Rents are right about where Collegeville's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,323 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 Collegeville is 0.1% below its high of $2,326 in August 2026, at $2,323 as of September 2026.
Rent in Collegeville changed +3.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,466) is $2,287 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,240); a 3-bedroom is $2,700.
Royersford, 5 miles away, rents for 12% less ($2,053/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Collegeville. 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
Collegeville, PA is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 55.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Collegeville, PA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Collegeville, PA paid around $1,887 a month. That figure now sits near $2,323, up 23.1% from the 2022 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in Collegeville, PA now reports about $91,466, up from $93,934 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Collegeville, PA adding about 261 residents over the five-year window, up 5.2% on net. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Collegeville, PA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Collegeville is $2,323/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,710/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,240/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,880/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,700/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($91,466/yr), Collegeville ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.5% over the past year.
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