What is the median rent in King of Prussia, PA?

Name: Median rent in King of Prussia, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in King of Prussia, PA is $2,077 (±$78) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 6,219 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In King of Prussia, the median gross rent went from $1,456 in 2015–2019 to $2,077 in 2020–2024 (+42.7%).

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: $2,077 (±$78)
Rented homes: 6,219 (±418)
$2,000 or more: 54.8%
Since 2015–2019: +42.7%

How much rent costs in King of Prussia

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	King of Prussia	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.4% (±0.4 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.0% (±1.2 points)	8.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	10.0% (±3.3 points)	27.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.7% (±5.6 points)	29.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	32.0% (±5.0 points)	16.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	12.8% (±3.3 points)	7.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	10.0% (±2.6 points)	7.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.7% of renting households.

54.8% of rented homes in King of Prussia cost $2,000 or more a month.

King of Prussia against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	King of Prussia	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$2,077 (±$78)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	6,219 (±418)	92,603 (±2,032)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In King of Prussia, median gross rent is higher than in 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, King of Prussia ranks 10 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 307.

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

How rent in King of Prussia 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	$1,456 (±$47)	$2,077 (±$78)	+42.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	43.5% (±2.1 points)	54.0% (±2.6 points)	+10.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	10.4% (±3.5 points)	7.4% (±2.9 points)	−3.0 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 King of Prussia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with King of Prussia
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
King of Prussia	—	$2,077 (±$78)	—
Bridgeport	2.0 mi	$1,242 (±$160)	Lower
West Norriton Township	2.4 mi	$1,737 (±$68)	Lower
Swedeland	2.5 mi	$2,132 (±$567)	Not measurably different
Norristown	2.7 mi	$1,422 (±$58)	Lower
Audubon	3.5 mi	$1,890 (±$234)	Not measurably different
West Conshohocken	3.6 mi	$2,270 (±$461)	Not measurably different
Trooper	3.8 mi	$1,298 (±$178)	Lower
Wayne	4.0 mi	$2,022 (±$208)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bridgeport, PA ($1,242), West Norriton Township, PA ($1,737), Norristown, PA ($1,422).

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
4	Mont Clare	$2,297 (±$782)
5	Halfway House	$2,248 (±$203)
6	Maple Glen	$2,201 (±$187)
7	Bryn Mawr	$2,173 (±$140)
8	Swedeland	$2,132 (±$567)
9	McKinley	$2,096 (±$1,306)
10	King of Prussia	$2,077 (±$78)
11	Wynnewood	$2,038 (±$157)
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)

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

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

It lies inside Upper 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 King of Prussia

What is the average rent in King of Prussia, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in King of Prussia is $2,077 (±$78) 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 King of Prussia?

In King of Prussia, the median gross rent went from $1,456 in 2015–2019 to $2,077 in 2020–2024 (+42.7%).

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 King of Prussia cost more than $2,000 a month?

54.8% of rented homes in King of Prussia have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in King of Prussia higher than in Montgomery County?

In King of Prussia, median gross rent is higher than in 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 King of Prussia CDP, Pennsylvania (place:39736, 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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