What is the median rent in Marple Township, PA?

The median gross rent in Marple Township, PA is $1,683 (±$139) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,368 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Marple Township, the median gross rent went from $1,296 in 2015–2019 to $1,683 in 2020–2024 (+29.9%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$1,683 (±$139)
Rented homes
1,368 (±243)
$2,000 or more
26.5%
Since 2015–2019
+29.9%

How much rent costs in Marple Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentMarple TownshipDelaware CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±2.3 points)4.7%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9992.9% (±2.3 points)14.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49933.6% (±11.1 points)40.7%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99937.1% (±9.4 points)23.4%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49911.4% (±8.4 points)9.4%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9998.2% (±6.9 points)3.0%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more6.9% (±4.4 points)4.4%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 37.1% of renting households.

26.5% of rented homes in Marple Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Marple Township against Delaware County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Marple TownshipDelaware CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,683 (±$139)$1,372 (±$22)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,368 (±243)64,381 (±1,897)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

In Marple Township, median gross rent is higher than in Delaware County ($1,372).

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

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

In Delaware County, Marple Township ranks 12 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 142 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Marple Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,296 (±$105)$1,683 (±$139)+29.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.0% (±1.8 points)16.1% (±2.7 points)+3.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.0% (±4.1 points)0.0% (±2.3 points)−5.0 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

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 Marple Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marple Township
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Marple Township—$1,683 (±$139)—
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)2.8 mi$1,566 (±$165)Not measurably different
Springfield Township (Delaware County)2.9 mi$1,459 (±$141)Lower
Haverford Township2.9 mi$1,766 (±$236)Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Delaware County)3.1 mi$1,971 (±$232)Higher
Drexel Hill3.4 mi$1,357 (±$41)Lower
Media3.4 mi$1,411 (±$106)Lower
Radnor Township4.0 mi$1,927 (±$90)Higher
Upper Darby Township4.1 mi$1,328 (±$36)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA ($1,459), Drexel Hill, PA ($1,357), Media, PA ($1,411).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newtown Township (Delaware County), PA ($1,971), Radnor Township, PA ($1,927).

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

Median gross rent across Delaware County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
6Concord Township (Delaware County)$2,335 (±$113)
7Chadds Ford Township$2,226 (±$199)
8Nether Providence Township$2,158 (±$364)
9Newtown Township (Delaware County)$1,971 (±$232)
10Radnor Township$1,927 (±$90)
11Haverford Township$1,766 (±$236)
12Marple Township$1,683 (±$139)
13Rutledge$1,679 (±$1,398)
14East Lansdowne$1,626 (±$395)
15Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)$1,566 (±$165)
16Sharon Hill$1,552 (±$218)
17Aston Township$1,544 (±$203)
18Swarthmore$1,532 (±$175)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Marple Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Broomall.

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 Marple Township

What is the average rent in Marple Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Marple Township is $1,683 (±$139) 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 Marple Township?

In Marple Township, the median gross rent went from $1,296 in 2015–2019 to $1,683 in 2020–2024 (+29.9%).

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

26.5% of rented homes in Marple Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Marple Township higher than in Delaware County?

In Marple Township, median gross rent is higher than in Delaware County ($1,372).

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 Marple township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:47616, in state:42 county:045).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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