ZIP 66208
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 66208 usually run 1.9% below trend in November and 1.9% above it in July, about $84 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 66208 is 0.5% below its high of $2,228 in June 2026, at $2,216 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 66208 changed +3.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 55 Kansas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 66208 rose 41.1% while median household income rose 23% ($100,841 to $124,000). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 66208 is 54.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($124,000) is $3,100 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,930).
ZIP 66204, 3 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,650/mo), about $6,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 66208. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 66208 (Prairie Village, KS) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 73.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 66208 in Prairie Village, KS has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 66208 in Prairie Village, KS has climbed by $663 per month, settling near $2,216 after starting the period at $1,553. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $100,643 in 2021 to $124,000 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 19.5 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 18.1% of households rent today, against 21.2% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 66208 in Prairie Village, KS market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 66208 covers Prairie Village, KS. The median rent here is $2,216/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,670/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,890/mo.
At 21% of local median household income ($124,000/yr), ZIP 66208 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.5% over the past year.
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