How much is a 2-bedroom apartment in Bala Cynwyd, PA?

Name: Rent by bedrooms in Bala Cynwyd, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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In Bala Cynwyd, PA, the median gross rent for a two-bedroom home is $2,481 (±$376) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25031).

A one-bedroom home rents for a median of $1,690 (±$252).

A three-bedroom home rents for a median of $1,495 (±$1,068).

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA is $1,860.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Studio: $1,628 (±$642)
1 bedroom: $1,690 (±$252)
2 bedrooms: $2,481 (±$376)
3 bedrooms: $1,495 (±$1,068)

Rent by bedroom count in Bala Cynwyd

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bala Cynwyd	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Studio	$1,628 (±$642)	$1,347 (±$76)	$1,034 (±$23)	$1,248
1 bedroom	$1,690 (±$252)	$1,467 (±$26)	$1,025 (±$10)	$1,235
2 bedrooms	$2,481 (±$376)	$1,781 (±$24)	$1,245 (±$7)	$1,407
3 bedrooms	$1,495 (±$1,068)	$2,029 (±$77)	$1,373 (±$11)	$1,584

A median for a bedroom size is published only where enough renting households of that size were surveyed; a dash means the Census Bureau did not publish one.

Census rents against HUD’s Fair Market Rent, fiscal year 2027

Dollars a month; the Fair Market Rent is for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
	Census median, this place	HUD Fair Market Rent
1 bedroom	$1,690 (±$252)	$1,558
2 bedrooms	$2,481 (±$376)	$1,860
3 bedrooms	$1,495 (±$1,068)	$2,216

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent of a modest rental home across the whole HUD area, set for the voucher program; the Census median is what renting households in this place reported paying.

The two answer different questions and are not expected to match.

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms in places near Bala Cynwyd

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bala Cynwyd
Place	Distance	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms	Compared with this place
Bala Cynwyd	—	$2,481 (±$376)	—
Merion Station	1.3 mi	$2,164 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Narberth	1.9 mi	$2,410 (±$313)	Not measurably different
Wynnewood	2.4 mi	$2,238 (±$142)	Not measurably different
Penn Wynne	2.9 mi	$2,292 (±$1,121)	Not measurably different
Millbourne	3.6 mi	$1,248 (±$403)	Lower
Ardmore	3.6 mi	$1,964 (±$163)	Lower
Bryn Mawr	4.7 mi	$2,177 (±$103)	Not measurably different
East Lansdowne	5.0 mi	$1,240 (±$740)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Millbourne, PA ($1,248), Ardmore, PA ($1,964), East Lansdowne, PA ($1,240).

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

Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
1	Blue Bell	$3,500 or more
2	Bala Cynwyd	$2,481 (±$376)
3	Fort Washington	$2,444 (±$1,493)
4	Penn Wynne	$2,292 (±$1,121)
5	Wynnewood	$2,238 (±$142)
6	King of Prussia	$2,228 (±$163)
7	Plymouth Meeting	$2,224 (±$95)
8	Bryn Mawr	$2,177 (±$103)

Showing 8 of 34 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bala Cynwyd

How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Bala Cynwyd?

The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Bala Cynwyd, PA is $1,690 (±$252) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Bala Cynwyd?

The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Bala Cynwyd, PA is $2,481 (±$376) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much does a three-bedroom rental cost in Bala Cynwyd?

The median gross rent for a three-bedroom home in Bala Cynwyd, PA is $1,495 (±$1,068) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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B25031_002E, B25031_002M, B25031_003E, B25031_003M, B25031_004E, B25031_004M, B25031_005E, B25031_005M, B25031_006E, B25031_006M, B25031_007E, B25031_007M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.