What is the median rent in Youngwood, PA?

Name: Median rent in Youngwood, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Youngwood, PA is $849 (±$84) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 456 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Youngwood, the median gross rent went from $663 in 2015–2019 to $849 in 2020–2024 (+28.1%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $849 (±$84)
Rented homes: 456 (±131)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +28.1%

How much rent costs in Youngwood

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Youngwood	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	5.7% (±6.2 points)	16.2%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	77.4% (±14.9 points)	47.8%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.5% (±12.4 points)	26.9%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	2.4% (±4.1 points)	6.7%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.9 points)	1.7%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.9 points)	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 77.4% of renting households.

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

Youngwood against Westmoreland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Youngwood	Westmoreland County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$849 (±$84)	$879 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	456 (±131)	30,242 (±1,217)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Youngwood, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westmoreland County ($879).

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

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

In Westmoreland County, Youngwood ranks 29 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1613 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Youngwood 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	$663 (±$99)	$849 (±$84)	+28.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	37.2% (±8.7 points)	33.6% (±8.5 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	19.9% (±12.4 points)	0.0% (±6.9 points)	−19.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Youngwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Youngwood
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Youngwood	—	$849 (±$84)	—
New Stanton	2.1 mi	$1,058 (±$46)	Higher
Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County)	2.6 mi	$964 (±$32)	Higher
South Greensburg	2.9 mi	$756 (±$143)	Not measurably different
Hunker	3.3 mi	$875 (±$147)	Not measurably different
Southwest Greensburg	3.7 mi	$1,023 (±$66)	Higher
Arona	4.3 mi	$841 (±$23)	Not measurably different
Greensburg	5.0 mi	$839 (±$34)	Not measurably different
Calumet	5.1 mi	$919 (±$69)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Stanton, PA ($1,058), Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County), PA ($964), Southwest Greensburg, PA ($1,023).

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

Median gross rent across Westmoreland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
22 (tie)	Youngstown	$875 (±$358)
24	Bolivar	$867 (±$541)
25 (tie)	Jeannette	$863 (±$80)
25 (tie)	Salem Township (Westmoreland County)	$863 (±$363)
27	South Huntingdon Township	$860 (±$43)
28	Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County)	$853 (±$72)
29	Youngwood	$849 (±$84)
30	Arnold	$846 (±$213)
31	North Irwin	$844 (±$134)
32	Arona	$841 (±$23)
33	Greensburg	$839 (±$34)
34	Loyalhanna Township	$838 (±$306)
35	Delmont	$821 (±$55)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Westmoreland 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 Youngwood

What is the average rent in Youngwood, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Youngwood is $849 (±$84) 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 Youngwood?

In Youngwood, the median gross rent went from $663 in 2015–2019 to $849 in 2020–2024 (+28.1%).

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 Youngwood cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Youngwood have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Youngwood higher than in Westmoreland County?

In Youngwood, median gross rent is not measurably different from Westmoreland County ($879).

It is also lower than in 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 Youngwood borough, Pennsylvania (place:87232, 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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