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Wichita KS Apartment Market Read

Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
RentersLandlords
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 3,600 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly

About 3,600 searches in August 2026, for Wichita on its own

November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.

What renters Google mostHousesSee all →

Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.

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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Asking rents are climbing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+1.3%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
8.2%2024 COUNT
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,007 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 4.3% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +4.7% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,010/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · WichitaNEWS · DAILY
No local coverage yet. Local press coverage varies by market, and we keep watching.
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+1.3%
Migration 2025+2.0/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-52%
Vacancy 20248.2%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$747/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,010 · own $1,757
$1,010
RENT
$1,757
OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+2.0/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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