What is the median rent in Hatfield Township, PA?

The median gross rent in Hatfield Township, PA is $1,602 (±$90) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,669 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Hatfield Township, the median gross rent went from $1,286 in 2015–2019 to $1,602 in 2020–2024 (+24.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,602 (±$90)
Rented homes
2,669 (±268)
$2,000 or more
14.4%
Since 2015–2019
+24.6%

How much rent costs in Hatfield Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentHatfield TownshipMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5002.3% (±2.6 points)3.0%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9993.1% (±2.7 points)8.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49935.4% (±9.0 points)27.6%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99944.7% (±9.8 points)29.5%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4999.0% (±3.8 points)16.8%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9993.2% (±3.0 points)7.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more2.2% (±1.7 points)7.2%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 44.7% of renting households.

14.4% of rented homes in Hatfield Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Hatfield Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Hatfield TownshipMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,602 (±$90)$1,683 (±$19)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent2,669 (±268)92,603 (±2,032)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Hatfield Township, 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, Hatfield Township ranks 32 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 176 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Hatfield Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,286 (±$72)$1,602 (±$90)+24.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent32.6% (±3.3 points)37.3% (±3.2 points)+4.7 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate7.3% (±3.6 points)3.1% (±3.0 points)−4.2 percentage pointsNot 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 Hatfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hatfield Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Hatfield Township—$1,602 (±$90)—
Hatfield0.5 mi$1,244 (±$95)Lower
Lansdale2.5 mi$1,470 (±$84)Lower
Souderton2.9 mi$1,297 (±$94)Lower
Montgomeryville3.2 mi$1,993 (±$320)Higher
Kulpsville3.5 mi$1,933 (±$260)Higher
Towamencin Township3.6 mi$1,753 (±$134)Not measurably different
Montgomery Township (Montgomery County)3.7 mi$2,076 (±$218)Higher
Brittany Farms-The Highlands3.9 mi$1,852 (±$301)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hatfield, PA ($1,244), Lansdale, PA ($1,470), Souderton, PA ($1,297).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montgomeryville, PA ($1,993), Kulpsville, PA ($1,933), Montgomery Township (Montgomery County), PA ($2,076).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
26Lower Frederick Township$1,664 (±$211)
27Lower Providence Township$1,637 (±$155)
28Upper Moreland Township$1,634 (±$62)
29Lower Pottsgrove Township$1,625 (±$234)
30Perkiomen Township$1,619 (±$267)
31Cheltenham Township$1,608 (±$76)
32Hatfield Township$1,602 (±$90)
33Springfield Township (Montgomery County)$1,578 (±$121)
34Horsham Township$1,573 (±$178)
35Bryn Athyn$1,571 (±$306)
36Salford Township$1,536 (±$560)
37Royersford$1,516 (±$113)
38North Wales$1,506 (±$342)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery 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 Hatfield Township

What is the average rent in Hatfield Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hatfield Township is $1,602 (±$90) 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 Hatfield Township?

In Hatfield Township, the median gross rent went from $1,286 in 2015–2019 to $1,602 in 2020–2024 (+24.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

14.4% of rented homes in Hatfield Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Hatfield Township higher than in Montgomery County?

In Hatfield Township, 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 Hatfield township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:33120, in state:42 county:091).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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