Shade Gap, Pennsylvania

2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 2.5% since 2020.

    78

    people, the 996th-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

  2. Rent

    Median rent is $900 a month.

    $900

    a month. Pennsylvania's median is $1,209.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  3. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $427.

    A $427 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Huntingdon County.

    • $482 Tract 9509
    • $909 Tract 9510

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 91% 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

  5. Home value

    A median home costs 60% less than Pennsylvania's.

    $101,300

    median home value in Shade Gap.

    • $101,300 Shade Gap
    • $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

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