What is the median rent in Wolcottville, IN?

The median gross rent in Wolcottville, IN is $867 (±$84) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 167 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wolcottville, the median gross rent went from $739 in 2015–2019 to $867 in 2020–2024 (+17.3%).

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
$867 (±$84)
Rented homes
167 (±54)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+17.3%

How much rent costs in Wolcottville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentWolcottvilleLaGrange CountyIndianaUnited States
Less than $50021.0% (±10.6 points)9.6%7.1%6.3%
$500 to $99954.5% (±17.4 points)66.9%36.9%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49921.0% (±14.8 points)21.2%38.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9993.6% (±5.0 points)1.9%12.0%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±20.0 points)0.3%3.6%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±20.0 points)0.1%1.0%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±20.0 points)0.0%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.5% of renting households.

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

Wolcottville against LaGrange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WolcottvilleLaGrange CountyIndianaUnited States
Median gross rent$867 (±$84)$839 (±$24)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent167 (±54)1,813 (±239)758,146 (±6,704)42,849,984

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

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

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

In LaGrange County, Wolcottville ranks 7 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 674 of 1,204.

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

How rent in Wolcottville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$739 (±$101)$867 (±$84)+17.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent38.9% (±10.1 points)46.7% (±9.7 points)+7.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate16.7% (±10.4 points)1.6% (±2.3 points)−15.1 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 Wolcottville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wolcottville
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Wolcottville—$867 (±$84)—
Rome City2.5 mi$869 (±$70)Not measurably different
Orange Township (Noble County)2.8 mi$894 (±$50)Not measurably different
Johnson Township (LaGrange County)3.1 mi$636 (±$224)Not measurably different
Milford Township6.0 mi$1,079 (±$291)Not measurably different
Clearspring Township7.0 mi$914 (±$132)Not measurably different
Wayne Township (Noble County)7.1 mi$789 (±$102)Not measurably different
Kendallville8.0 mi$821 (±$98)Not measurably different
Lagrange8.9 mi$807 (±$68)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median gross rent across LaGrange County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Milford Township$1,079 (±$291)
2Greenfield Township (LaGrange County)$941 (±$91)
3Topeka$916 (±$78)
4Clearspring Township$914 (±$132)
5Eden Township$910 (±$189)
6Clay Township (LaGrange County)$888 (±$357)
7Wolcottville$867 (±$84)
8Van Buren Township (LaGrange County)$844 (±$621)
9Newbury Township$828 (±$94)
10Lima Township$812 (±$119)
11Lagrange$807 (±$68)
12Bloomfield Township$799 (±$64)
13Shipshewana$771 (±$85)

Showing 13 of 14 places in LaGrange 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 Wolcottville

What is the average rent in Wolcottville, IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wolcottville is $867 (±$84) 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 Wolcottville?

In Wolcottville, the median gross rent went from $739 in 2015–2019 to $867 in 2020–2024 (+17.3%).

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 Wolcottville cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Wolcottville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 21.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wolcottville higher than in LaGrange County?

In Wolcottville, median gross rent is not measurably different from LaGrange 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 Wolcottville town, Indiana (place:85076, 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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