What is the median rent in Prairie Village, KS?

Name: Median rent in Prairie Village, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Prairie Village, KS is $1,794 (±$107) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,252 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Prairie Village, the median gross rent went from $1,337 in 2015–2019 to $1,794 in 2020–2024 (+34.2%).

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: $1,794 (±$107)
Rented homes: 2,252 (±247)
$2,000 or more: 37.7%
Since 2015–2019: +34.2%

How much rent costs in Prairie Village

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Prairie Village	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	0.6% (±0.9 points)	1.6%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.4% (±2.8 points)	9.7%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.5% (±6.7 points)	44.4%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	29.8% (±6.0 points)	27.1%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.0% (±4.8 points)	11.0%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.9% (±4.0 points)	2.7%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.8% (±5.5 points)	3.4%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 29.8% of renting households.

37.7% of rented homes in Prairie Village cost $2,000 or more a month.

Prairie Village against Johnson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Prairie Village	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,794 (±$107)	$1,434 (±$16)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,252 (±247)	76,863 (±1,603)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Prairie Village, median gross rent is higher than in Johnson County ($1,434).

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

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

In Johnson County, Prairie Village ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 823.

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

How rent in Prairie Village 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	$1,337 (±$62)	$1,794 (±$107)	+34.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	22.8% (±1.9 points)	23.0% (±2.3 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.4% (±2.4 points)	3.3% (±3.1 points)	−0.1 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 Prairie Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prairie Village
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Prairie Village	—	$1,794 (±$107)	—
Fairway	2.6 mi	$1,944 (±$221)	Not measurably different
Mission	3.0 mi	$1,194 (±$76)	Lower
Roeland Park	3.4 mi	$1,582 (±$162)	Lower
Merriam	3.8 mi	$1,181 (±$47)	Lower
Westwood	3.8 mi	$1,921 (±$265)	Not measurably different
Westwood Hills	3.9 mi	$3,250 (±$2,752)	Not measurably different
Leawood	5.5 mi	$1,983 (±$254)	Not measurably different
Overland Park	7.4 mi	$1,515 (±$35)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mission, KS ($1,194), Roeland Park, KS ($1,582), Merriam, KS ($1,181).

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

Median gross rent across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Westwood Hills	$3,250 (±$2,752)
2	Leawood	$1,983 (±$254)
3	Fairway	$1,944 (±$221)
4	Westwood	$1,921 (±$265)
5	Prairie Village	$1,794 (±$107)
6	Gardner Township	$1,652 (±$340)
7	Roeland Park	$1,582 (±$162)
8	Overland Park	$1,515 (±$35)
9	Lenexa	$1,454 (±$35)
10	Shawnee	$1,322 (±$39)
11	Olathe	$1,314 (±$49)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Johnson 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 Prairie Village

What is the average rent in Prairie Village, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Prairie Village is $1,794 (±$107) 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 Prairie Village?

In Prairie Village, the median gross rent went from $1,337 in 2015–2019 to $1,794 in 2020–2024 (+34.2%).

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 Prairie Village cost more than $2,000 a month?

37.7% of rented homes in Prairie Village have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Prairie Village higher than in Johnson County?

In Prairie Village, median gross rent is higher than in Johnson County ($1,434).

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

It is higher 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 Prairie Village city, Kansas (place:57575, 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.