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

The median gross rent in Clay Township (Dearborn County), IN is $966 (±$42) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 287 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Clay Township (Dearborn County), the median gross rent went from $786 in 2015–2019 to $966 in 2020–2024 (+22.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$966 (±$42)
Rented homes
287 (±67)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+22.9%

How much rent costs in Clay Township (Dearborn County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentClay Township (Dearborn County)Dearborn CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than $5007.0% (±6.9 points)18.8%7.1%6.3%
$500 to $99953.7% (±14.8 points)49.0%36.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49937.3% (±14.2 points)26.3%38.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9992.1% (±3.3 points)4.1%12.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±12.2 points)1.2%3.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±12.2 points)0.0%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±12.2 points)0.6%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 53.7% of renting households.

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

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Clay Township (Dearborn County)Dearborn CountyIndianaUnited States
Median gross rent$966 (±$42)$845 (±$73)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent287 (±67)2,796 (±315)758,146 (±6,704)42,849,984

In Clay Township (Dearborn County), median gross rent is higher 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, Clay Township (Dearborn County) ranks 5 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 424 of 1,204.

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

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

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$786 (±$82)$966 (±$42)+22.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent33.8% (±7.2 points)26.9% (±6.8 points)−6.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate13.2% (±12.7 points)0.0% (±10.9 points)−13.2 percentage pointsNot 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 Clay Township (Dearborn County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clay Township (Dearborn County)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Clay Township (Dearborn County)—$966 (±$42)—
Dillsboro0.5 mi$956 (±$36)Not measurably different
Sparta Township (Dearborn County)4.7 mi$1,375 (±$352)Higher
Washington Township (Ripley County)7.0 mi$1,646 (±$1,020)Not measurably different
Moores Hill7.1 mi$1,192 (±$144)Higher
Milan8.4 mi$755 (±$221)Not measurably different
Center Township (Dearborn County)8.6 mi$720 (±$42)Lower
Randolph Township (Ohio County)8.8 mi$867 (±$90)Not measurably different
Aurora9.2 mi$718 (±$45)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Center Township (Dearborn County), IN ($720), Aurora, IN ($718).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sparta Township (Dearborn County), IN ($1,375), Moores Hill, IN ($1,192).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Sparta Township (Dearborn County)$1,375 (±$352)
2Logan Township (Dearborn County)$1,351 (±$263)
3Moores Hill$1,192 (±$144)
4Manchester Township$1,129 (±$312)
5Clay Township (Dearborn County)$966 (±$42)
6Dillsboro$956 (±$36)
7Harrison Township (Dearborn County)$923 (±$82)
8Bright$869 (±$67)
9Miller Township$867 (±$53)
10St. Leon$862 (±$74)
11Jackson Township (Dearborn County)$854 (±$437)

Showing 11 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 Clay Township (Dearborn County)

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Clay Township (Dearborn County) is $966 (±$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 Clay Township (Dearborn County)?

In Clay Township (Dearborn County), the median gross rent went from $786 in 2015–2019 to $966 in 2020–2024 (+22.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

0.0% of rented homes in Clay Township (Dearborn County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.0% cost less than $500.

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

In Clay Township (Dearborn County), median gross rent is higher 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 Clay township, Dearborn County, Indiana (county subdivision:13024, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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