,767 (±$328)
Rented homes
224 (±81)
$2,000 or more
34.8%
Since 2015–2019
+53.9%

How much rent costs in West Grove

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWest GroveChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±13.5 points)3.1%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9990.0% (±13.5 points)8.3%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49932.6% (±22.3 points)22.7%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99932.6% (±19.9 points)30.3%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49915.2% (±17.6 points)20.9%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99919.6% (±21.5 points)7.2%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±13.5 points)7.6%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 32.6% of renting households.

34.8% of rented homes in West Grove cost $2,000 or more a month.

West Grove against Chester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
West GroveChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,767 (±$328)$1,763 (±$28)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent224 (±81)49,215 (±1,494)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In West Grove, 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 Grove ranks 27 of 69 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 112 of 2,369.

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

How rent in West Grove has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,148 (±$243)$1,767 (±$328)+53.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent32.1% (±8.1 points)23.5% (±8.1 points)−8.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±8.2 points)0.0% (±13.0 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 West Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Grove
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
West Grove—$1,767 (±$328)—
London Grove Township1.0 mi$1,393 (±$601)Not measurably different
Penn Township (Chester County)2.4 mi$1,086 (±$630)Not measurably different
Avondale2.5 mi$1,400 (±$105)Lower
New Garden Township3.8 mi$1,419 (±$238)Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Chester County)4.2 mi$1,904 (±$320)Not measurably different
New London Township4.5 mi$1,546 (±$1,105)Not measurably different
West Marlborough Township4.8 mi$1,656 (±$171)Not measurably different
London Britain Township5.1 mi$1,578 (±$253)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Avondale, PA ($1,400).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
21Franklin Township (Chester County)$1,904 (±$320)
22West Pikeland Township$1,814 (±$540)
23Caln Township$1,788 (±$145)
24East Goshen Township$1,785 (±$45)
25Warwick Township (Chester County)$1,770 (±$342)
26East Caln Township$1,769 (±$185)
27West Grove$1,767 (±$328)
28Phoenixville$1,735 (±$125)
29West Chester$1,731 (±$58)
30West Marlborough Township$1,656 (±$171)
31West Sadsbury Township$1,607 (±$435)
32South Coventry Township$1,599 (±$435)
33Honey Brook Township$1,585 (±$353)

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 Grove

What is the average rent in West Grove, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Grove is $1,767 (±$328) 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 Grove?

In West Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,148 in 2015–2019 to $1,767 in 2020–2024 (+53.9%).

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

34.8% of rented homes in West Grove have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in West Grove higher than in Chester County?

In West Grove, 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 Grove borough, Pennsylvania (place:83104, 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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