What is the median rent in New Britain Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in New Britain Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Britain Township, PA is $1,920 (±$253) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 770 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Britain Township, the median gross rent went from $1,394 in 2015–2019 to $1,920 in 2020–2024 (+37.7%).

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: $1,920 (±$253)
Rented homes: 770 (±169)
$2,000 or more: 46.3%
Since 2015–2019: +37.7%

How much rent costs in New Britain Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Britain Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	7.4% (±6.5 points)	5.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.9% (±9.8 points)	10.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.7% (±12.1 points)	27.8%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.6% (±10.9 points)	30.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	37.1% (±13.1 points)	14.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.4% (±3.3 points)	5.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.8% (±6.2 points)	6.3%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 37.1% of renting households.

46.3% of rented homes in New Britain Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Britain Township against Bucks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Britain Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,920 (±$253)	$1,605 (±$30)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	770 (±169)	52,843 (±1,531)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In New Britain Township, median gross rent is higher than in Bucks County ($1,605).

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

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

In Bucks County, New Britain Township ranks 13 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 77 of 2,369.

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

How rent in New Britain 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	$1,394 (±$128)	$1,920 (±$253)	+37.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	14.0% (±2.7 points)	17.7% (±3.7 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.1% (±10.5 points)	2.0% (±3.0 points)	−9.1 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 New Britain Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Britain Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Britain Township	—	$1,920 (±$253)	—
Chalfont	1.2 mi	$1,913 (±$434)	Not measurably different
New Britain	1.6 mi	$2,145 (±$448)	Not measurably different
Hilltown Township	3.5 mi	$1,926 (±$296)	Not measurably different
Doylestown Township	3.6 mi	$2,249 (±$208)	Higher
Doylestown	4.2 mi	$1,791 (±$122)	Not measurably different
Montgomeryville	4.3 mi	$1,993 (±$320)	Not measurably different
Silverdale	4.3 mi	$1,566 (±$317)	Not measurably different
Montgomery Township (Montgomery County)	4.6 mi	$2,076 (±$218)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Doylestown Township, PA ($2,249).

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

Median gross rent across Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	New Britain	$2,145 (±$448)
8	Northampton Township (Bucks County)	$2,108 (±$136)
9	Newtown Township (Bucks County)	$2,099 (±$177)
10	Bedminster Township	$2,015 (±$356)
11	New Hope	$2,000 (±$1,161)
12	Hilltown Township	$1,926 (±$296)
13	New Britain Township	$1,920 (±$253)
14	Chalfont	$1,913 (±$434)
15	Newtown	$1,887 (±$185)
16	Warwick Township (Bucks County)	$1,868 (±$649)
17	Middletown Township (Bucks County)	$1,827 (±$79)
18	Doylestown	$1,791 (±$122)
19	Upper Southampton Township	$1,768 (±$167)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for New Britain Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Brittany Farms-The Highlands.

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 New Britain Township

What is the average rent in New Britain Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Britain Township is $1,920 (±$253) 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 New Britain Township?

In New Britain Township, the median gross rent went from $1,394 in 2015–2019 to $1,920 in 2020–2024 (+37.7%).

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 New Britain Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

46.3% of rented homes in New Britain Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Britain Township higher than in Bucks County?

In New Britain Township, median gross rent is higher than in Bucks County ($1,605).

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 New Britain township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:53304, in state:42 county:017).

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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