What is the median rent in Bala Cynwyd, PA?

Name: Median rent in Bala Cynwyd, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Bala Cynwyd, PA is $1,886 (±$236) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,161 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,886 (±$236)
Rented homes: 1,161 (±202)
$2,000 or more: 43.1%

How much rent costs in Bala Cynwyd

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bala Cynwyd	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	4.2% (±6.1 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.0% (±10.2 points)	8.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.4% (±9.5 points)	27.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.3% (±13.0 points)	29.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	14.6% (±9.3 points)	16.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.8% (±7.1 points)	7.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.7% (±7.5 points)	7.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.3% of renting households.

43.1% of rented homes in Bala Cynwyd cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bala Cynwyd against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bala Cynwyd	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,886 (±$236)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,161 (±202)	92,603 (±2,032)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Bala Cynwyd, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montgomery County ($1,683).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Bala Cynwyd ranks 18 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 42 of 307.

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

Median gross rent in places near Bala Cynwyd

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bala Cynwyd
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bala Cynwyd	—	$1,886 (±$236)	—
Merion Station	1.3 mi	$2,461 (±$629)	Not measurably different
Narberth	1.9 mi	$1,823 (±$346)	Not measurably different
Wynnewood	2.4 mi	$2,038 (±$157)	Not measurably different
Penn Wynne	2.9 mi	$1,905 (±$792)	Not measurably different
Millbourne	3.6 mi	$1,016 (±$112)	Lower
Ardmore	3.6 mi	$1,763 (±$106)	Not measurably different
Haverford College	4.2 mi	$1,244 (±$375)	Lower
Bryn Mawr	4.7 mi	$2,173 (±$140)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Millbourne, PA ($1,016), Haverford College, PA ($1,244).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bryn Mawr, PA ($2,173).

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

Median gross rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
12	Fort Washington	$1,996 (±$1,308)
13	Montgomeryville	$1,993 (±$320)
14	Plymouth Meeting	$1,952 (±$108)
15	Kulpsville	$1,933 (±$260)
16	Penn Wynne	$1,905 (±$792)
17	Audubon	$1,890 (±$234)
18	Bala Cynwyd	$1,886 (±$236)
19 (tie)	Harleysville	$1,772 (±$80)
19 (tie)	Melrose Park	$1,772 (±$207)
21	Spring Mount	$1,770 (±$166)
22	Willow Grove	$1,765 (±$63)
23	Ardmore	$1,763 (±$106)
24	Rosemont	$1,747 (±$71)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bala Cynwyd is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Lower Merion Township, whose figures include it.

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 Bala Cynwyd

What is the average rent in Bala Cynwyd, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bala Cynwyd is $1,886 (±$236) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Bala Cynwyd cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.1% of rented homes in Bala Cynwyd have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bala Cynwyd higher than in Montgomery County?

In Bala Cynwyd, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montgomery County ($1,683).

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

It is higher 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 Bala Cynwyd CDP, Pennsylvania (place:03895, 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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