What is the median rent in Grant Township (DeKalb County), IN?

The median gross rent in Grant Township (DeKalb County), IN is $835 (±$72) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 151 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Grant Township (DeKalb County), the median gross rent went from $676 in 2015–2019 to $835 in 2020–2024 (+23.5%).

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
$835 (±$72)
Rented homes
151 (±62)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+23.5%

How much rent costs in Grant Township (DeKalb County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentGrant Township (DeKalb County)DeKalb CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than $5007.3% (±8.3 points)9.8%7.1%6.3%
$500 to $99972.2% (±17.1 points)60.4%36.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49917.9% (±15.4 points)19.0%38.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9992.6% (±4.7 points)4.3%12.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±21.8 points)3.7%3.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±21.8 points)0.4%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±21.8 points)2.4%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 72.2% of renting households.

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

Grant Township (DeKalb County) against DeKalb County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Grant Township (DeKalb County)DeKalb CountyIndianaUnited States
Median gross rent$835 (±$72)$861 (±$29)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent151 (±62)2,973 (±401)758,146 (±6,704)42,849,984

In Grant Township (DeKalb County), median gross rent is not measurably different from DeKalb County ($861).

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

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

In DeKalb County, Grant Township (DeKalb County) ranks 10 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 776 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Grant Township (DeKalb 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$676 (±$106)$835 (±$72)+23.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent25.6% (±7.1 points)13.1% (±5.3 points)−12.5 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate3.4% (±5.7 points)15.6% (±19.0 points)+12.2 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 Grant Township (DeKalb County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grant Township (DeKalb County)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Grant Township (DeKalb County)—$835 (±$72)—
Waterloo2.1 mi$829 (±$84)Not measurably different
Union Township (DeKalb County)2.6 mi$856 (±$48)Not measurably different
Auburn4.1 mi$865 (±$58)Not measurably different
Smithfield Township4.4 mi$775 (±$254)Not measurably different
Wilmington Township6.0 mi$796 (±$69)Not measurably different
Richland Township (DeKalb County)6.0 mi$1,525 (±$741)Not measurably different
Garrett7.1 mi$858 (±$58)Not measurably different
Franklin Township (DeKalb County)7.2 mi$739 (±$294)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across DeKalb County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
4Altona$1,080 (±$259)
5Auburn$865 (±$58)
6Keyser Township$864 (±$62)
7Garrett$858 (±$58)
8Union Township (DeKalb County)$856 (±$48)
9Ashley$837 (±$106)
10Grant Township (DeKalb County)$835 (±$72)
11Waterloo$829 (±$84)
12St. Joe$805 (±$281)
13Wilmington Township$796 (±$69)
14Butler$785 (±$65)
15Smithfield Township$775 (±$254)
16Concord Township (DeKalb County)$741 (±$171)

Showing 13 of 17 places in DeKalb 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 Grant Township (DeKalb County)

What is the average rent in Grant Township (DeKalb County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Grant Township (DeKalb County) is $835 (±$72) 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 Grant Township (DeKalb County)?

In Grant Township (DeKalb County), the median gross rent went from $676 in 2015–2019 to $835 in 2020–2024 (+23.5%).

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 Grant Township (DeKalb County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Grant Township (DeKalb County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Grant Township (DeKalb County) higher than in DeKalb County?

In Grant Township (DeKalb County), median gross rent is not measurably different from DeKalb County ($861).

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 Grant township, DeKalb County, Indiana (county subdivision:28836, in state:18 county:033).

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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