What is the rental vacancy rate in Lower Merion Township, PA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Lower Merion Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Lower Merion Township, PA is 2.9% (±1.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.3% (±0.4 points).

1,280 (±302) homes, 5.0% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Lower Merion Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.4% in 2015–2019 to 2.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 2.9% (±1.7 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.3% (±0.4 points)
Vacant homes: 1,280 (±302)

Vacancy in Lower Merion Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Merion Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Rental vacancy rate	2.9% (±1.7 points)	5.5% (±0.6 points)	4.9% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.8% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,280 (±302)	14,846 (±963)	531,599 (±8,998)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Lower Merion Township, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Montgomery County (5.5%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (4.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Lower Merion Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Merion Township
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Lower Merion Township	—	2.9% (±1.7 points)	—
Narberth	1.7 mi	3.5% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haverford College	2.1 mi	0.0% (±36.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Conshohocken	3.5 mi	12.4% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Conshohocken	3.5 mi	6.3% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Haverford Township	3.6 mi	2.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Millbourne	4.8 mi	9.5% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Swedeland	4.9 mi	0.0% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Radnor Township	5.0 mi	6.1% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Conshohocken, PA (12.4%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
35 (tie)	Plymouth Township (Montgomery County)	3.3% (±2.8 points)
37 (tie)	Franconia Township	3.2% (±5.4 points)
37 (tie)	West Norriton Township	3.2% (±3.5 points)
39	Hatfield Township	3.1% (±3.0 points)
40 (tie)	Royersford	3.0% (±3.8 points)
40 (tie)	West Pottsgrove Township	3.0% (±4.9 points)
42 (tie)	Lower Merion Township	2.9% (±1.7 points)
42 (tie)	Lower Salford Township	2.9% (±3.4 points)
44	Lansdale	2.0% (±2.0 points)
45	Towamencin Township	1.7% (±2.7 points)
46 (tie)	Collegeville	0.0% (±8.0 points)
46 (tie)	East Greenville	0.0% (±6.2 points)
46 (tie)	Green Lane	0.0% (±37.6 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Merion Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd, Bryn Mawr, Merion Station, Penn Wynne, Rosemont, Wynnewood.

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 Merion Township

Is it hard to find a rental in Lower Merion Township?

The rental vacancy rate in Lower Merion Township, PA is 2.9% (±1.7 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Lower Merion Township tighter than it was?

In Lower Merion Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.4% in 2015–2019 to 2.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Lower Merion Township?

An estimated 1,280 (±302) housing units, 5.0% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 Merion township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44976, 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 DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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