What is the median rent in Narberth, PA?

The median gross rent in Narberth, PA is $1,823 (±$346) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 881 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Narberth, the median gross rent went from $1,414 in 2015–2019 to $1,823 in 2020–2024 (+28.9%).

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
$1,823 (±$346)
Rented homes
881 (±194)
$2,000 or more
43.6%
Since 2015–2019
+28.9%

How much rent costs in Narberth

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentNarberthMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±3.6 points)3.0%8.3%6.3%
$500 to $9991.0% (±1.7 points)8.5%26.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49937.2% (±13.0 points)27.6%32.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99918.2% (±8.0 points)29.5%19.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49923.2% (±10.2 points)16.8%7.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99916.8% (±13.2 points)7.3%2.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more3.6% (±3.6 points)7.2%2.8%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 37.2% of renting households.

43.6% of rented homes in Narberth cost $2,000 or more a month.

Narberth against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
NarberthMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,823 (±$346)$1,683 (±$19)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent881 (±194)92,603 (±2,032)1,530,443 (±10,042)42,849,984

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

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

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

In Montgomery County, Narberth ranks 19 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 98 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Narberth has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,414 (±$77)$1,823 (±$346)+28.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent37.1% (±5.8 points)44.7% (±7.8 points)+7.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±3.4 points)3.5% (±5.2 points)+3.5 percentage pointsNot 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 Narberth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Narberth
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Narberth—$1,823 (±$346)—
Wynnewood0.8 mi$2,038 (±$157)Not measurably different
Merion Station0.8 mi$2,461 (±$629)Not measurably different
Penn Wynne1.5 mi$1,905 (±$792)Not measurably different
Ardmore1.7 mi$1,763 (±$106)Not measurably different
Lower Merion Township1.7 mi$1,893 (±$68)Not measurably different
Bala Cynwyd1.9 mi$1,886 (±$236)Not measurably different
Haverford College2.3 mi$1,244 (±$375)Lower
Bryn Mawr2.9 mi$2,173 (±$140)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Haverford College, PA ($1,244).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
13Upper Dublin Township$1,961 (±$130)
14Hatboro$1,911 (±$146)
15Franconia Township$1,897 (±$247)
16Lower Merion Township$1,893 (±$68)
17Trappe$1,865 (±$592)
18Limerick Township$1,846 (±$150)
19Narberth$1,823 (±$346)
20Marlborough Township$1,811 (±$522)
21Plymouth Township (Montgomery County)$1,765 (±$58)
22Towamencin Township$1,753 (±$134)
23East Norriton Township$1,743 (±$122)
24West Norriton Township$1,737 (±$68)
25Lower Salford Township$1,719 (±$109)

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 Narberth

What is the average rent in Narberth, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Narberth is $1,823 (±$346) 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 Narberth?

In Narberth, the median gross rent went from $1,414 in 2015–2019 to $1,823 in 2020–2024 (+28.9%).

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 Narberth cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.6% of rented homes in Narberth have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Narberth higher than in Montgomery County?

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

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 Narberth borough, Pennsylvania (place:52664, in state:42).

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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