Housing data for Cherryvale, KS
Cherryvale, KS has an estimated 2,096 residents and 958 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Montgomery County.
40.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $668 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,096 (±284)
- Housing units
- 958 (±129)
- Households that rent
- 40.5%
- Median gross rent
- $668
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −10.0%
What stands out in Cherryvale
Households that rent: 40.5% (±9.6 points) in Cherryvale, higher than in Montgomery County (27.1%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.5% (±0.7 points) in Cherryvale, lower than in Montgomery County (6.8%).
Median home value: $62,400 (±$10,963) in Cherryvale, lower than in Montgomery County ($101,700).
Households that moved in since 2020: 34.4% (±9.1 points) in Cherryvale, higher than in Montgomery County (22.9%).
- Renters and owners in Cherryvale
- Commute and cars in Cherryvale
- Home values in Cherryvale
- How long people stay in Cherryvale
Housing in Cherryvale at a glance
- Median rent: $668 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $624 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 57.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 40.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $50,288 median household income
- Home values: $62,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $954 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,196 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 5.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 50.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 80.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 5.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 74.5% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 21.6 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 953 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −10.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 34.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Cherryvale against Montgomery County, its state and the nation
| Cherryvale | Montgomery County | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,096 (±284) | 30,940 (exact) | 2,947,197 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 958 (±129) | 15,538 (±31) | 1,293,635 (±880) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 40.5% (±9.6 points) | 27.1% (±2.8 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $668 (±$191) | $761 (±$38) | $1,060 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $50,288 (±$11,211) | $55,697 (±$4,353) | $74,275 (±$475) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $62,400 (±$10,963) | $101,700 (±$8,675) | $217,200 (±$1,343) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,196 (±$357) | $1,754 (±$103) | $2,798 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 80.0% (±13.9 points) | 75.7% (±4.5 points) | 55.9% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 21.6 minutes (±2.5) | 18.9 minutes (±1.2) | 19.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 84.5% (±6.9 points) | 87.1% (±1.8 points) | 90.7% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.8 years (±1.3) | 41.2 years (±0.9) | 37.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Cherryvale covers 2.0 square miles of land, about 1,046 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Cherryvale has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,330 (±228) | 2,096 (±284) | −10.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,074 (±84) | 958 (±129) | −10.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $678 (±$37) | $668 (±$191) | −1.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $48,700 (±$14,278) | $62,400 (±$10,963) | +28.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $37,826 (±$6,442) | $50,288 (±$11,211) | +32.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $862 (±$156) | $954 (±$72) | +10.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $871 (±$166) | $1,196 (±$357) | +37.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 31.5% (±6.1 points) | 40.5% (±9.6 points) | +9.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±8.0 points) | 5.0% (±5.9 points) | +5.0 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.
Crime reported to police in Cherryvale
In 2025, the Cherryvale Police Department reported 953 violent and 3,146 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Montgomery County, the departments that report recorded 414 violent and 1,639 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Cherryvale
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Creek Township | 3.4 mi | — | $219,500 | 7.0% |
| Cherry Township | 3.6 mi | — | $259,600 | 7.4% |
| West Cherry Township | 5.9 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Osage Township (Labette County) | 6.6 mi | — | $154,900 | 12.1% |
| Mound Valley Township | 6.9 mi | $435 | $68,300 | 18.9% |
| Liberty Township (Montgomery County) | 8.0 mi | $730 | $123,500 | 23.9% |
| Liberty | 8.2 mi | — | $44,200 | 5.1% |
| Mound Valley | 9.2 mi | $435 | $42,600 | 14.8% |
Places in Kansas most like Cherryvale
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandia | $679 | $68,800 | $49,250 | 44.6% |
| Scandia Township | $679 | $78,800 | $49,250 | 40.0% |
| Iola | $767 | $78,300 | $54,221 | 39.1% |
| Lincoln Center | $613 | $68,500 | $49,423 | 32.3% |
| Arma | $775 | $85,400 | $50,795 | 33.0% |
| Horton | $642 | $79,600 | $41,471 | 44.5% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Kansas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Cherryvale, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $669 | $757 | $961 | $1,205 | $1,606 |
HUD income limits for Cherryvale, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,000 | $30,000 | $48,000 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,300 | $54,850 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,600 | $61,700 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,850 | $68,550 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,300 | $74,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,750 | $79,550 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,150 | $85,050 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,600 | $90,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Montgomery County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $79,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Cherryvale
What is the average rent in Cherryvale, KS?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cherryvale is $668 (±$191) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Cherryvale?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Cherryvale, KS is $681 (±$209) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Cherryvale rent-burdened?
57.7% of renting households in Cherryvale pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Cherryvale?
Cherryvale has an estimated 342 (±88) renting households, 40.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Cherryvale?
The median household income in Cherryvale is $50,288 (±$11,211) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Cherryvale, KS?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $62,400 (±$10,963) for owner-occupied homes in Cherryvale (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Cherryvale growing?
In Cherryvale, the number of residents went from 2,330 in 2015–2019 to 2,096 in 2020–2024 (−10.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Cherryvale city, Kansas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Montgomery County, KS
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Montgomery County, KS
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Cherryvale Police Department (ORI KS0630300)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Cherryvale city, Kansas (place:12925, in state:20).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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 .