Housing data for Deerfield, KS

Deerfield, KS has an estimated 647 residents and 266 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a city in Kearny County.

54.9% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $823 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
647 (±240)
Housing units
266 (±91)
Households that rent
54.9%
Median gross rent
$823
Residents since 2015–2019
−15.9%

What stands out in Deerfield

Households that rent: 54.9% (±14.6 points) in Deerfield, higher than in Kearny County (28.3%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 45.5% (±19.8 points) in Deerfield, higher than in Kearny County (21.0%).

Median gross rent: $823 (±$94) in Deerfield, lower than in Kearny County ($1,056).

Average commute: 14.6 minutes (±3.0) in Deerfield, lower than in Kearny County (21.5 minutes).

Housing in Deerfield at a glance

  • Median rent: $823 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 20.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 54.9% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $81,563 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $142,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $755 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 61.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 56.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 4.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 88.6% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 14.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −15.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 45.5% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Deerfield against Kearny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
DeerfieldKearny CountyKansasUnited States
Residents647 (±240)3,864 (exact)2,947,197 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units266 (±91)1,578 (±32)1,293,635 (±880)143,775,355
Households that rent54.9% (±14.6 points)28.3% (±6.3 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$823 (±$94)$1,056 (±$98)$1,060 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$81,563 (±$45,096)$89,135 (±$17,102)$74,275 (±$475)$80,734
Median home value$142,500 (±$127,553)$200,900 (±$32,570)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$2,108 (±$240)$2,798 (±$18)$3,119
Built before 198056.1% (±23.8 points)60.8% (±11.7 points)55.9% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute14.6 minutes (±3.0)21.5 minutes (±4.1)19.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.2% (±12.0 points)93.1% (±4.5 points)90.7% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents33.5 years (±10.1)37.1 years (±1.6)37.4 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Deerfield covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 1,345 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Deerfield has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents769 (±232)647 (±240)−15.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units259 (±62)266 (±91)+2.7%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$856 (±$28)$823 (±$94)−3.9%Down after inflation
Median home value$43,800 (±$25,235)$142,500 (±$127,553)+225.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$54,135 (±$18,982)$81,563 (±$45,096)+50.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,074 (±$106)$755 (±$22)−29.7%Down after inflation
Households that rent9.9% (±8.9 points)54.9% (±14.6 points)+45.0 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate50.0% (±33.1 points)4.3% (±6.5 points)−45.7 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.

Crime reported to police in Kearny County

Deerfield has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kearny County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kearny County recorded 159 violent and 1,008 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Deerfield

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Deerfield Township3.1 mi$815$213,20048.4%
Sherlock Township5.3 mi$1,104$236,70017.1%
Lakin7.4 mi$1,134$170,00021.8%
Lakin Township (Kearny County)7.6 mi$1,134$183,60019.9%
Holcomb7.6 mi$968$231,00013.5%
Southside Township8.6 mi——15.1%
Garden City Township13 mi$1,042$224,00023.2%
East Hibbard Township14 mi——8.7%

Places in Kansas most like Deerfield

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Deerfield Township$815$213,200$82,34448.4%
Gorham$788$113,200$68,20035.2%
Greeley County$950$182,700$82,33736.8%
Victoria$941$174,200$77,50035.8%
Dodge City$1,045$151,700$68,72143.4%
McPherson$925$211,700$77,52934.6%

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 Deerfield, fiscal year 2027

Kearny County, KS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,125$1,170$1,530$1,823$2,011

HUD income limits for Deerfield, fiscal year 2026

Kearny County, KS, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,450$32,350$51,800
2 people$22,200$37,000$59,200
3 people$27,320$41,600$66,600
4 people$33,000$46,250$74,000
5 people$38,680$49,950$79,950
6 people$44,360$53,650$85,850
7 people$50,040$57,350$91,800
8 people$55,720$61,050$97,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kearny County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $95,700.

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 Deerfield

What is the average rent in Deerfield, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Deerfield is $823 (±$94) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Deerfield?

Deerfield has an estimated 135 (±56) renting households, 54.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Deerfield?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Deerfield, KS is $755 (±$22) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How many homes are in Deerfield?

Deerfield, KS has an estimated 266 (±91) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Deerfield?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 40.6% of homes in Deerfield, KS.

How old are most homes in Deerfield?

56.1% of homes in Deerfield, KS were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Deerfield growing?

In Deerfield, the number of residents went from 769 in 2015–2019 to 647 in 2020–2024 (−15.9%), not a measurable change.

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 Deerfield city, Kansas (place:17225, 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 .

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