What is the median rent in Springfield Township (Allen County), IN?

The median gross rent in Springfield Township (Allen County), IN is $988 (±$255) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 116 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Springfield Township (Allen County), the median gross rent went from $861 in 2015–2019 to $988 in 2020–2024 (+14.8%).

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
$988 (±$255)
Rented homes
116 (±67)
$2,000 or more
7.8%
Since 2015–2019
+14.8%

How much rent costs in Springfield Township (Allen County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentSpringfield Township (Allen County)Allen CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±27.0 points)5.9%7.1%6.3%
$500 to $99950.9% (±25.1 points)42.0%36.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49941.4% (±27.9 points)41.0%38.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±27.0 points)8.2%12.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±27.0 points)2.1%3.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9997.8% (±13.5 points)0.4%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±27.0 points)0.5%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 50.9% of renting households.

7.8% of rented homes in Springfield Township (Allen County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Springfield Township (Allen County) against Allen County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Springfield Township (Allen County)Allen CountyIndianaUnited States
Median gross rent$988 (±$255)$1,021 (±$18)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent116 (±67)46,913 (±1,332)758,146 (±6,704)42,849,984

In Springfield Township (Allen County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Allen County ($1,021).

It is not measurably different from Indiana ($1,062).

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

In Allen County, Springfield Township (Allen County) ranks 14 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 382 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Springfield Township (Allen 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$861 (±$223)$988 (±$255)+14.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent9.6% (±4.3 points)9.2% (±4.6 points)−0.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±21.6 points)0.0% (±23.6 points)0.0 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 Springfield Township (Allen County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Springfield Township (Allen County)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Springfield Township (Allen County)—$988 (±$255)—
Harlan2.8 mi$894 (±$242)Not measurably different
Spencer Township (DeKalb County)3.9 mi$1,739 (±$337)Higher
Grabill4.1 mi$850 (±$698)Not measurably different
St. Joe5.7 mi$805 (±$281)Not measurably different
Cedar Creek Township (Allen County)6.3 mi$1,217 (±$175)Not measurably different
Maumee Township6.8 mi$939 (±$103)Not measurably different
Concord Township (DeKalb County)7.3 mi$741 (±$171)Not measurably different
Woodburn7.6 mi$939 (±$103)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Spencer Township (DeKalb County), IN ($1,739).

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

Median gross rent across Allen County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
8Jackson Township (Allen County)$1,200 (±$147)
9St. Joseph Township$1,110 (±$44)
10Jefferson Township (Allen County)$1,012 (±$134)
11Washington Township (Allen County)$1,010 (±$49)
12Fort Wayne$999 (±$17)
13New Haven$998 (±$74)
14Springfield Township (Allen County)$988 (±$255)
15Wayne Township (Allen County)$966 (±$20)
16 (tie)Woodburn$939 (±$103)
16 (tie)Maumee Township$939 (±$103)
18Harlan$894 (±$242)
19Adams Township (Allen County)$891 (±$34)
20Monroe Township (Allen County)$889 (±$75)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Allen 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 Springfield Township (Allen County)

What is the average rent in Springfield Township (Allen County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Springfield Township (Allen County) is $988 (±$255) 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 Springfield Township (Allen County)?

In Springfield Township (Allen County), the median gross rent went from $861 in 2015–2019 to $988 in 2020–2024 (+14.8%).

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 Springfield Township (Allen County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

7.8% of rented homes in Springfield Township (Allen County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Springfield Township (Allen County) higher than in Allen County?

In Springfield Township (Allen County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Allen County ($1,021).

It is not measurably different from 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 Springfield township, Allen County, Indiana (county subdivision:72116, in state:18 county:003).

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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