What is the median rent in Villisca, IA?

The median gross rent in Villisca, IA is $714 (±$172) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 134 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Villisca, the median gross rent went from $611 in 2015–2019 to $714 in 2020–2024 (+16.9%).

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
$714 (±$172)
Rented homes
134 (±62)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+16.9%

How much rent costs in Villisca

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentVilliscaMontgomery CountyIowaUnited States
Less than $50029.1% (±16.4 points)10.9%8.4%6.3%
$500 to $99967.9% (±17.2 points)62.4%44.8%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4993.0% (±4.1 points)18.8%32.3%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9990.0% (±16.9 points)4.6%9.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±16.9 points)1.4%2.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±16.9 points)1.9%0.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±16.9 points)0.0%1.4%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 67.9% of renting households.

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

Villisca against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
VilliscaMontgomery CountyIowaUnited States
Median gross rent$714 (±$172)$814 (±$53)$972 (±$6)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent134 (±62)1,338 (±190)350,667 (±3,497)42,849,984

In Villisca, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montgomery County ($814).

It is also lower than in Iowa ($972).

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

In Montgomery County, Villisca ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 507 of 727.

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

How rent in Villisca has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$611 (±$154)$714 (±$172)+16.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent26.8% (±5.7 points)27.3% (±9.7 points)+0.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate10.0% (±9.6 points)7.7% (±10.7 points)−2.3 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 Villisca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Villisca
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Villisca—$714 (±$172)—
Stanton7.3 mi$750 (±$205)Not measurably different
Corning13 mi$754 (±$110)Not measurably different
Clarinda14 mi$660 (±$38)Not measurably different
Red Oak14 mi$812 (±$69)Not measurably different
New Market14 mi$832 (±$33)Not measurably different
Gravity17 mi$888 (±$355)Not measurably different
Elliott18 mi$725 (±$173)Not measurably different
Essex18 mi$598 (±$218)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 Montgomery County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Red Oak$812 (±$69)
2Stanton$750 (±$205)
3Elliott$725 (±$173)
4Villisca$714 (±$172)

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 Villisca

What is the average rent in Villisca, IA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Villisca is $714 (±$172) 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 Villisca?

In Villisca, the median gross rent went from $611 in 2015–2019 to $714 in 2020–2024 (+16.9%).

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 Villisca cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Villisca have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 29.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Villisca higher than in Montgomery County?

In Villisca, median gross rent is not measurably different from Montgomery County ($814).

It is also lower than in Iowa ($972).

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 Villisca city, Iowa (place:80985, in state:19).

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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