What is the median rent in Center Township (Dearborn County), IN?

Name: Median rent in Center Township (Dearborn County), IN, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Center Township (Dearborn County), IN is $720 (±$42) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 610 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Center Township (Dearborn County), the median gross rent went from $744 in 2015–2019 to $720 in 2020–2024 (−3.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $720 (±$42)
Rented homes: 610 (±182)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −3.2%

How much rent costs in Center Township (Dearborn County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Center Township (Dearborn County)	Dearborn County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	16.1% (±16.0 points)	18.8%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	61.8% (±20.7 points)	49.0%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.9% (±9.7 points)	26.3%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.2% (±5.7 points)	4.1%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.0 points)	1.2%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.6%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 61.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Center Township (Dearborn County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Center Township (Dearborn County) against Dearborn County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center Township (Dearborn County)	Dearborn County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$720 (±$42)	$845 (±$73)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	610 (±182)	2,796 (±315)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Center Township (Dearborn County), median gross rent is lower than in Dearborn County ($845).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Dearborn County, Center Township (Dearborn County) ranks 16 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1030 of 1,204.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Center Township (Dearborn County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$744 (±$56)	$720 (±$42)	−3.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	37.3% (±6.0 points)	27.7% (±7.7 points)	−9.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.1% (±5.3 points)	0.0% (±5.7 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Center Township (Dearborn County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center Township (Dearborn County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Center Township (Dearborn County)	—	$720 (±$42)	—
Aurora	1.0 mi	$718 (±$45)	Not measurably different
Lawrenceburg	4.0 mi	$767 (±$173)	Not measurably different
Lawrenceburg Township	5.2 mi	$727 (±$99)	Not measurably different
Randolph Township (Ohio County)	6.7 mi	$867 (±$90)	Higher
Rising Sun	7.6 mi	$823 (±$96)	Not measurably different
Greendale	7.7 mi	$567 (±$39)	Lower
Sparta Township (Dearborn County)	8.1 mi	$1,375 (±$352)	Higher
Dillsboro	8.1 mi	$956 (±$36)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greendale, IN ($567).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Randolph Township (Ohio County), IN ($867), Sparta Township (Dearborn County), IN ($1,375), Dillsboro, IN ($956).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Dearborn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
10	St. Leon	$862 (±$74)
11	Jackson Township (Dearborn County)	$854 (±$437)
12	Kelso Township	$838 (±$56)
13	West Harrison	$807 (±$167)
14	Lawrenceburg	$767 (±$173)
15	Lawrenceburg Township	$727 (±$99)
16	Center Township (Dearborn County)	$720 (±$42)
17	Aurora	$718 (±$45)
18	Greendale	$567 (±$39)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Dearborn County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Center Township (Dearborn County)

What is the average rent in Center Township (Dearborn County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Center Township (Dearborn County) is $720 (±$42) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Center Township (Dearborn County)?

In Center Township (Dearborn County), the median gross rent went from $744 in 2015–2019 to $720 in 2020–2024 (−3.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Center Township (Dearborn County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Center Township (Dearborn County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 16.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Center Township (Dearborn County) higher than in Dearborn County?

In Center Township (Dearborn County), median gross rent is lower than in Dearborn County ($845).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Center township, Dearborn County, Indiana (county subdivision:11278, in state:18 county:029).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.