What is the median rent in West Lawn, PA?

The median gross rent in West Lawn, PA is $1,155 (±$109) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 210 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Lawn, the median gross rent went from $1,272 in 2015–2019 to $1,155 in 2020–2024 (−9.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,155 (±$109)
Rented homes
210 (±133)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
−9.2%

How much rent costs in West Lawn

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWest LawnBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±14.3 points)7.6%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $99919.5% (±16.6 points)26.0%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49970.5% (±22.5 points)38.1%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99910.0% (±17.1 points)21.0%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±14.3 points)5.0%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±14.3 points)0.9%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±14.3 points)1.3%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 70.5% of renting households.

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

West Lawn against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
West LawnBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,155 (±$109)$1,181 (±$20)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent210 (±133)44,931 (±1,190)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In West Lawn, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berks County ($1,181).

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

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

In Berks County, West Lawn ranks 18 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 186 of 307.

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

How rent in West Lawn has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,272 (±$223)$1,155 (±$109)−9.2%Down after inflation
Households that rent35.3% (±11.2 points)36.2% (±13.9 points)+0.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±10.4 points)0.0% (±13.8 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 Lawn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Lawn
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
West Lawn—$1,155 (±$109)—
West Wyomissing0.5 mi$1,414 (±$384)Not measurably different
Whitfield0.8 mi$1,474 (±$181)Higher
Lincoln Park1.0 mi$1,613 (±$682)Not measurably different
Wyomissing1.5 mi$1,781 (±$204)Higher
Sinking Spring1.5 mi$1,342 (±$202)Not measurably different
Colony Park1.6 mi$1,644 (±$466)Higher
Shillington2.3 mi$1,387 (±$429)Not measurably different
West Reading2.5 mi$1,365 (±$90)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Whitfield, PA ($1,474), Wyomissing, PA ($1,781), Colony Park, PA ($1,644).

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

Median gross rent across Berks County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
12Flying Hills$1,419 (±$63)
13West Wyomissing$1,414 (±$384)
14Temple$1,382 (±$893)
15Blandon$1,335 (±$191)
16Pennside$1,203 (±$102)
17Oley$1,163 (±$1,128)
18West Lawn$1,155 (±$109)
19Hyde Park (community)$1,144 (±$149)
20Kutztown University$881 (±$693)
21West Hamburg$869 (±$137)

Showing 10 of 21 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

West Lawn is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Spring Township (Berks County), whose figures include it.

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 Lawn

What is the average rent in West Lawn, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Lawn is $1,155 (±$109) 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 Lawn?

In West Lawn, the median gross rent went from $1,272 in 2015–2019 to $1,155 in 2020–2024 (−9.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in West Lawn cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in West Lawn higher than in Berks County?

In West Lawn, median gross rent is not measurably different from Berks County ($1,181).

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 West Lawn CDP, Pennsylvania (place:83280, 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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