Rents are 5% below what Lenexa'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 $1,730 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
January. Asking rents in Lenexa usually run 2.3% below trend in January and 2.5% above it in July, about $83 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Lenexa is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Lenexa changed +4.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 21 Kansas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($103,239) is $2,581 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,243); a 4-bedroom is $2,653.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Lenexa, 66227 ($2,423/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 66215 ($1,621/mo).
Shawnee, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,497/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Lenexa. 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
Lenexa, KS is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 57.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lenexa, KS has changed in 5 years
Rent in Lenexa, KS has increased 36.1% since 2021, going from about $1,271 per month to roughly $1,730 today. Household income in the area moved from $96,477 to $103,239 across the same window, up 7.0% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 29.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 56,755 to 58,384 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.9% change. About 43.2% of households rent today, against 40.4% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Lenexa, KS look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Lenexa is $1,730/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,373/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,720/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,510/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,243/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($103,239/yr), Lenexa ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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