What is the median rent in Baldwin City, KS?

Name: Median rent in Baldwin City, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Baldwin City, KS is $858 (±$247) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 542 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Baldwin City, the median gross rent went from $870 in 2015–2019 to $858 in 2020–2024 (−1.4%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $858 (±$247)
Rented homes: 542 (±223)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −1.4%

How much rent costs in Baldwin City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Baldwin City	Douglas County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	6.3% (±8.7 points)	3.4%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	49.8% (±21.8 points)	38.6%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	40.2% (±22.4 points)	37.1%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.7% (±5.1 points)	14.8%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.4 points)	3.6%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.7%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.4 points)	1.8%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 49.8% of renting households.

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

Baldwin City against Douglas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Baldwin City	Douglas County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$858 (±$247)	$1,099 (±$33)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	542 (±223)	24,672 (±728)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Baldwin City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Douglas County ($1,099).

It is not measurably different from Kansas ($1,060).

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

In Douglas County, Baldwin City ranks 9 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 335 of 823.

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

How rent in Baldwin City 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	$870 (±$225)	$858 (±$247)	−1.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	27.7% (±8.4 points)	34.5% (±11.9 points)	+6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	10.1% (±14.5 points)	0.0% (±5.1 points)	−10.1 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 Baldwin City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Baldwin City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Baldwin City	—	$858 (±$247)	—
Palmyra Township	2.6 mi	$1,088 (±$216)	Not measurably different
Willow Springs Township	5.8 mi	$1,353 (±$58)	Higher
Franklin Township (Franklin County)	6.5 mi	$1,218 (±$214)	Higher
Wellsville	7.2 mi	$1,247 (±$254)	Higher
McCamish Township	9.7 mi	$1,301 (±$176)	Higher
Eudora Township	10 mi	$1,215 (±$237)	Higher
Wakarusa Township	11 mi	$1,564 (±$704)	Not measurably different
Centropolis Township	12 mi	$449 (±$355)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Willow Springs Township, KS ($1,353), Franklin Township (Franklin County), KS ($1,218), Wellsville, KS ($1,247).

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

Median gross rent across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Eudora	$1,222 (±$248)
4	Eudora Township	$1,215 (±$237)
5	Lawrence	$1,091 (±$36)
6	Palmyra Township	$1,088 (±$216)
7	Lecompton	$925 (±$76)
8	Lecompton Township	$913 (±$94)
9	Baldwin City	$858 (±$247)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Douglas 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 Baldwin City

What is the average rent in Baldwin City, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Baldwin City is $858 (±$247) 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 Baldwin City?

In Baldwin City, the median gross rent went from $870 in 2015–2019 to $858 in 2020–2024 (−1.4%).

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 Baldwin City cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Baldwin City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Baldwin City higher than in Douglas County?

In Baldwin City, median gross rent is not measurably different from Douglas County ($1,099).

It is not measurably different from Kansas ($1,060).

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 Baldwin City city, Kansas (place:03900, in state:20).

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.