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Kansas housing market
Kansas housing market summary
The typical home in Kansas is worth $249,603, up 3.8% over the past year. Homes that actually closed went for a median of $316,300 after 19 days on market. On supply, pricing discipline, and speed of sale, Kansas currently reads as a seller's market at 1.3 months of supply. At today's 7.03% 30-year fixed rate, that typical home costs $1,333 a month in principal and interest with 20.0% down.
Sources: Zillow, August 2026 · Refreshes monthly · Redfin, through May 2026 · Freddie Mac via FRED, September 2026
Kansas housing market at a glance
Every tile carries the provider and the month it was published
Typical home value
$249,603
+3.8% YoY · Zillow, August 2026
Median sale price
$316,300
Redfin, through May 2026
Typical asking rent
$1,371/mo
Median of 37 cities · Zillow, August 2026
30-yr fixed rate
7.03%
Freddie Mac via FRED, September 2026
Monthly P&I
$1,333
20.0% down, 30-yr fixed
Days on market
19
-1 days YoY
Active listings
4,097
-10.2% YoY
Median household income
$72,639
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Typical home value is Zillow's ZHVI — the value of a typical home across the whole housing stock, not just the homes that sold. Median sale price is what actually closed. Redfin stopped publishing public market trackers in June 2026; latest available period is May 2026.
Where Kansas home prices are heading
Kansas's typical home value is $249,603, up 3.8% over 12 months. The two-year number matters more than the one-year number: it spans a full rate cycle rather than a single seasonal swing. Values are at or within a rounding error of their two-year high.
Against the national picture, Kansas runs 32.3% below the U.S. typical home value of $368,697, and its 12-month move of +3.8% is outpacing the national pace of +1.2%.
What would have to change for Kansas prices to fall. Prices fall when supply outruns demand for long enough that sellers compete on price rather than waiting. Kansas is carrying 1.3 months of supply — below the four-month line, so inventory would have to roughly double before sellers lose pricing power. Active listings are -10.2% year over year and new listings -9.4%, so supply is still tightening, which supports prices even with weak demand. The other lever is the rate. At 7.03%, existing owners with cheaper mortgages have little reason to list, which is what has kept supply artificially low across most of the country. A sustained move down in rates unlocks those sellers and adds inventory; it also adds buyers. Which side moves first decides the direction.
Market trends
Statewide monthly series · Redfin, through May 2026 · No longer updating · Redfin stopped publishing public market trackers in June 2026; latest available period is May 2026.
What it costs to buy in Kansas at today's rate
Down payment
$49,921
20.0% of value
Loan amount
$199,682
30-yr fixed
Monthly P&I
$1,333
at 7.03%
Income needed
$57,129
28.0% front-end ratio
A buyer purchasing the typical Kansas home at $249,603 puts $49,921 down, finances $199,682, and pays $1,333 a month in principal and interest. Property taxes, homeowners insurance, HOA dues, and mortgage insurance sit on top of that and vary by county — budget for them separately rather than assuming the P&I figure is the payment.
Lenders typically want principal and interest under 28.0% of gross income, which puts the qualifying income for that purchase at roughly $57,129. Kansas's median household earns $72,639 (Census ACS 2023) — a gap of $15,510 below what the median household brings in. Put differently, the median household would spend 22.0% of gross income on principal and interest alone — inside the ratio most lenders underwrite to.
The value-to-income ratio in Kansas is 3.4x. Under about 3.5x, local earnings still support local prices — historically the normal range. Model your own numbers in the affordability calculator or the mortgage calculator.
Figures are illustrative, not a quote or a pre-approval. Rate: Freddie Mac via FRED, September 2026 · Value: Zillow, August 2026 · Income: U.S. Census ACS, 2023
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Rent or buy in Kansas?
Zillow publishes its rent index per city rather than per state, so the honest statewide read is the median across the 37 largest Kansas cities that carry it: $1,371 a month. Set against a typical home value of $249,603, that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.2x.
Between 15x and 20x the two options are close enough that the tiebreaker is how long you stay, not the ratio itself. Principal and interest on the typical home runs $38 less per month than that typical rent — and that is before taxes, insurance, and the roughly 1% of value a year most owners spend on maintenance.
For a second read on the same question, the Census ACS puts median gross rent across all Kansas households — every unit type, not just what is currently listed — at $1,029 a month (2023), with 66.9% of Kansas households owning rather than renting. Asking rents lead the ACS figure because they reflect today's new leases rather than the whole stock of existing ones.
Run the rent-vs-buy calculator with your own holding period and down payment — the statewide ratio is a starting point, not an answer.
