What is the median rent in Van Buren Township (Madison County), IN?

The median gross rent in Van Buren Township (Madison County), IN is $760 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 100 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Van Buren Township (Madison County), the median gross rent went from $708 in 2015–2019 to $760 in 2020–2024 (+7.3%).

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

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$760 (±$73)
Rented homes
100 (±45)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+7.3%

How much rent costs in Van Buren Township (Madison County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentVan Buren Township (Madison County)Madison CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than $50023.0% (±15.1 points)7.8%7.1%6.3%
$500 to $99966.0% (±18.5 points)50.1%36.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49911.0% (±9.7 points)34.0%38.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±30.3 points)5.5%12.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±30.3 points)2.0%3.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±30.3 points)0.2%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±30.3 points)0.4%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 66.0% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Van Buren Township (Madison County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Van Buren Township (Madison County) against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Van Buren Township (Madison County)Madison CountyIndianaUnited States
Median gross rent$760 (±$73)$939 (±$24)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent100 (±45)14,994 (±731)758,146 (±6,704)42,849,984

In Van Buren Township (Madison County), median gross rent is lower than in Madison County ($939).

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

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

In Madison County, Van Buren Township (Madison County) ranks 21 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 953 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Van Buren Township (Madison 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$708 (±$65)$760 (±$73)+7.3%Down after inflation
Households that rent21.0% (±6.0 points)16.6% (±6.8 points)−4.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±20.2 points)12.7% (±13.5 points)+12.7 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 Van Buren Township (Madison County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Van Buren Township (Madison County)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Van Buren Township (Madison County)—$760 (±$73)—
Summitville1.1 mi$760 (±$73)Not measurably different
Fairmount5.3 mi$1,026 (±$209)Higher
Fairmount Township5.3 mi$1,027 (±$233)Higher
Fowlerton5.4 mi$814 (±$137)Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Madison County)5.6 mi$832 (±$77)Not measurably different
Washington Township (Delaware County)5.8 mi$1,056 (±$658)Not measurably different
Alexandria6.1 mi$801 (±$80)Not measurably different
Gaston6.8 mi$789 (±$141)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairmount, IN ($1,026), Fairmount Township, IN ($1,027).

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

Median gross rent across Madison County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
15Anderson Township (Madison County)$920 (±$24)
16Pipe Creek Township (Madison County)$879 (±$76)
17Elwood$860 (±$82)
18Monroe Township (Madison County)$832 (±$77)
19Alexandria$801 (±$80)
20 (tie)Summitville$760 (±$73)
20 (tie)Van Buren Township (Madison County)$760 (±$73)
22 (tie)Orestes$748 (±$295)
22 (tie)Lafayette Township (Madison County)$748 (±$93)

Showing 9 of 23 places in Madison 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 Van Buren Township (Madison County)

What is the average rent in Van Buren Township (Madison County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Van Buren Township (Madison County) is $760 (±$73) 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 Van Buren Township (Madison County)?

In Van Buren Township (Madison County), the median gross rent went from $708 in 2015–2019 to $760 in 2020–2024 (+7.3%).

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

How many rentals in Van Buren Township (Madison County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Van Buren Township (Madison County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 23.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Van Buren Township (Madison County) higher than in Madison County?

In Van Buren Township (Madison County), median gross rent is lower than in Madison County ($939).

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 Van Buren township, Madison County, Indiana (county subdivision:78524, in state:18 county:095).

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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