What is the median rent in Maize, KS?

Name: Median rent in Maize, KS, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Maize, KS is $1,399 (±$245) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,371 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Maize, the median gross rent went from $855 in 2015–2019 to $1,399 in 2020–2024 (+63.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,399 (±$245)
Rented homes: 1,371 (±407)
$2,000 or more: 10.9%
Since 2015–2019: +63.6%

How much rent costs in Maize

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Maize	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	10.4% (±14.1 points)	4.5%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.7% (±18.7 points)	45.7%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.1% (±13.0 points)	36.5%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	32.9% (±16.5 points)	9.5%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.9% (±11.1 points)	2.6%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.3%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.2 points)	0.7%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 32.9% of renting households.

10.9% of rented homes in Maize cost $2,000 or more a month.

Maize against Sedgwick County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Maize	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,399 (±$245)	$998 (±$16)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,371 (±407)	73,363 (±1,687)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Maize, median gross rent is higher than in Sedgwick County ($998).

It is also higher than in Kansas ($1,060).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Sedgwick County, Maize ranks 7 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 823.

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

How rent in Maize 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	$855 (±$101)	$1,399 (±$245)	+63.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	38.3% (±9.2 points)	49.4% (±11.7 points)	+11.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±4.0 points)	4.8% (±7.7 points)	+4.8 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 Maize

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Maize
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Maize	—	$1,399 (±$245)	—
Park Township	1.8 mi	$1,384 (±$267)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Sedgwick County)	4.2 mi	$1,297 (±$208)	Not measurably different
Colwich	4.2 mi	$1,294 (±$137)	Not measurably different
Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County)	6.2 mi	$875 (±$456)	Lower
Valley Center	6.4 mi	$883 (±$423)	Lower
Attica Township	7.1 mi	$1,696 (±$643)	Not measurably different
Eagle Township (Sedgwick County)	7.6 mi	$1,344 (±$51)	Not measurably different
Park City	7.7 mi	$1,077 (±$120)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valley Center Township (Sedgwick County), KS ($875), Valley Center, KS ($883), Park City, KS ($1,077).

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

Median gross rent across Sedgwick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Goddard	$1,758 (±$608)
2	Payne Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,708 (±$55)
3	Attica Township	$1,696 (±$643)
4	Bel Aire	$1,649 (±$164)
5	Kechi	$1,629 (±$151)
6	McConnell AFB	$1,409 (±$117)
7	Maize	$1,399 (±$245)
8	Park Township	$1,384 (±$267)
9	Eagle Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,344 (±$51)
10	Union Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,297 (±$208)
11	Colwich	$1,294 (±$137)
12	Minneha Township	$1,222 (±$237)
13	Rockford Township	$1,186 (±$108)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Sedgwick 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 Maize

What is the average rent in Maize, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Maize is $1,399 (±$245) 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 Maize?

In Maize, the median gross rent went from $855 in 2015–2019 to $1,399 in 2020–2024 (+63.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Maize cost more than $2,000 a month?

10.9% of rented homes in Maize have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 10.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Maize higher than in Sedgwick County?

In Maize, median gross rent is higher than in Sedgwick County ($998).

It is also higher than in Kansas ($1,060).

It is not measurably different from 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 Maize city, Kansas (place:44200, 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.