What is the median rent in Manhattan, KS?

Name: Median rent in Manhattan, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Manhattan, KS is $1,003 (±$41) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 12,531 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Manhattan, the median gross rent went from $910 in 2015–2019 to $1,003 in 2020–2024 (+10.2%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,003 (±$41)
Rented homes: 12,531 (±535)
$2,000 or more: 5.3%
Since 2015–2019: +10.2%

How much rent costs in Manhattan

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Manhattan	Riley County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	3.8% (±1.2 points)	3.4%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	46.0% (±3.7 points)	42.8%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.5% (±3.8 points)	38.9%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	9.4% (±2.3 points)	10.3%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.2% (±1.7 points)	3.6%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.1%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.0% (±0.5 points)	0.9%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 46.0% of renting households.

5.3% of rented homes in Manhattan cost $2,000 or more a month.

Manhattan against Riley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manhattan	Riley County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,003 (±$41)	$1,046 (±$38)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	12,531 (±535)	14,669 (±577)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Manhattan, median gross rent is not measurably different from Riley County ($1,046).

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

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

In Riley County, Manhattan ranks 7 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 174 of 823.

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

How rent in Manhattan 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	$910 (±$25)	$1,003 (±$41)	+10.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	61.0% (±1.8 points)	56.5% (±2.0 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	11.3% (±2.4 points)	5.4% (±2.0 points)	−5.9 percentage points	Measurable 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.

Median gross rent in places near Manhattan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manhattan
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Manhattan	—	$1,003 (±$41)	—
Manhattan Township	5.3 mi	$1,347 (±$394)	Not measurably different
Ogden Township	6.1 mi	$997 (±$267)	Not measurably different
Wildcat Township (Riley County)	6.3 mi	$723 (±$15)	Lower
Ogden	7.4 mi	$1,128 (±$314)	Not measurably different
Blue Township	7.5 mi	$1,594 (±$327)	Higher
St. George	10 mi	$1,237 (±$375)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Riley County)	11 mi	$1,202 (±$55)	Higher
St. George Township	11 mi	$892 (±$331)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wildcat Township (Riley County), KS ($723).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blue Township, KS ($1,594), Madison Township (Riley County), KS ($1,202).

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

Median gross rent across Riley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Manhattan Township	$1,347 (±$394)
2	Fort Riley	$1,234 (±$64)
3	Riley	$1,203 (±$275)
4	Madison Township (Riley County)	$1,202 (±$55)
5	Ogden	$1,128 (±$314)
6	Leonardville	$1,013 (±$185)
7	Manhattan	$1,003 (±$41)
8 (tie)	Randolph	$1,000 (±$162)
8 (tie)	Jackson Township (Riley County)	$1,000 (±$162)
10	Ogden Township	$997 (±$267)
11	Bala Township	$940 (±$275)
12	Wildcat Township (Riley County)	$723 (±$15)

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 Manhattan

What is the average rent in Manhattan, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Manhattan is $1,003 (±$41) 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 Manhattan?

In Manhattan, the median gross rent went from $910 in 2015–2019 to $1,003 in 2020–2024 (+10.2%).

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

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

5.3% of rented homes in Manhattan have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 3.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Manhattan higher than in Riley County?

In Manhattan, median gross rent is not measurably different from Riley County ($1,046).

It is also lower than in 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 Manhattan city, Kansas (place:44250, 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.