Rents are 6% above what Junction City's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,132 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Junction City usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.5% above it in May, about $14 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Junction City is 1.3% below its high of $1,147 in July 2026, at $1,132 as of September 2026.
Rent in Junction City changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 21 Kansas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
Rent in Junction City is 39.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,181) is $1,530 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,390); a 4-bedroom is $1,660.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Junction City. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Junction City, KS is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 25.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Junction City, KS has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Junction City, KS stood at $856 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,132, reflecting a 32.2% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $56,410 in 2021 to $61,181 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 3.0% since 2021, moving from about 23,033 residents to roughly 22,331. College-educated residents now make up 25.6% of adults here, versus 22.4% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Junction City, KS market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Junction City is $1,132/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $750/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $990/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $750/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,390/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($61,181/yr), Junction City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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