Rents are 5% below what Leavenworth's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $1,182 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
November. Asking rents in Leavenworth usually run 0.9% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in June, about $21 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Leavenworth is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2018.
Rent in Leavenworth changed +2.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 21 Kansas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Leavenworth rose 34.6% while median household income rose 23.4% ($59,132 to $72,987). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Leavenworth is 44.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,987) is $1,825 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,740).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Leavenworth. 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
Leavenworth, KS is roughly split between renters and owners, 32.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Leavenworth, KS has changed in 5 years
Rent in Leavenworth, KS has increased 37.4% since 2021, going from about $860 per month to roughly $1,182 today. Census figures show median household income at $72,987 today, compared with $63,260 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 22.0 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 47.9% of households rent today, against 51.1% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Leavenworth is $1,182/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $890/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,140/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $990/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,490/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($72,987/yr), Leavenworth ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.7% over the past year.
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