What is the median rent in Darby Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Darby Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Darby Township, PA is $1,405 (±$132) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 864 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Darby Township, the median gross rent went from $1,002 in 2015–2019 to $1,405 in 2020–2024 (+40.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,405 (±$132)
Rented homes: 864 (±213)
$2,000 or more: 11.0%
Since 2015–2019: +40.2%

How much rent costs in Darby Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Darby Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	9.8% (±8.4 points)	4.7%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	13.4% (±9.6 points)	14.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.8% (±16.5 points)	40.7%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	30.0% (±13.0 points)	23.4%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.0% (±6.9 points)	9.4%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.7 points)	3.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.7 points)	4.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.8% of renting households.

11.0% of rented homes in Darby Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Darby Township against Delaware County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Darby Township	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,405 (±$132)	$1,372 (±$22)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	864 (±213)	64,381 (±1,897)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Darby Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Delaware County ($1,372).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Delaware County, Darby Township ranks 24 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 318 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Darby Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,002 (±$81)	$1,405 (±$132)	+40.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	29.4% (±4.1 points)	26.0% (±5.7 points)	−3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.2% (±4.4 points)	10.6% (±8.1 points)	+5.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Darby Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Darby Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Darby Township	—	$1,405 (±$132)	—
Folcroft	0.7 mi	$1,329 (±$385)	Not measurably different
Sharon Hill	0.9 mi	$1,552 (±$218)	Not measurably different
Colwyn	1.3 mi	$1,277 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Glenolden	1.4 mi	$1,209 (±$64)	Lower
Collingdale	1.5 mi	$1,090 (±$152)	Lower
Norwood	1.7 mi	$1,409 (±$510)	Not measurably different
Darby	1.8 mi	$1,308 (±$161)	Not measurably different
Aldan	2.2 mi	$1,342 (±$192)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glenolden, PA ($1,209), Collingdale, PA ($1,090).

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

Median gross rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
18	Swarthmore	$1,532 (±$175)
19	Brookhaven	$1,487 (±$174)
20	Springfield Township (Delaware County)	$1,459 (±$141)
21	Clifton Heights	$1,430 (±$293)
22	Media	$1,411 (±$106)
23	Norwood	$1,409 (±$510)
24	Darby Township	$1,405 (±$132)
25	Tinicum Township (Delaware County)	$1,351 (±$294)
26	Ridley Park	$1,350 (±$85)
27	Aldan	$1,342 (±$192)
28	Upper Chichester Township	$1,333 (±$62)
29 (tie)	Eddystone	$1,329 (±$108)
29 (tie)	Folcroft	$1,329 (±$385)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Darby Township

What is the average rent in Darby Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Darby Township is $1,405 (±$132) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Darby Township?

In Darby Township, the median gross rent went from $1,002 in 2015–2019 to $1,405 in 2020–2024 (+40.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Darby Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.0% of rented homes in Darby Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Darby Township higher than in Delaware County?

In Darby Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Delaware County ($1,372).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Darby township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:18160, in state:42 county:045).

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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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.