What is the median rent in Skippack Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Skippack Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Skippack Township, PA is $1,358 (±$148) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 187 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Skippack Township, the median gross rent went from $1,571 in 2015–2019 to $1,358 in 2020–2024 (−13.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,358 (±$148)
Rented homes: 187 (±134)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −13.6%

How much rent costs in Skippack Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Skippack Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±15.9 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.1% (±18.4 points)	8.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	57.2% (±31.2 points)	27.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.7% (±24.3 points)	29.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±15.9 points)	16.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±15.9 points)	7.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±15.9 points)	7.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 57.2% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Skippack Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Skippack Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Skippack Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,358 (±$148)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	187 (±134)	92,603 (±2,032)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Skippack Township, median gross rent is lower than in 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, Skippack Township ranks 47 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 375 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Skippack 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	$1,571 (±$296)	$1,358 (±$148)	−13.6%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	7.4% (±3.1 points)	5.0% (±3.1 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	15.6% (±16.8 points)	12.3% (±15.7 points)	−3.3 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 Skippack Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Skippack Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Skippack Township	—	$1,358 (±$148)	—
Evansburg	2.0 mi	$1,402 (±$913)	Not measurably different
Perkiomen Township	2.6 mi	$1,619 (±$267)	Not measurably different
Collegeville	2.9 mi	$1,437 (±$396)	Not measurably different
Trappe	3.2 mi	$1,865 (±$592)	Not measurably different
Lower Salford Township	3.4 mi	$1,719 (±$109)	Higher
Schwenksville	3.8 mi	$1,173 (±$71)	Lower
Eagleville	4.0 mi	$1,487 (±$122)	Not measurably different
Worcester Township	4.0 mi	$3,332 (±$453)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Schwenksville, PA ($1,173).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lower Salford Township, PA ($1,719), Worcester Township, PA ($3,332).

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
41	Ambler	$1,447 (±$60)
42	Collegeville	$1,437 (±$396)
43	West Pottsgrove Township	$1,434 (±$186)
44	Norristown	$1,422 (±$58)
45	Jenkintown	$1,418 (±$138)
46	Pennsburg	$1,361 (±$346)
47	Skippack Township	$1,358 (±$148)
48	East Greenville	$1,338 (±$119)
49	Upper Hanover Township	$1,317 (±$472)
50	Telford	$1,312 (±$256)
51 (tie)	Souderton	$1,297 (±$94)
51 (tie)	New Hanover Township	$1,297 (±$468)
53	Pottstown	$1,260 (±$58)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Skippack Township

What is the average rent in Skippack Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Skippack Township is $1,358 (±$148) 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 Skippack Township?

In Skippack Township, the median gross rent went from $1,571 in 2015–2019 to $1,358 in 2020–2024 (−13.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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

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

Is rent in Skippack Township higher than in Montgomery County?

In Skippack Township, median gross rent is lower than in 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 Skippack township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:71016, 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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