What is the median rent in Mulvane, KS?

Name: Median rent in Mulvane, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Mulvane, KS is $1,015 (±$428) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 497 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Mulvane, the median gross rent went from $630 in 2015–2019 to $1,015 in 2020–2024 (+61.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,015 (±$428)
Rented homes: 497 (±206)
$2,000 or more: 2.0%
Since 2015–2019: +61.1%

How much rent costs in Mulvane

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Mulvane	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	13.5% (±18.6 points)	4.5%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	35.8% (±20.3 points)	45.7%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.5% (±16.6 points)	36.5%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	24.1% (±20.8 points)	9.5%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.0% (±3.2 points)	2.6%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.3%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.7%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 35.8% of renting households.

2.0% of rented homes in Mulvane cost $2,000 or more a month.

Mulvane against Sedgwick County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mulvane	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,015 (±$428)	$998 (±$16)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	497 (±206)	73,363 (±1,687)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Mulvane, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sedgwick County ($998).

It is not measurably different from Kansas ($1,060).

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

In Sedgwick County, Mulvane ranks 25 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 169 of 823.

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

How rent in Mulvane 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	$630 (±$200)	$1,015 (±$428)	+61.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	12.4% (±4.9 points)	20.2% (±7.5 points)	+7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	17.1% (±24.2 points)	0.0% (±5.0 points)	−17.1 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 Mulvane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mulvane
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Mulvane	—	$1,015 (±$428)	—
Rockford Township	3.5 mi	$1,186 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Gore Township	4.2 mi	$1,615 (±$234)	Higher
Belle Plaine Township	4.8 mi	$738 (±$182)	Not measurably different
Salem Township (Sedgwick County)	5.1 mi	$1,082 (±$63)	Not measurably different
Derby	5.9 mi	$1,136 (±$53)	Not measurably different
Belle Plaine	6.2 mi	$711 (±$191)	Not measurably different
Riverside Township (Sedgwick County)	8.2 mi	$972 (±$50)	Not measurably different
Maple Township	8.2 mi	$1,153 (±$574)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gore Township, KS ($1,615).

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
19	Salem Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,082 (±$63)
20	Park City	$1,077 (±$120)
21	Morton Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,065 (±$79)
22	Haysville	$1,064 (±$49)
23	Sherman Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,063 (±$185)
24	Cheney	$1,051 (±$90)
25	Mulvane	$1,015 (±$428)
26	Greeley Township (Sedgwick County)	$1,013 (±$125)
27	Wichita	$975 (±$16)
28	Riverside Township (Sedgwick County)	$972 (±$50)
29 (tie)	Clearwater	$964 (±$151)
29 (tie)	Mount Hope	$964 (±$91)
29 (tie)	Ninnescah Township (Sedgwick County)	$964 (±$151)

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 Mulvane

What is the average rent in Mulvane, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Mulvane is $1,015 (±$428) 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 Mulvane?

In Mulvane, the median gross rent went from $630 in 2015–2019 to $1,015 in 2020–2024 (+61.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

2.0% of rented homes in Mulvane have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 13.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Mulvane higher than in Sedgwick County?

In Mulvane, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sedgwick County ($998).

It is not measurably different from 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 Mulvane city, Kansas (place:49100, 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.