housing costs · Pennsylvania
Housing costs in Berks County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,181 | ± $20 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,143 | ± $23 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,078 | ± $21 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $985 | ± $22 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $257,300 | ± $3,633 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $239,700 | ± $2,406 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $225,700 | ± $2,869 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $195,900 | ± $2,568 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.1 % | ± 1.4 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 29.8 % | ± 1.1 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 29.8 % | ± 1.0 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 29.1 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Berks County is $1,181, above the Pennsylvania median of $901 across 67 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.