Rents are 3% below what Drexel Hill'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 $1,682 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 Drexel Hill is 0.8% below its high of $1,696 in June 2026, at $1,682 as of September 2026.
Rent in Drexel Hill changed +3.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,168) is $2,204 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,980); a 4-bedroom is $2,250.
Clifton Heights, 2 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,449/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Drexel Hill. 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
Drexel Hill, PA is majority owner-occupied, 46% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Drexel Hill, PA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Drexel Hill, PA has climbed by $298 per month, settling near $1,682 after starting the period at $1,384. Household income in the area moved from $76,403 to $88,168 across the same window, up 15.4% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 6.1 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 28,538 to 30,451 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.7% change. About 36.6% of households rent today, against 35% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 42.1% to 46%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Drexel Hill, PA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Drexel Hill is $1,682/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,250/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,640/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,380/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,980/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($88,168/yr), Drexel Hill ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.3% over the past year.
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