What is the rental vacancy rate in Upper Moreland Township, PA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Upper Moreland Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Upper Moreland Township, PA is 7.3% (±3.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.1% (±1.1 points).

681 (±239) homes, 6.2% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Upper Moreland Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 8.9% in 2015–2019 to 7.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 7.3% (±3.7 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.1% (±1.1 points)
Vacant homes: 681 (±239)

Vacancy in Upper Moreland Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Moreland Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Rental vacancy rate	7.3% (±3.7 points)	5.5% (±0.6 points)	4.9% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.1% (±1.1 points)	0.8% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	681 (±239)	14,846 (±963)	531,599 (±8,998)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Upper Moreland Township, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Montgomery County (5.5%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (4.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Upper Moreland Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Moreland Township
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Upper Moreland Township	—	7.3% (±3.7 points)	—
Hatboro	1.4 mi	12.4% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bryn Athyn	2.2 mi	9.3% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Warminster Heights	2.4 mi	3.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Horsham	2.5 mi	3.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Roslyn	2.5 mi	7.0% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Moreland Township	3.0 mi	6.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Abington Township	3.1 mi	6.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Warminster Township	3.2 mi	3.3% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Rental vacancy rate across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
14	East Norriton Township	9.0% (±4.3 points)
15	Lower Providence Township	8.8% (±5.7 points)
16	Pottstown	8.6% (±4.0 points)
17 (tie)	Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County)	7.4% (±4.6 points)
17 (tie)	Whitpain Township	7.4% (±6.1 points)
19 (tie)	Upper Merion Township	7.3% (±2.7 points)
19 (tie)	Upper Moreland Township	7.3% (±3.7 points)
21	Pennsburg	7.0% (±10.7 points)
22	Abington Township	6.9% (±3.7 points)
23	Douglass Township (Montgomery County)	6.6% (±8.6 points)
24	Lower Moreland Township	6.4% (±6.8 points)
25	Conshohocken	6.3% (±4.3 points)
26	Springfield Township (Montgomery County)	5.5% (±5.4 points)

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

The figures for Upper Moreland Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Willow Grove.

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 Moreland Township

Is it hard to find a rental in Upper Moreland Township?

The rental vacancy rate in Upper Moreland Township, PA is 7.3% (±3.7 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Upper Moreland Township tighter than it was?

In Upper Moreland Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 8.9% in 2015–2019 to 7.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Upper Moreland Township?

An estimated 681 (±239) housing units, 6.2% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 Moreland township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79176, 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 DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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