Rainsburg, Pennsylvania
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 1.4% since 2020.
138
people, the 967th-largest of Pennsylvania's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Pennsylvania's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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Rent
Median rent is up 188% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$975
a month. Pennsylvania's median is $1,209.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $330.
A $330 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Bedford County.
- $695 Tract 9610.01
- $1,025 Tract 9610.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$281–$422
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $975 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2013 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 93% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 52% less than Pennsylvania's.
$121,900
median home value in Rainsburg.
- $121,900 Rainsburg
- $254,500 Pennsylvania
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year