Rents are right about where Macungie's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,286 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 Macungie is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2022.
Rent in Macungie changed +2.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 114 Pennsylvania cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.6%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($75,677) is $1,892 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,700); a 2-bedroom is $2,110.
Emmaus, 5 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,898/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Macungie. 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
Macungie, PA is roughly split between renters and owners, 32.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Macungie, PA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Macungie, PA paid around $1,944 a month. That figure now sits near $2,286, up 17.6% from the 2022 baseline. Median household income climbed from $53,500 to $75,677 between 2021 and 2024, a 41.5% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Macungie, PA adding about 43 residents over the five-year window, up 1.3% on net. The renter share has eased from 59.9% to 49.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Macungie, PA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Macungie is $2,286/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,450/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,110/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,700/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,700/mo.
At 36% of local median household income ($75,677/yr), Macungie ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.6% over the past year.
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