What is the median rent in West Township, IN?

Name: Median rent in West Township, IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in West Township, IN is $1,369 (±$118) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 146 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Township, the median gross rent went from $897 in 2015–2019 to $1,369 in 2020–2024 (+52.6%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,369 (±$118)
Rented homes: 146 (±76)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +52.6%

How much rent costs in West Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	West Township	Marshall County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±22.4 points)	6.2%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	24.0% (±22.3 points)	54.9%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	54.8% (±40.2 points)	30.7%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.2% (±34.7 points)	6.2%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±22.4 points)	1.2%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±22.4 points)	0.0%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±22.4 points)	0.9%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 54.8% of renting households.

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

West Township against Marshall County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Township	Marshall County	Indiana	United States
Median gross rent	$1,369 (±$118)	$938 (±$32)	$1,062 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	146 (±76)	3,876 (±437)	758,146 (±6,704)	42,849,984

In West Township, median gross rent is higher than in Marshall County ($938).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Marshall County, West Township ranks 1 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 71 of 1,204.

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

How rent in West Township 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	$897 (±$145)	$1,369 (±$118)	+52.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	8.1% (±4.7 points)	13.7% (±6.0 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±24.1 points)	0.0% (±17.3 points)	0.0 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 West Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
West Township	—	$1,369 (±$118)	—
Plymouth	5.3 mi	$957 (±$42)	Lower
Washington Township (Starke County)	5.5 mi	$656 (±$205)	Lower
Koontz Lake	6.6 mi	$663 (±$138)	Lower
Oregon Township (Starke County)	6.9 mi	$646 (±$111)	Lower
Polk Township (Marshall County)	7.0 mi	$909 (±$231)	Lower
Union Township (Marshall County)	7.2 mi	$668 (±$41)	Lower
Center Township (Marshall County)	7.7 mi	$954 (±$46)	Lower
Culver	7.7 mi	$649 (±$87)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Plymouth, IN ($957), Washington Township (Starke County), IN ($656), Koontz Lake, IN ($663).

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

Median gross rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	West Township	$1,369 (±$118)
2	Walnut Township (Marshall County)	$975 (±$70)
3	Plymouth	$957 (±$42)
4	Center Township (Marshall County)	$954 (±$46)
5	German Township (Marshall County)	$949 (±$67)
6	Argos	$946 (±$57)
7	Bremen	$933 (±$82)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Marshall 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 West Township

What is the average rent in West Township, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Township is $1,369 (±$118) 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 West Township?

In West Township, the median gross rent went from $897 in 2015–2019 to $1,369 in 2020–2024 (+52.6%).

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 West Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

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

Is rent in West Township higher than in Marshall County?

In West Township, median gross rent is higher than in Marshall County ($938).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 West township, Marshall County, Indiana (county subdivision:82304, in state:18 county:099).

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.