What is the median rent in Marlborough Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Marlborough Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Marlborough Township, PA is $1,811 (±$522) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 152 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Marlborough Township, the median gross rent went from $1,252 in 2015–2019 to $1,811 in 2020–2024 (+44.6%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,811 (±$522)
Rented homes: 152 (±100)
$2,000 or more: 33.6%
Since 2015–2019: +44.6%

How much rent costs in Marlborough Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Marlborough Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±19.1 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.8% (±16.5 points)	8.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	11.2% (±14.2 points)	27.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	43.4% (±37.3 points)	29.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±19.1 points)	16.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	21.1% (±23.0 points)	7.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	12.5% (±14.2 points)	7.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 43.4% of renting households.

33.6% of rented homes in Marlborough Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Marlborough Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marlborough Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,811 (±$522)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	152 (±100)	92,603 (±2,032)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Marlborough Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montgomery County ($1,683).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Montgomery County, Marlborough Township ranks 20 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 100 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Marlborough 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	$1,252 (±$393)	$1,811 (±$522)	+44.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	16.5% (±6.6 points)	15.1% (±7.8 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.7% (±7.5 points)	0.0% (±14.9 points)	−4.7 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 Marlborough Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marlborough Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Marlborough Township	—	$1,811 (±$522)	—
Green Lane	2.0 mi	$1,183 (±$461)	Not measurably different
Red Hill	2.0 mi	$983 (±$89)	Lower
Woxall	3.0 mi	$1,148 (±$49)	Lower
Salford Township	3.3 mi	$1,536 (±$560)	Not measurably different
Pennsburg	3.3 mi	$1,361 (±$346)	Not measurably different
Upper Hanover Township	3.7 mi	$1,317 (±$472)	Not measurably different
East Greenville	4.2 mi	$1,338 (±$119)	Not measurably different
Upper Salford Township	4.5 mi	$1,204 (±$551)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Red Hill, PA ($983), Woxall, PA ($1,148).

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
14	Hatboro	$1,911 (±$146)
15	Franconia Township	$1,897 (±$247)
16	Lower Merion Township	$1,893 (±$68)
17	Trappe	$1,865 (±$592)
18	Limerick Township	$1,846 (±$150)
19	Narberth	$1,823 (±$346)
20	Marlborough Township	$1,811 (±$522)
21	Plymouth Township (Montgomery County)	$1,765 (±$58)
22	Towamencin Township	$1,753 (±$134)
23	East Norriton Township	$1,743 (±$122)
24	West Norriton Township	$1,737 (±$68)
25	Lower Salford Township	$1,719 (±$109)
26	Lower Frederick Township	$1,664 (±$211)

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 Marlborough Township

What is the average rent in Marlborough Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Marlborough Township is $1,811 (±$522) 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 Marlborough Township?

In Marlborough Township, the median gross rent went from $1,252 in 2015–2019 to $1,811 in 2020–2024 (+44.6%).

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 Marlborough Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

33.6% of rented homes in Marlborough Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Marlborough Township higher than in Montgomery County?

In Marlborough Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montgomery County ($1,683).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Marlborough township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:47592, 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.