Supply: what is on the market in Kansas
| Measure | Latest | Year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 4,097 | 4,564 | -10.2% |
| New listings | 3,826 | 4,223 | -9.4% |
| Homes sold | 3,266 | 3,413 | -4.3% |
| Months of supply | 1.3 | 1.3 | +0.0 |
| Sale-to-list ratio | 97.3% | 98.1% | Below asking |
What these mean. Active listings is the shelf — everything a buyer could tour today. New listings is restock rate; when it falls faster than sales, the shelf empties. Months of supply is active inventory divided by homes sold per month: at the current sales pace, how many months it would take to sell every home currently listed. Under 4 months of supply tilts toward sellers, 4 to 5 months is the neutral band, and above 5 months tilts toward buyers — above 7 months is a glut. These are the same thresholds the market verdict on every city and ZIP page is scored against. Sale-to-list ratio is the discipline check — above 100% means homes are clearing over asking on average, below means sellers are conceding.
Redfin, through May 2026 · No longer updating — Redfin stopped publishing public market trackers in June 2026; latest available period is May 2026. Zillow's inventory and new-listing counts are published per city and appear on the individual city pages.
Where Kansas home values are moving fastest
12-month change in typical home value · Zillow, August 2026
Rising fastest
- 1.Wathena+17.6%
- 2.Ogden+16.5%
- 3.Linn Valley+16.1%
- 4.Elwood+15.4%
- 5.Troy+14.9%
- 6.Highland+13.4%
- 7.Nortonville+12.9%
- 8.Valley Falls+11.0%
Falling
- 1.Caldwell-5.2%
- 2.Arma-5.1%
- 3.Dodge City-3.6%
- 4.Garden City-3.5%
- 5.Holcomb-2.6%
- 6.Nickerson-2.5%
- 7.Oswego-2.5%
- 8.Franklin-2.3%
Computed from Zillow's typical home value for each city at August 2026 against the same month a year earlier, across the 150 largest Kansas cities by population. Small markets swing hardest because a handful of transactions moves the index — read the city page before treating a large move as a trend.
The most and least expensive cities in Kansas
Typical home value across the 150 largest cities · Zillow, August 2026
Most expensive
- 1.Mission Hills$1.69M
- 2.Lake Quivira$994,518
- 3.Leawood$797,430
- 4.Fairway$638,004
- 5.Prairie Village$495,700
- 6.Eastborough$485,106
- 7.Overland Park$483,940
- 8.Lenexa$480,411
- 9.Basehor$445,764
- 10.Westwood$440,888
Most affordable
- 1.Coffeyville$67,577
- 2.Chetopa$70,093
- 3.Oaklawn-Sunview$76,279
- 4.Oswego$76,565
- 5.Caney$80,457
- 6.Parsons$81,462
- 7.Hoisington$88,392
- 8.Caldwell$89,092
- 9.Arkansas City$100,300
- 10.Cherryvale$111,571
The spread between Mission Hills and Coffeyville is 25.1x — one reason a single statewide number is close to useless for a buyer with a fixed budget. Pick the city first, then the price band. Speed is a separate axis from price: Mission Hills was the quickest of these markets to clear at 1 days on market (Redfin, through May 2026).
How Kansas compares
| Market | Typical value | 12-mo change | Median income | Value / income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | $249,603 | +3.8% | $72,639 | 3.4x |
| United States | $368,697 | +1.2% | — | — |
| Missouri | $267,879 | +3.5% | $68,920 | 3.9x |
| Colorado | $532,748 | -1.4% | $92,470 | 5.8x |
| Oklahoma | $223,261 | +2.8% | $63,603 | 3.5x |
The three states above are Kansas's nearest land neighbours — the markets buyers most often price against when a move is still negotiable. Oklahoma carries a lower typical home value than Kansas, which is what makes it the usual destination for equity-funded moves out of Kansas.
Values and 12-month changes: Zillow, August 2026 · Refreshes monthly. Income: U.S. Census ACS, 2023. ACS publishes household income per state, not for the nation on the same basis, so the U.S. row shows home value only.
