What is the median rent in Tecumseh Township, KS?

Name: Median rent in Tecumseh Township, KS, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Tecumseh Township, KS is $1,177 (±$98) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 232 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Tecumseh Township, the median gross rent went from $871 in 2015–2019 to $1,177 in 2020–2024 (+35.1%).

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: $1,177 (±$98)
Rented homes: 232 (±129)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +35.1%

How much rent costs in Tecumseh Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Tecumseh Township	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±12.1 points)	10.3%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.9% (±16.2 points)	39.7%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	73.3% (±24.7 points)	38.1%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.8% (±18.6 points)	6.8%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±12.1 points)	2.7%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±12.1 points)	0.5%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±12.1 points)	1.8%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 73.3% of renting households.

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

Tecumseh Township against Shawnee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tecumseh Township	Shawnee County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,177 (±$98)	$1,000 (±$30)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	232 (±129)	24,230 (±969)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Tecumseh Township, median gross rent is higher than in Shawnee County ($1,000).

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

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

In Shawnee County, Tecumseh Township ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 82 of 823.

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

How rent in Tecumseh 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	$871 (±$199)	$1,177 (±$98)	+35.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	3.4% (±3.1 points)	8.5% (±4.3 points)	+5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±22.9 points)	0.0% (±11.3 points)	0.0 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 Tecumseh Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tecumseh Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Tecumseh Township	—	$1,177 (±$98)	—
Topeka	7.1 mi	$979 (±$32)	Lower
Lecompton Township	7.2 mi	$913 (±$94)	Lower
Kentucky Township	9.4 mi	$798 (±$151)	Lower
Lecompton	9.4 mi	$925 (±$76)	Lower
Perry	10 mi	$798 (±$151)	Lower
Soldier Township	11 mi	$1,096 (±$107)	Not measurably different
Williamsport Township	11 mi	$1,350 (±$119)	Higher
Meriden	12 mi	$839 (±$111)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Topeka, KS ($979), Lecompton Township, KS ($913), Kentucky Township, KS ($798).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Williamsport Township, KS ($1,350).

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
1	Dover Township	$1,708 (±$216)
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)

Showing 10 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 Tecumseh Township

What is the average rent in Tecumseh Township, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Tecumseh Township is $1,177 (±$98) 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 Tecumseh Township?

In Tecumseh Township, the median gross rent went from $871 in 2015–2019 to $1,177 in 2020–2024 (+35.1%).

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

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

Is rent in Tecumseh Township higher than in Shawnee County?

In Tecumseh Township, median gross rent is higher than in Shawnee County ($1,000).

It is also higher 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 Tecumseh township, Shawnee County, Kansas (county subdivision:70100, 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.