How many renters in Lower Moreland Township, PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Lower Moreland Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.2% (±11.8 points) of renting households in Lower Moreland Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.2% (±11.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.2% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income: 36.5% (±11.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lower Moreland Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lower Moreland Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	9.8% (±6.8 points)	12.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.2% (±8.1 points)	12.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.7% (±7.0 points)	13.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.2% (±5.6 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.0% (±3.7 points)	8.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	51.2% (±11.2 points)	40.3%	39.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Lower Moreland Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Moreland Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.2% (±11.8 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.2% (±11.2 points)	40.3% (±1.3 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.5% (±11.4 points)	29.6% (±0.6 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,844 (±$3,695)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,199 (±$243)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lower Moreland Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Montgomery County (49.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Montgomery County, Lower Moreland Township ranks 13 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 503 of 2,530.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Lower Moreland Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Moreland Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lower Moreland Township	—	56.2% (±11.8 points)	—
Bryn Athyn	1.5 mi	41.3% (±33.0 points)	Not measurably different
Abington Township	2.1 mi	49.9% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	2.8 mi	40.5% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Willow Grove	2.9 mi	46.4% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Moreland Township	3.0 mi	47.9% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
McKinley	3.2 mi	38.1% (±70.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jenkintown	3.3 mi	48.1% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Roslyn	3.4 mi	34.9% (±16.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Roslyn, PA (34.9%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Trappe	62.2% (±33.6 points)
8	Lower Pottsgrove Township	61.3% (±15.3 points)
9	Pottstown	59.9% (±7.1 points)
10	Hatfield Township	58.6% (±11.8 points)
11	Collegeville	57.7% (±30.6 points)
12	Norristown	56.4% (±7.2 points)
13	Lower Moreland Township	56.2% (±11.8 points)
14	Marlborough Township	55.9% (±43.9 points)
15	Souderton	55.1% (±12.2 points)
16	Lower Providence Township	53.8% (±9.9 points)
17	Green Lane	53.2% (±38.4 points)
18 (tie)	Schwenksville	53.0% (±16.4 points)
18 (tie)	Cheltenham Township	53.0% (±7.7 points)

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lower Moreland Township

Are renters in Lower Moreland Township rent-burdened?

56.2% of renting households in Lower Moreland Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Lower Moreland Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lower Moreland Township, PA spends 36.5% (±11.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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