At $1,643/mo, rent takes about 22% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,643 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
30% of the median household income ($88,177) is $2,204 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,630); a 3-bedroom is $2,210.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mount Wolf. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Mount Wolf, PA is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 18.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mount Wolf, PA has changed in 5 years
Median household income climbed from $76,458 to $88,177 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.3% shift. Census counts show Mount Wolf, PA losing about 309 residents over the five-year window, down 21.8% on net. The renter share has risen from 28.3% to 32.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 16.6% to 18.8% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mount Wolf is $1,643/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,160/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,630/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,310/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,210/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($88,177/yr), Mount Wolf ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.
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