How many renters in Basehor, KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Basehor, KS, 2020–2024
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67.0% (±29.4 points) of renting households in Basehor, KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.0% (±29.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.1% (±23.3 points)
Median share of income: 35.0% (±9.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Basehor

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Basehor	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Less than 15%	21.5% (±19.0 points)	15.5%	16.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.7% (±5.3 points)	16.5%	14.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.7% (±4.7 points)	14.5%	14.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.2% (±3.7 points)	11.9%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.9% (±18.0 points)	9.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	50.1% (±23.3 points)	32.3%	34.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Basehor against Leavenworth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Basehor	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.0% (±29.4 points)	41.5% (±4.6 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.1% (±23.3 points)	32.3% (±3.9 points)	34.5% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.0% (±9.2 points)	26.4% (±1.9 points)	27.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,661 (±$25,519)	$52,714 (±$5,594)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,257 (±$135)	$1,219 (±$61)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In Basehor, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Leavenworth County (41.5%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (43.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Leavenworth County, Basehor ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 184 of 1,310.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Basehor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Basehor
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Basehor	—	67.0% (±29.4 points)	—
Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	0.8 mi	64.6% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stranger Township	5.0 mi	63.9% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bonner Springs	5.2 mi	42.6% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Edwardsville	7.1 mi	58.0% (±27.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lansing	7.6 mi	41.0% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Tonganoxie	8.3 mi	36.5% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (Leavenworth County)	8.9 mi	10.9% (±21.3 points)	Lower
Delaware Township (Leavenworth County)	9.5 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sherman Township (Leavenworth County), KS (10.9%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Leavenworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Linwood	73.3% (±54.8 points)
2	Basehor	67.0% (±29.4 points)
3	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	64.6% (±25.5 points)
4	Stranger Township	63.9% (±36.3 points)
5	Easton Township	55.8% (±52.0 points)
6	High Prairie Township	48.7% (±41.2 points)
7	Reno Township (Leavenworth County)	42.4% (±71.3 points)
8	Lansing	41.0% (±16.5 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Leavenworth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Basehor

Are renters in Basehor rent-burdened?

67.0% of renting households in Basehor pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Basehor spend on rent?

The median renting household in Basehor, KS spends 35.0% (±9.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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