What is the median rent in Towamencin Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Towamencin Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Towamencin Township, PA is $1,753 (±$134) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,454 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Towamencin Township, the median gross rent went from $1,263 in 2015–2019 to $1,753 in 2020–2024 (+38.8%).

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: $1,753 (±$134)
Rented homes: 2,454 (±364)
$2,000 or more: 35.7%
Since 2015–2019: +38.8%

How much rent costs in Towamencin Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Towamencin Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	7.8% (±3.7 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	13.8% (±5.4 points)	8.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.8% (±5.7 points)	27.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.9% (±9.1 points)	29.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.5% (±6.1 points)	16.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	14.6% (±9.8 points)	7.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.6% (±3.2 points)	7.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 28.9% of renting households.

35.7% of rented homes in Towamencin Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Towamencin Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Towamencin Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,753 (±$134)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,454 (±364)	92,603 (±2,032)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Towamencin Township, 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, Towamencin Township ranks 22 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 122 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Towamencin 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	$1,263 (±$85)	$1,753 (±$134)	+38.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	31.2% (±2.9 points)	33.9% (±4.2 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.7% (±1.2 points)	1.7% (±2.7 points)	+1.0 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 Towamencin Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Towamencin Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Towamencin Township	—	$1,753 (±$134)	—
Lansdale	3.0 mi	$1,470 (±$84)	Lower
Hatfield	3.2 mi	$1,244 (±$95)	Lower
Lower Salford Township	3.4 mi	$1,719 (±$109)	Not measurably different
Worcester Township	3.5 mi	$3,332 (±$453)	Higher
Upper Gwynedd Township	3.5 mi	$2,390 (±$158)	Higher
Hatfield Township	3.6 mi	$1,602 (±$90)	Not measurably different
Skippack	3.6 mi	$1,505 (±$746)	Not measurably different
Harleysville	3.6 mi	$1,772 (±$80)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lansdale, PA ($1,470), Hatfield, PA ($1,244).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Worcester Township, PA ($3,332), Upper Gwynedd Township, PA ($2,390).

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
16	Lower Merion Township	$1,893 (±$68)
17	Trappe	$1,865 (±$592)
18	Limerick Township	$1,846 (±$150)
19	Narberth	$1,823 (±$346)
20	Marlborough Township	$1,811 (±$522)
21	Plymouth Township (Montgomery County)	$1,765 (±$58)
22	Towamencin Township	$1,753 (±$134)
23	East Norriton Township	$1,743 (±$122)
24	West Norriton Township	$1,737 (±$68)
25	Lower Salford Township	$1,719 (±$109)
26	Lower Frederick Township	$1,664 (±$211)
27	Lower Providence Township	$1,637 (±$155)
28	Upper Moreland Township	$1,634 (±$62)

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

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

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 Towamencin Township

What is the average rent in Towamencin Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Towamencin Township is $1,753 (±$134) 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 Towamencin Township?

In Towamencin Township, the median gross rent went from $1,263 in 2015–2019 to $1,753 in 2020–2024 (+38.8%).

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

35.7% of rented homes in Towamencin Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Towamencin Township higher than in Montgomery County?

In Towamencin Township, 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 Towamencin township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:77152, 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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