What is the median rent in Plumstead Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Plumstead Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Plumstead Township, PA is $2,222 (±$154) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 477 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Plumstead Township, the median gross rent went from $1,547 in 2015–2019 to $2,222 in 2020–2024 (+43.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,222 (±$154)
Rented homes: 477 (±112)
$2,000 or more: 66.4%
Since 2015–2019: +43.6%

How much rent costs in Plumstead Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Plumstead Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.6 points)	5.4%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.7% (±2.6 points)	10.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	11.9% (±8.4 points)	27.8%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.9% (±11.3 points)	30.2%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	37.1% (±14.4 points)	14.9%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.1% (±5.0 points)	5.0%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	22.2% (±12.0 points)	6.3%	2.8%	6.8%

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

66.4% of rented homes in Plumstead Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Plumstead Township against Bucks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plumstead Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$2,222 (±$154)	$1,605 (±$30)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	477 (±112)	52,843 (±1,531)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Plumstead 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, Plumstead Township ranks 6 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 40 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Plumstead 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	$1,547 (±$175)	$2,222 (±$154)	+43.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	11.5% (±3.0 points)	9.9% (±2.3 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.5% (±9.2 points)	5.4% (±8.5 points)	−3.1 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 Plumstead Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plumstead Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Plumstead Township	—	$2,222 (±$154)	—
Dublin	4.8 mi	$1,440 (±$83)	Lower
Bedminster Township	4.8 mi	$2,015 (±$356)	Not measurably different
Doylestown	4.8 mi	$1,791 (±$122)	Lower
Buckingham Township (Bucks County)	5.4 mi	$1,373 (±$299)	Lower
Solebury Township	5.7 mi	$2,467 (±$948)	Not measurably different
Doylestown Township	6.1 mi	$2,249 (±$208)	Not measurably different
New Britain	6.7 mi	$2,145 (±$448)	Not measurably different
Tinicum Township (Bucks County)	7.1 mi	$1,468 (±$1,103)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dublin, PA ($1,440), Doylestown, PA ($1,791), Buckingham Township (Bucks County), PA ($1,373).

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
1	Solebury Township	$2,467 (±$948)
2	Upper Makefield Township	$2,361 (±$1,808)
3	Lower Makefield Township	$2,340 (±$146)
4	Ivyland	$2,308 (±$328)
5	Doylestown Township	$2,249 (±$208)
6	Plumstead Township	$2,222 (±$154)
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)

Showing 12 of 51 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Plumstead Township

What is the average rent in Plumstead Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Plumstead Township is $2,222 (±$154) 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 Plumstead Township?

In Plumstead Township, the median gross rent went from $1,547 in 2015–2019 to $2,222 in 2020–2024 (+43.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Plumstead Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

66.4% of rented homes in Plumstead Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Plumstead Township higher than in Bucks County?

In Plumstead 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 Plumstead township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:61616, 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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