Renters in Vanderburgh County saw apartment listing prices increase from May’s average of $1,052, an analysis of new data from Apartment List shows.
The average apartment listed for rent at $1,067 in June. Average listing prices in Vanderburgh County are trending 1.4% upwards from May’s $1,052 price, up 2.8% from this time last year.
The data is inclusive of all bedroom sizes, from studios to three-bedroom units, so while it is a good indicator of how rents are moving in the area, it does not include single family homes for rent, said Chris Salviati, senior housing economist for Apartment List.
One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at an average of $850, 1.4% higher than May, when they were $838. Since last year, one-bedroom rental prices rose 2.8% from $827.
Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were 1.5% higher than May at an average of $1,118, compared to $1,102. Since last year, two-bedroom rental prices rose 2.9% from $1,087.
Statewide, Indiana rental listing prices are slightly higher than May’s average of $1,116. In Indiana, one-bedroom rentals were listed for an average of $930, slightly higher than May’s average of $926. Two-bedroom rental listing prices are trending slightly higher than May’s average of $1,125 at $1131.
In Vanderburgh County, the average apartment listed for rent is 5% below the state average. One-bedroom rentals were 9% below the state average, while two-bedrooms listed 1% below.
Nationwide, apartment rental listing prices are essentially unchanged from last month’s $1,398. One-bedroom rentals across the nation listed for an average of $1,231, nearly the same as last month, while two-bedroom rental listing prices approximately the same as last month’s average of $1,384.
In Vanderburgh County, the average apartment listed for rent is 24% below the national average. One-bedroom apartment rentals listed 31% below the national average, with two-bedroom rentals listed 19% below.
The average apartment rental prices used in this report are gathered from Apartment List, which estimates the median rent using median rent statistics from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and a growth rate calculated from their listing data. Read more about their rent estimate methodology here.
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This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Vanderburgh County apartments for rent saw price increases in June