What is the median rent in Upper Macungie Township, PA?

Name: Median rent in Upper Macungie Township, PA, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Upper Macungie Township, PA is $1,903 (±$136) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,994 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Upper Macungie Township, the median gross rent went from $1,556 in 2015–2019 to $1,903 in 2020–2024 (+22.3%).

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: $1,903 (±$136)
Rented homes: 1,994 (±315)
$2,000 or more: 43.2%
Since 2015–2019: +22.3%

How much rent costs in Upper Macungie Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Upper Macungie Township	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±1.6 points)	5.9%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.7% (±4.8 points)	14.2%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	14.4% (±8.0 points)	38.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	34.6% (±9.8 points)	26.6%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	32.5% (±9.0 points)	11.0%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.4% (±7.8 points)	2.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.3% (±0.5 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 34.6% of renting households.

43.2% of rented homes in Upper Macungie Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Upper Macungie Township against Lehigh County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Macungie Township	Lehigh County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,903 (±$136)	$1,383 (±$27)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,994 (±315)	47,616 (±1,288)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Upper Macungie Township, median gross rent is higher than in Lehigh County ($1,383).

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

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

In Lehigh County, Upper Macungie Township ranks 4 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 82 of 2,369.

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

How rent in Upper Macungie 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	$1,556 (±$91)	$1,903 (±$136)	+22.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.3% (±3.9 points)	20.7% (±3.0 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	5.8% (±4.8 points)	10.3% (±7.4 points)	+4.5 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 Upper Macungie Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Macungie Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Upper Macungie Township	—	$1,903 (±$136)	—
Ancient Oaks	3.0 mi	$1,842 (±$115)	Not measurably different
Lower Macungie Township	3.9 mi	$1,861 (±$119)	Not measurably different
Wescosville	3.9 mi	$1,602 (±$279)	Not measurably different
Cetronia	4.4 mi	$1,098 (±$577)	Lower
Alburtis	4.5 mi	$1,732 (±$97)	Lower
Weisenberg Township	5.1 mi	$2,378 (±$411)	Higher
Macungie	5.2 mi	$1,806 (±$354)	Not measurably different
South Whitehall Township	5.4 mi	$1,865 (±$178)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cetronia, PA ($1,098), Alburtis, PA ($1,732).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Weisenberg Township, PA ($2,378).

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

Median gross rent across Lehigh County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Weisenberg Township	$2,378 (±$411)
2	Lowhill Township	$2,166 (±$383)
3	Upper Saucon Township	$2,032 (±$529)
4	Upper Macungie Township	$1,903 (±$136)
5	South Whitehall Township	$1,865 (±$178)
6	Lower Macungie Township	$1,861 (±$119)
7	Macungie	$1,806 (±$354)
8	Alburtis	$1,732 (±$97)
9	Hanover Township (Lehigh County)	$1,543 (±$110)
10	Lower Milford Township	$1,512 (±$296)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Lehigh County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Upper Macungie Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Breinigsville, Trexlertown.

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 Upper Macungie Township

What is the average rent in Upper Macungie Township, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Upper Macungie Township is $1,903 (±$136) 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 Upper Macungie Township?

In Upper Macungie Township, the median gross rent went from $1,556 in 2015–2019 to $1,903 in 2020–2024 (+22.3%).

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 Upper Macungie Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.2% of rented homes in Upper Macungie Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Upper Macungie Township higher than in Lehigh County?

In Upper Macungie Township, median gross rent is higher than in Lehigh County ($1,383).

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 Upper Macungie township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79104, in state:42 county:077).

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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