What is the median rent in Lower Makefield Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Lower Makefield Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lower Makefield Township, PA is $2,340 (±$146) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,462 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lower Makefield Township, the median gross rent went from $1,783 in 2015–2019 to $2,340 in 2020–2024 (+31.2%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,340 (±$146)
Rented homes: 1,462 (±302)
$2,000 or more: 73.0%
Since 2015–2019: +31.2%

How much rent costs in Lower Makefield Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	1.9% (±3.2 points)	5.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±2.2 points)	10.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.7% (±9.6 points)	27.8%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	17.4% (±8.3 points)	30.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	33.9% (±12.0 points)	14.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	17.6% (±7.1 points)	5.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	21.5% (±9.6 points)	6.3%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 33.9% of renting households.

73.0% of rented homes in Lower Makefield Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lower Makefield Township against Bucks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$2,340 (±$146)	$1,605 (±$30)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,462 (±302)	52,843 (±1,531)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Lower Makefield Township, median gross rent is higher than in Bucks County ($1,605).

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

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

In Bucks County, Lower Makefield Township ranks 3 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Lower Makefield 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	$1,783 (±$95)	$2,340 (±$146)	+31.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	11.3% (±1.9 points)	12.4% (±2.3 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.7% (±5.5 points)	1.5% (±2.4 points)	−3.2 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 Lower Makefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Makefield Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lower Makefield Township	—	$2,340 (±$146)	—
Yardley	1.1 mi	$1,404 (±$250)	Lower
Woodbourne	2.6 mi	$2,679 (±$188)	Higher
Ewing Township	3.7 mi	$1,679 (±$81)	Lower
Fairless Hills	3.7 mi	$1,366 (±$140)	Lower
Newtown	4.1 mi	$1,887 (±$185)	Lower
Morrisville	4.3 mi	$1,044 (±$146)	Lower
Newtown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	$2,099 (±$177)	Lower
Middletown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	$1,827 (±$79)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Yardley, PA ($1,404), Ewing Township, NJ ($1,679), Fairless Hills, PA ($1,366).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodbourne, PA ($2,679).

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

Median gross rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Solebury Township	$2,467 (±$948)
2	Upper Makefield Township	$2,361 (±$1,808)
3	Lower Makefield Township	$2,340 (±$146)
4	Ivyland	$2,308 (±$328)
5	Doylestown Township	$2,249 (±$208)
6	Plumstead Township	$2,222 (±$154)
7	New Britain	$2,145 (±$448)
8	Northampton Township (Bucks County)	$2,108 (±$136)
9	Newtown Township (Bucks County)	$2,099 (±$177)

Showing 9 of 51 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Makefield Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Woodside.

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 Lower Makefield Township

What is the average rent in Lower Makefield Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lower Makefield Township is $2,340 (±$146) 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 Lower Makefield Township?

In Lower Makefield Township, the median gross rent went from $1,783 in 2015–2019 to $2,340 in 2020–2024 (+31.2%).

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 Lower Makefield Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

73.0% of rented homes in Lower Makefield Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lower Makefield Township higher than in Bucks County?

In Lower Makefield Township, median gross rent is higher than in Bucks County ($1,605).

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 Lower Makefield township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44968, in state:42 county:017).

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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