What is the median rent in Willow Grove, PA?

Name: Median rent in Willow Grove, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Willow Grove, PA is $1,765 (±$63) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,953 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Willow Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,328 in 2015–2019 to $1,765 in 2020–2024 (+32.9%).

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: $1,765 (±$63)
Rented homes: 1,953 (±257)
$2,000 or more: 27.7%
Since 2015–2019: +32.9%

How much rent costs in Willow Grove

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Willow Grove	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±1.6 points)	3.0%	8.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.5% (±3.5 points)	8.5%	26.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.2% (±7.5 points)	27.6%	32.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	47.6% (±9.4 points)	29.5%	19.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.3% (±4.8 points)	16.8%	7.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.9% (±5.6 points)	7.3%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.5% (±3.4 points)	7.2%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 47.6% of renting households.

27.7% of rented homes in Willow Grove cost $2,000 or more a month.

Willow Grove against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willow Grove	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median gross rent	$1,765 (±$63)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,953 (±257)	92,603 (±2,032)	1,530,443 (±10,042)	42,849,984

In Willow Grove, median gross rent is higher than in 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, Willow Grove ranks 22 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 307.

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

How rent in Willow Grove 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	$1,328 (±$105)	$1,765 (±$63)	+32.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	31.0% (±2.8 points)	35.7% (±4.4 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.5% (±5.9 points)	10.0% (±5.8 points)	+1.5 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 Willow Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willow Grove
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Willow Grove	—	$1,765 (±$63)	—
Roslyn	1.6 mi	$1,306 (±$774)	Not measurably different
Hatboro	2.2 mi	$1,911 (±$146)	Not measurably different
Abington Township	2.3 mi	$1,493 (±$105)	Lower
Bryn Athyn	2.6 mi	$1,571 (±$306)	Not measurably different
Horsham	2.7 mi	$1,446 (±$111)	Lower
Lower Moreland Township	2.9 mi	$1,199 (±$243)	Lower
Warminster Heights	3.3 mi	$805 (±$143)	Lower
Upper Dublin Township	3.3 mi	$1,961 (±$130)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Abington Township, PA ($1,493), Horsham, PA ($1,446), Lower Moreland Township, PA ($1,199).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Upper Dublin Township, PA ($1,961).

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	Penn Wynne	$1,905 (±$792)
17	Audubon	$1,890 (±$234)
18	Bala Cynwyd	$1,886 (±$236)
19 (tie)	Harleysville	$1,772 (±$80)
19 (tie)	Melrose Park	$1,772 (±$207)
21	Spring Mount	$1,770 (±$166)
22	Willow Grove	$1,765 (±$63)
23	Ardmore	$1,763 (±$106)
24	Rosemont	$1,747 (±$71)
25	Flourtown	$1,734 (±$56)
26	Pottsgrove	$1,698 (±$160)
27	Sanatoga	$1,607 (±$293)
28	Elkins Park	$1,606 (±$529)

Showing 13 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Willow Grove is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Upper Moreland Township, whose figures include it.

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 Willow Grove

What is the average rent in Willow Grove, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Willow Grove is $1,765 (±$63) 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 Willow Grove?

In Willow Grove, the median gross rent went from $1,328 in 2015–2019 to $1,765 in 2020–2024 (+32.9%).

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 Willow Grove cost more than $2,000 a month?

27.7% of rented homes in Willow Grove have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Willow Grove higher than in Montgomery County?

In Willow Grove, median gross rent is higher than in 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 Willow Grove CDP, Pennsylvania (place:85408, in state:42).

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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