What is the median rent in Osgood, IN?

Name: Median rent in Osgood, IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Osgood, IN is $865 (±$81) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 293 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Osgood, the median gross rent went from $690 in 2015–2019 to $865 in 2020–2024 (+25.4%).

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: $865 (±$81)
Rented homes: 293 (±105)
$2,000 or more: 0.7%
Since 2015–2019: +25.4%

How much rent costs in Osgood

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Osgood	Ripley County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	21.2% (±13.9 points)	17.5%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	57.7% (±16.0 points)	58.7%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.1% (±12.5 points)	17.2%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.4% (±2.1 points)	5.2%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±12.0 points)	0.5%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.7% (±1.4 points)	0.1%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±12.0 points)	0.9%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 57.7% of renting households.

0.7% of rented homes in Osgood cost $2,000 or more a month.

Osgood against Ripley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Osgood	Ripley County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$865 (±$81)	$839 (±$45)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	293 (±105)	2,351 (±294)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In Osgood, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ripley County ($839).

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

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

In Ripley County, Osgood ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 682 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Osgood 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	$690 (±$117)	$865 (±$81)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	49.3% (±7.4 points)	46.8% (±7.8 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.6% (±8.5 points)	0.0% (±11.3 points)	−10.6 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 Osgood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Osgood
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Osgood	—	$865 (±$81)	—
Center Township (Ripley County)	1.0 mi	$857 (±$70)	Not measurably different
Delaware Township (Ripley County)	4.7 mi	$948 (±$164)	Not measurably different
Versailles	4.9 mi	$757 (±$66)	Lower
Otter Creek Township (Ripley County)	5.3 mi	$887 (±$74)	Not measurably different
Johnson Township (Ripley County)	5.4 mi	$736 (±$122)	Not measurably different
Napoleon	5.6 mi	$603 (±$194)	Lower
Holton	6.2 mi	$1,005 (±$119)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Ripley County)	6.2 mi	$713 (±$370)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Versailles, IN ($757), Napoleon, IN ($603).

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

Median gross rent across Ripley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Washington Township (Ripley County)	$1,646 (±$1,020)
2	Holton	$1,005 (±$119)
3	Adams Township (Ripley County)	$961 (±$52)
4	Delaware Township (Ripley County)	$948 (±$164)
5	Sunman	$916 (±$173)
6	Otter Creek Township (Ripley County)	$887 (±$74)
7	Osgood	$865 (±$81)
8	Center Township (Ripley County)	$857 (±$70)
9	Batesville	$847 (±$101)
10	Versailles	$757 (±$66)
11	Milan	$755 (±$221)
12	Franklin Township (Ripley County)	$744 (±$247)
13	Johnson Township (Ripley County)	$736 (±$122)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Ripley 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 Osgood

What is the average rent in Osgood, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Osgood is $865 (±$81) 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 Osgood?

In Osgood, the median gross rent went from $690 in 2015–2019 to $865 in 2020–2024 (+25.4%).

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 Osgood cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.7% of rented homes in Osgood have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 21.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Osgood higher than in Ripley County?

In Osgood, median gross rent is not measurably different from Ripley County ($839).

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 Osgood town, Indiana (place:57132, 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.