What is the median rent in Lakeville, IN?

Name: Median rent in Lakeville, IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lakeville, IN is $797 (±$171) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 192 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lakeville, the median gross rent went from $810 in 2015–2019 to $797 in 2020–2024 (−1.6%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $797 (±$171)
Rented homes: 192 (±55)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −1.6%

How much rent costs in Lakeville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lakeville	St. Joseph County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	5.2% (±8.6 points)	6.2%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	60.4% (±15.4 points)	36.9%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.4% (±14.0 points)	41.9%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±17.7 points)	11.0%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±17.7 points)	2.7%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±17.7 points)	0.7%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.7 points)	0.6%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 60.4% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Lakeville cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lakeville against St. Joseph County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lakeville	St. Joseph County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$797 (±$171)	$1,062 (±$22)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	192 (±55)	31,968 (±977)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Lakeville, median gross rent is lower than in St. Joseph County ($1,062).

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

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

In St. Joseph County, Lakeville ranks 22 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 874 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Lakeville 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	$810 (±$90)	$797 (±$171)	−1.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	49.1% (±10.1 points)	56.5% (±11.2 points)	+7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	20.9% (±11.7 points)	17.0% (±20.8 points)	−3.9 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 Lakeville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakeville
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lakeville	—	$797 (±$171)	—
Union Township (St. Joseph County)	1.1 mi	$873 (±$187)	Not measurably different
Centre Township	4.9 mi	$938 (±$166)	Not measurably different
La Paz	5.3 mi	$698 (±$590)	Not measurably different
Liberty Township (St. Joseph County)	7.1 mi	$960 (±$203)	Not measurably different
North Township (Marshall County)	7.5 mi	$868 (±$32)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (St. Joseph County)	7.6 mi	$914 (±$221)	Not measurably different
North Liberty	7.9 mi	$960 (±$203)	Not measurably different
Bremen	8.5 mi	$933 (±$82)	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 St. Joseph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
15 (tie)	Liberty Township (St. Joseph County)	$960 (±$203)
17	Centre Township	$938 (±$166)
18	Madison Township (St. Joseph County)	$914 (±$221)
19	Union Township (St. Joseph County)	$873 (±$187)
20	Walkerton	$828 (±$60)
21	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County)	$821 (±$53)
22	Lakeville	$797 (±$171)

Showing 7 of 22 places in St. Joseph 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 Lakeville

What is the average rent in Lakeville, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lakeville is $797 (±$171) 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 Lakeville?

In Lakeville, the median gross rent went from $810 in 2015–2019 to $797 in 2020–2024 (−1.6%).

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 Lakeville cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Lakeville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lakeville higher than in St. Joseph County?

In Lakeville, median gross rent is lower than in St. Joseph County ($1,062).

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 Lakeville town, Indiana (place:41670, in state:18).

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.