Rents are 2% above what Bryn Mawr's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $2,525 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
Rent in Bryn Mawr is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2022.
Rent in Bryn Mawr changed +5.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($92,961) is $2,324 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,070); a 2-bedroom is $2,470.
Havertown, 3 miles away, rents for 16% less ($2,117/mo), about $4,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bryn Mawr. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Bryn Mawr, PA is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 61.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bryn Mawr, PA has changed in 5 years
Rent in Bryn Mawr, PA has increased 16.6% since 2023, going from about $2,166 per month to roughly $2,525 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $87,625 in 2021 to $92,961 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 10.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 5,573 to 5,880 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.5% change. About 53.9% of households rent today, against 58.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher slipped from 65% to 61.8%. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Bryn Mawr, PA market of 2023.
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Bryn Mawr rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bryn Mawr is $2,525/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,880/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,470/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,070/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,980/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($92,961/yr), Bryn Mawr ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.3% over the past year.
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