Rents are right about where Prairie Village's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $2,195 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 Prairie Village usually run 2% below trend in November and 1.9% above it in July, about $86 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Prairie Village is 0.2% below its high of $2,200 in June 2026, at $2,195 as of September 2026.
Rent in Prairie Village changed +1.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 21 Kansas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.2%.
Rent in Prairie Village is 51.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($113,530) is $2,838 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,530); a 4-bedroom is $2,990.
Mission, 3 miles away, rents for 23% less ($1,690/mo), about $6,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Prairie Village. 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
Prairie Village, KS is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 72.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Prairie Village, KS has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Prairie Village, KS has climbed from $1,535 to $2,195, a 43.0% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $113,530 today, compared with $92,753 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. Renters now make up 23% of households, compared with 26.4% five years ago. 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 Prairie Village is $2,195/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,550/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,940/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,710/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,530/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($113,530/yr), Prairie Village ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.7% over the past year.
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