What is the median rent in Kenwood, OH?

Name: Median rent in Kenwood, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kenwood, OH is $1,986 (±$285) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,341 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kenwood, the median gross rent went from $1,449 in 2015–2019 to $1,986 in 2020–2024 (+37.1%).

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: $1,986 (±$285)
Rented homes: 1,341 (±251)
$2,000 or more: 49.4%
Since 2015–2019: +37.1%

How much rent costs in Kenwood

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kenwood	Hamilton County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	2.7% (±4.2 points)	7.8%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	11.7% (±6.8 points)	36.2%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.6% (±6.9 points)	31.4%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.7% (±9.0 points)	15.4%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.3% (±8.7 points)	5.4%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.2% (±5.8 points)	1.9%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	23.9% (±12.6 points)	1.9%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 23.9% of renting households.

49.4% of rented homes in Kenwood cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kenwood against Hamilton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kenwood	Hamilton County	Ohio	United States
Median gross rent	$1,986 (±$285)	$1,075 (±$16)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,341 (±251)	139,508 (±2,905)	1,512,031 (±11,174)	42,849,984

In Kenwood, median gross rent is higher than in Hamilton County ($1,075).

It is also higher than in Ohio ($1,034).

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

In Hamilton County, Kenwood ranks 6 of 75 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 28 of 1,916.

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

How rent in Kenwood 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	$1,449 (±$211)	$1,986 (±$285)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	39.3% (±4.7 points)	38.3% (±6.3 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.9% (±6.2 points)	10.6% (±7.1 points)	+6.7 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 Kenwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kenwood
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kenwood	—	$1,986 (±$285)	—
Sycamore Township (Hamilton County)	0.8 mi	$1,736 (±$162)	Not measurably different
Rossmoyne	0.9 mi	$1,135 (±$37)	Lower
Deer Park	1.2 mi	$890 (±$185)	Lower
Madeira	1.6 mi	$1,777 (±$867)	Not measurably different
Dillonvale (community)	1.6 mi	$1,204 (±$173)	Lower
Silverton	1.9 mi	$1,039 (±$226)	Lower
The Village of Indian Hill	2.5 mi	$2,684 (±$115)	Higher
Columbia Township (Hamilton County)	2.6 mi	$1,328 (±$253)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rossmoyne, OH ($1,135), Deer Park, OH ($890), Dillonvale (community), OH ($1,204).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: The Village of Indian Hill, OH ($2,684).

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

Median gross rent across Hamilton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Terrace Park	$3,200 (±$680)
2	The Village of Indian Hill	$2,684 (±$115)
3	Evendale	$2,375 (±$296)
4	Dry Run	$2,300 (±$1,133)
5	Crosby Township	$2,108 (±$678)
6	Kenwood	$1,986 (±$285)
7	Cherry Grove	$1,859 (±$469)
8	Sixteen Mile Stand	$1,790 (±$317)
9	Madeira	$1,777 (±$867)
10	Sycamore Township (Hamilton County)	$1,736 (±$162)
11	Newtown	$1,630 (±$194)
12	Symmes Township (Hamilton County)	$1,623 (±$163)

Showing 12 of 75 places in Hamilton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kenwood is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Kenwood

What is the average rent in Kenwood, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kenwood is $1,986 (±$285) 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 Kenwood?

In Kenwood, the median gross rent went from $1,449 in 2015–2019 to $1,986 in 2020–2024 (+37.1%).

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 Kenwood cost more than $2,000 a month?

49.4% of rented homes in Kenwood have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kenwood higher than in Hamilton County?

In Kenwood, median gross rent is higher than in Hamilton County ($1,075).

It is also higher than in Ohio ($1,034).

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 Kenwood CDP, Ohio (place:39914, in state:39).

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.