What is the median rent in Tonganoxie, KS?

Name: Median rent in Tonganoxie, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Tonganoxie, KS is $1,224 (±$141) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 746 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Tonganoxie, the median gross rent went from $936 in 2015–2019 to $1,224 in 2020–2024 (+30.8%).

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: $1,224 (±$141)
Rented homes: 746 (±221)
$2,000 or more: 6.8%
Since 2015–2019: +30.8%

How much rent costs in Tonganoxie

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Tonganoxie	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±3.9 points)	4.1%	7.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	26.8% (±14.4 points)	31.0%	37.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	49.9% (±22.5 points)	31.4%	35.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.5% (±13.7 points)	14.7%	12.6%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.8% (±9.0 points)	15.5%	4.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.9 points)	2.4%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.9 points)	0.9%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 49.9% of renting households.

6.8% of rented homes in Tonganoxie cost $2,000 or more a month.

Tonganoxie against Leavenworth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tonganoxie	Leavenworth County	Kansas	United States
Median gross rent	$1,224 (±$141)	$1,219 (±$61)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	746 (±221)	8,697 (±621)	364,970 (±3,667)	42,849,984

In Tonganoxie, median gross rent is not measurably different from Leavenworth County ($1,219).

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

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

In Leavenworth County, Tonganoxie ranks 7 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 823.

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

How rent in Tonganoxie 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	$936 (±$256)	$1,224 (±$141)	+30.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	21.0% (±6.3 points)	32.0% (±9.0 points)	+11.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	10.9% (±16.5 points)	0.0% (±3.9 points)	−10.9 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 Tonganoxie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tonganoxie
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Tonganoxie	—	$1,224 (±$141)	—
Stranger Township	3.3 mi	$1,576 (±$424)	Not measurably different
Tonganoxie Township	3.9 mi	$1,092 (±$149)	Not measurably different
Reno Township (Leavenworth County)	6.6 mi	$1,566 (±$678)	Not measurably different
Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	7.5 mi	$1,237 (±$135)	Not measurably different
Linwood	7.7 mi	$1,042 (±$378)	Not measurably different
Sherman Township (Leavenworth County)	8.1 mi	$945 (±$22)	Lower
Basehor	8.3 mi	$1,257 (±$135)	Not measurably different
McLouth	9.3 mi	$994 (±$620)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sherman Township (Leavenworth County), KS ($945).

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

Median gross rent across Leavenworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Stranger Township	$1,576 (±$424)
2	Reno Township (Leavenworth County)	$1,566 (±$678)
3	Lansing	$1,406 (±$462)
4	Basehor	$1,257 (±$135)
5	Fairmount Township (Leavenworth County)	$1,237 (±$135)
6	Leavenworth	$1,229 (±$92)
7	Tonganoxie	$1,224 (±$141)
8	Tonganoxie Township	$1,092 (±$149)
9	Linwood	$1,042 (±$378)
10	Sherman Township (Leavenworth County)	$945 (±$22)
11	Easton Township	$927 (±$62)
12	High Prairie Township	$907 (±$341)
13	Easton	$855 (±$109)

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 Tonganoxie

What is the average rent in Tonganoxie, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Tonganoxie is $1,224 (±$141) 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 Tonganoxie?

In Tonganoxie, the median gross rent went from $936 in 2015–2019 to $1,224 in 2020–2024 (+30.8%).

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 Tonganoxie cost more than $2,000 a month?

6.8% of rented homes in Tonganoxie have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Tonganoxie higher than in Leavenworth County?

In Tonganoxie, median gross rent is not measurably different from Leavenworth County ($1,219).

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 Tonganoxie city, Kansas (place:70800, 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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