What is the median rent in Lynn, IN?

Name: Median rent in Lynn, IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lynn, IN is $661 (±$40) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 128 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lynn, the median gross rent went from $677 in 2015–2019 to $661 in 2020–2024 (−2.4%).

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: $661 (±$40)
Rented homes: 128 (±79)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −2.4%

How much rent costs in Lynn

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lynn	Randolph County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	25.8% (±26.4 points)	16.8%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	74.2% (±26.4 points)	58.7%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±25.0 points)	18.6%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±25.0 points)	4.6%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±25.0 points)	0.0%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±25.0 points)	1.2%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±25.0 points)	0.0%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 74.2% of renting households.

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

Lynn against Randolph County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lynn	Randolph County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$661 (±$40)	$723 (±$43)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	128 (±79)	2,130 (±257)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Lynn, median gross rent is lower than in Randolph County ($723).

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

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

In Randolph County, Lynn ranks 14 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1110 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Lynn 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	$677 (±$43)	$661 (±$40)	−2.4%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	35.6% (±8.1 points)	27.6% (±13.4 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	11.6% (±12.2 points)	0.0% (±24.5 points)	−11.6 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 Lynn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lynn
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lynn	—	$661 (±$40)	—
Washington Township (Randolph County)	2.3 mi	$674 (±$43)	Not measurably different
Greensfork Township	4.0 mi	$530 (±$68)	Lower
New Garden Township	6.0 mi	$682 (±$58)	Not measurably different
Fountain City	6.6 mi	$671 (±$72)	Not measurably different
Green Township (Wayne County)	6.8 mi	$911 (±$392)	Not measurably different
White River Township (Randolph County)	8.6 mi	$805 (±$108)	Higher
Winchester	8.7 mi	$756 (±$144)	Not measurably different
Economy	9.1 mi	$708 (±$169)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greensfork Township, IN ($530).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: White River Township (Randolph County), IN ($805).

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

Median gross rent across Randolph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Saratoga	$755 (±$137)
9	Modoc	$746 (±$366)
10	Ridgeville	$736 (±$180)
11	Parker City	$717 (±$391)
12	Ward Township	$689 (±$118)
13	Washington Township (Randolph County)	$674 (±$43)
14	Lynn	$661 (±$40)
15 (tie)	Franklin Township (Randolph County)	$625 (±$288)
15 (tie)	Wayne Township (Randolph County)	$625 (±$168)
17	Union City	$595 (±$204)
18	Greensfork Township	$530 (±$68)

Showing 11 of 18 places in Randolph 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 Lynn

What is the average rent in Lynn, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lynn is $661 (±$40) 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 Lynn?

In Lynn, the median gross rent went from $677 in 2015–2019 to $661 in 2020–2024 (−2.4%).

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

How many rentals in Lynn cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Lynn have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 25.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lynn higher than in Randolph County?

In Lynn, median gross rent is lower than in Randolph County ($723).

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 Lynn town, Indiana (place:45468, 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.