Rents are 10% below what Lansdale'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 $1,969 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
December. Asking rents in Lansdale usually run 1.1% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in September, about $35 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in Lansdale is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2016.
Rent in Lansdale changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Lansdale rose 38.4% while median household income rose 32.1% ($66,794 to $88,229). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Lansdale is 36.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,229) is $2,206 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,070); a 3-bedroom is $2,490.
Hatfield, 4 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,517/mo), about $5,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lansdale. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Lansdale, PA is majority owner-occupied, 39.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lansdale, PA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Lansdale, PA has shifted from $1,517 to $1,969, up 29.8% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $77,416 in 2021 to $88,229 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Lansdale, PA adding about 502 residents over the five-year window, up 2.7% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 35.9% to 39.8% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Lansdale, PA market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lansdale is $1,969/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,580/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,070/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,740/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,490/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($88,229/yr), Lansdale ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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