What is the median rent in Speedway, IN?

The median gross rent in Speedway, IN is $1,141 (±$35) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,268 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Speedway, the median gross rent went from $826 in 2015–2019 to $1,141 in 2020–2024 (+38.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,141 (±$35)
Rented homes
3,268 (±401)
$2,000 or more
5.3%
Since 2015–2019
+38.1%

How much rent costs in Speedway

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSpeedwayMarion CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than $5004.6% (±2.7 points)4.3%7.1%6.3%
$500 to $99921.6% (±5.8 points)28.6%36.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49960.6% (±7.4 points)45.4%38.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9997.9% (±3.3 points)15.6%12.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4994.2% (±3.1 points)4.3%3.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±1.1 points)1.1%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more1.1% (±1.6 points)0.6%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 60.6% of renting households.

5.3% of rented homes in Speedway cost $2,000 or more a month.

Speedway against Marion County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SpeedwayMarion CountyIndianaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,141 (±$35)$1,153 (±$10)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent3,268 (±401)170,021 (±3,020)758,146 (±6,704)42,849,984

In Speedway, median gross rent is not measurably different from Marion County ($1,153).

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

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

In Marion County, Speedway ranks 10 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 197 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Speedway has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$826 (±$42)$1,141 (±$35)+38.1%Up after inflation
Households that rent54.6% (±3.5 points)54.8% (±4.8 points)+0.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.6% (±3.7 points)1.1% (±1.1 points)−4.5 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

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 Speedway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Speedway
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Speedway—$1,141 (±$35)—
Wayne Township (Marion County)1.8 mi$1,117 (±$21)Not measurably different
Clermont4.2 mi$1,068 (±$251)Not measurably different
Rocky Ripple5.5 mi$1,463 (±$215)Higher
Indianapolis5.5 mi$1,156 (±$11)Not measurably different
Pike Township (Marion County)5.8 mi$1,131 (±$37)Not measurably different
Center Township (Marion County)5.9 mi$1,173 (±$26)Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Hendricks County)7.5 mi$1,452 (±$92)Higher
Brownsburg7.9 mi$1,486 (±$102)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rocky Ripple, IN ($1,463), Lincoln Township (Hendricks County), IN ($1,452), Brownsburg, IN ($1,486).

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

Median gross rent across Marion County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
4Washington Township (Marion County)$1,239 (±$28)
5Lawrence$1,178 (±$77)
6Lawrence Township$1,177 (±$38)
7Center Township (Marion County)$1,173 (±$26)
8Cumberland$1,157 (±$107)
9Indianapolis$1,156 (±$11)
10Speedway$1,141 (±$35)
11Pike Township (Marion County)$1,131 (±$37)
12Wayne Township (Marion County)$1,117 (±$21)
13Perry Township (Marion County)$1,092 (±$25)
14Beech Grove$1,091 (±$38)
15Clermont$1,068 (±$251)
16Warren Township (Marion County)$1,061 (±$30)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Marion 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 Speedway

What is the average rent in Speedway, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Speedway is $1,141 (±$35) 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 Speedway?

In Speedway, the median gross rent went from $826 in 2015–2019 to $1,141 in 2020–2024 (+38.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

5.3% of rented homes in Speedway have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Speedway higher than in Marion County?

In Speedway, median gross rent is not measurably different from Marion County ($1,153).

It is also higher 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 Speedway town, Indiana (place:71828, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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