Rents are 7% below what Bensalem's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,855 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Bensalem usually run 0.6% below trend in February and 0.5% above it in August, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 6 years of data.
Rent in Bensalem is 1.7% below its high of $1,888 in May 2026, at $1,855 as of September 2026.
Rent in Bensalem changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent in Bensalem is 35.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 4 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
Morrisville, 10 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,660/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bensalem. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How Bensalem, PA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Bensalem, PA paid around $1,430 a month. That figure now sits near $1,855, up 29.7% from the 2021 baseline. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Bensalem rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Bensalem. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bensalem is $1,855/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,540/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,020/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,700/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,430/mo.
At 31% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), Bensalem ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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