What is the median rent in York Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in York Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in York Township, PA is $1,389 (±$52) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,637 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In York Township, the median gross rent went from $1,041 in 2015–2019 to $1,389 in 2020–2024 (+33.4%).

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: $1,389 (±$52)
Rented homes: 3,637 (±470)
$2,000 or more: 12.2%
Since 2015–2019: +33.4%

How much rent costs in York Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	York Township	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	2.1% (±1.9 points)	5.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	15.4% (±4.3 points)	28.2%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	43.9% (±7.8 points)	39.8%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.5% (±6.7 points)	20.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.9% (±3.3 points)	4.1%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.6% (±1.7 points)	0.6%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.7% (±2.7 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 43.9% of renting households.

12.2% of rented homes in York Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

York Township against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	York Township	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,389 (±$52)	$1,193 (±$24)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,637 (±470)	41,109 (±1,409)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In York Township, median gross rent is higher than in York County ($1,193).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In York County, York Township ranks 20 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 340 of 2,369.

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

How rent in York Township 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	$1,041 (±$56)	$1,389 (±$52)	+33.4%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	30.8% (±2.4 points)	29.9% (±3.1 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.4% (±2.7 points)	3.9% (±2.9 points)	+1.5 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 York Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with York Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
York Township	—	$1,389 (±$52)	—
Dallastown	2.0 mi	$1,158 (±$78)	Lower
Yoe	2.1 mi	$1,021 (±$71)	Lower
Jacobus	2.7 mi	$1,892 (±$719)	Not measurably different
Valley View (York County)	3.1 mi	$1,188 (±$382)	Not measurably different
Spring Garden Township	3.4 mi	$1,368 (±$228)	Not measurably different
Grantley	3.6 mi	$1,396 (±$1,204)	Not measurably different
Red Lion	3.7 mi	$884 (±$45)	Lower
Windsor Township (York County)	3.8 mi	$1,731 (±$124)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dallastown, PA ($1,158), Yoe, PA ($1,021), Red Lion, PA ($884).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Windsor Township (York County), PA ($1,731).

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

Median gross rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
14	Codorus Township	$1,428 (±$261)
15	Hallam	$1,424 (±$81)
16	Penn Township (York County)	$1,404 (±$264)
17	Dover Township	$1,402 (±$89)
18	Fawn Grove	$1,396 (±$292)
19	Manchester Township (York County)	$1,391 (±$62)
20	York Township	$1,389 (±$52)
21	Spring Garden Township	$1,368 (±$228)
22	West Manchester Township	$1,343 (±$156)
23	Springettsbury Township	$1,339 (±$58)
24 (tie)	Seven Valleys	$1,316 (±$647)
24 (tie)	Lower Chanceford Township	$1,316 (±$242)
26	Lewisberry	$1,308 (±$140)

Showing 13 of 71 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for York Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Queens Gate, Spry, Tyler Run.

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 York Township

What is the average rent in York Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in York Township is $1,389 (±$52) 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 York Township?

In York Township, the median gross rent went from $1,041 in 2015–2019 to $1,389 in 2020–2024 (+33.4%).

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

12.2% of rented homes in York Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in York Township higher than in York County?

In York Township, median gross rent is higher than in York County ($1,193).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 York township, York County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:87056, in state:42 county:133).

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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