What is the median rent in Rossville Township, KS?

Name: Median rent in Rossville Township, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Rossville Township, KS is $930 (±$415) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 191 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rossville Township, the median gross rent went from $863 in 2015–2019 to $930 in 2020–2024 (+7.8%).

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: $930 (±$415)
Rented homes: 191 (±101)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +7.8%

How much rent costs in Rossville Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rossville Township	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	1.6% (±2.4 points)	10.3%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	53.9% (±23.4 points)	39.7%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.9% (±18.7 points)	38.1%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	12.6% (±13.6 points)	6.8%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±14.5 points)	2.7%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±14.5 points)	0.5%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±14.5 points)	1.8%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 53.9% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Rossville Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rossville Township against Shawnee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rossville Township	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$930 (±$415)	$1,000 (±$30)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	191 (±101)	24,230 (±969)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Rossville Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Shawnee County ($1,000).

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

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

In Shawnee County, Rossville Township ranks 8 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 244 of 823.

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

How rent in Rossville Township 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	$863 (±$146)	$930 (±$415)	+7.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	19.1% (±6.6 points)	34.2% (±11.9 points)	+15.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	6.1% (±9.8 points)	5.3% (±8.8 points)	−0.8 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 Rossville Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rossville Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rossville Township	—	$930 (±$415)	—
Rossville	2.0 mi	$930 (±$415)	Not measurably different
St. Marys	5.7 mi	$892 (±$123)	Not measurably different
Maple Hill	6.3 mi	$821 (±$131)	Not measurably different
Silver Lake Township	7.0 mi	$860 (±$69)	Not measurably different
Silver Lake	7.2 mi	$860 (±$69)	Not measurably different
St. Marys Township	7.5 mi	$887 (±$109)	Not measurably different
Maple Hill Township	8.4 mi	$1,019 (±$220)	Not measurably different
Dover Township	10 mi	$1,708 (±$216)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dover Township, KS ($1,708).

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

Median gross rent across Shawnee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
2	Mission Township (Shawnee County)	$1,428 (±$514)
3	Williamsport Township	$1,350 (±$119)
4	Tecumseh Township	$1,177 (±$98)
5	Soldier Township	$1,096 (±$107)
6	Topeka	$979 (±$32)
7 (tie)	Rossville	$930 (±$415)
7 (tie)	Rossville Township	$930 (±$415)
9	Auburn Township	$897 (±$192)
10	Auburn	$871 (±$126)
11 (tie)	Silver Lake	$860 (±$69)
11 (tie)	Silver Lake Township	$860 (±$69)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Shawnee 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 Rossville Township

What is the average rent in Rossville Township, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rossville Township is $930 (±$415) 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 Rossville Township?

In Rossville Township, the median gross rent went from $863 in 2015–2019 to $930 in 2020–2024 (+7.8%).

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 Rossville Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Rossville Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rossville Township higher than in Shawnee County?

In Rossville Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Shawnee County ($1,000).

It is not measurably different from 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 Rossville township, Shawnee County, Kansas (county subdivision:61425, in state:20 county:177).

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.