Kansas housing markets by city
318 cities tracked — the 60 largest by population shown
Wichita
$207,080
Overland Park
$483,940
Kansas City
$204,669
Olathe
$434,937
Topeka
$198,041
Lawrence
$334,684
Shawnee
$426,972
Lenexa
$480,411
Manhattan
$298,350
Salina
$180,192
Hutchinson
$151,216
Leavenworth
$264,534
Leawood
$797,430
Garden City
$233,685
Dodge City
$208,735
Derby
$286,220
Emporia
$176,930
Gardner
$352,266
Prairie Village
$495,700
Junction City
$202,937
Hays
$257,072
Pittsburg
$140,153
Liberal
$146,341
Newton
$175,092
Andover
$331,563
Great Bend
$127,705
McPherson
$218,830
El Dorado
$175,588
Ottawa
$242,054
Arkansas City
$100,300
Winfield
$139,796
Lansing
$326,138
Haysville
$211,123
Merriam
$331,186
Atchison
$176,070
Mission
$333,275
Parsons
$81,462
Augusta
$225,354
Valley Center
$262,225
Coffeyville
$67,577
Spring Hill
$414,397
Bel Aire
$280,029
Independence
$121,060
Bonner Springs
$307,370
Park City
$225,628
Wellington
$116,256
Basehor
$445,764
Roeland Park
$335,821
De Soto
$431,170
Eudora
$340,856
Maize
$307,989
Mulvane
$238,798
Paola
$378,952
Tonganoxie
$380,740
Goddard
$303,390
Louisburg
$408,584
Baldwin City
$364,775
Edwardsville
$301,206
Rose Hill
$273,246
Osawatomie
$204,144
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What to do next in Kansas
If you are buying
- Set the payment before the price. Start from what you can carry monthly, then work backwards with the affordability calculator — the typical Kansas home is $1,333/mo in P&I today.
- Pick the city, not the state. Values across Kansas run from $67,577 in Coffeyville to $1.69M in Mission Hills.
- Put two finalists head to head in the city comparison tool before you tour anything.
- Fix the credit file before you shop the rate. A better score moves the payment more than haggling over price does at 7.03%.
If you are selling
- Price against your city, not the statewide figure — the spread between Kansas markets is wider than the year-over-year move in any of them.
- Read the supply table above. At 1.3 months of supply, you still set the terms — but only if the home is priced to the comps on day one.
- Watch days on market in your city, not the state. The statewide median was 19 days (Redfin, through May 2026); your city page carries its own.
- Time the listing against new-listing volume. New listings are -9.4% year over year — less competition than a year ago.
Kansas housing market questions
What is the typical home value in Kansas?
The typical home value in Kansas is $249,603 (Zillow, August 2026). That is a +3.8% change over the past 12 months. The median price of homes that actually sold was $316,300 (Redfin, through May 2026); sale prices skew toward whatever segment is transacting, which is why they differ from the typical-value figure.
Are Kansas home prices going up or down?
Kansas home values are up 3.8% year over year (Zillow, August 2026). Values are at or near their highest reading in the past two years.
How much income do you need to buy a home in Kansas?
At the current 30-year fixed rate of 7.03%, a $249,603 home with 20.0% down carries roughly $1,333 a month in principal and interest. Using the 28% front-end ratio most lenders underwrite to, that implies a household income of about $57,129 before taxes, insurance, HOA dues, or mortgage insurance are added. Kansas's median household income is $72,639 (Census ACS, 2023), a gap of $15,510 below the median household. These figures are illustrative, not a quote or a pre-approval.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Kansas?
Typical asking rent across the largest Kansas cities Zillow publishes rent data for is $1,371 a month (median of 37 cities, Zillow, August 2026). Against a typical home value of $249,603, that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.2x. Ratios under about 15x generally favour buying if you plan to stay put; above about 20x, renting and investing the difference tends to win over short horizons. Principal and interest alone runs $38 less than that typical rent each month, before taxes, insurance, and maintenance.
Which Kansas cities are the most affordable?
Among the largest cities we track in Kansas, the lowest typical home values are in Coffeyville ($67,577), Chetopa ($70,093), Oaklawn-Sunview ($76,279), Oswego ($76,565), Caney ($80,457). Values are Zillow's typical-home-value index for August 2026.
Which Kansas cities are the most expensive?
The highest typical home values among the largest Kansas cities are in Mission Hills ($1.69M), Lake Quivira ($994,518), Leawood ($797,430), Fairway ($638,004), Prairie Village ($495,700). Price per square foot, inventory, and days on market for each are on the individual city pages.
Which Kansas cities are appreciating the fastest?
Over the past 12 months the largest home-value gains among Kansas cities we track were in Wathena (+17.6%), Ogden (+16.5%), Linn Valley (+16.1%), Elwood (+15.4%), Troy (+14.9%). Fast appreciation usually reflects constrained supply, in-migration, or a small transaction base — check the individual city page before reading it as a trend.
How long do homes take to sell in Kansas?
Homes in Kansas spent a median of 19 days on market in the last month Redfin published (Redfin, through May 2026). That is 1 days faster than the same month a year earlier. The quickest market among the state's largest cities was Mission Hills at 1 days. Redfin stopped publishing public market trackers in June 2026; latest available period is May 2026.
How does Kansas compare to neighboring states?
Kansas's typical home value of $249,603 compares with Missouri at $267,879, Colorado at $532,748, Oklahoma at $223,261. The U.S. typical home value is $368,697, putting Kansas 32.3% below the national figure. Oklahoma is cheaper on a typical-value basis.
Is now a good time to buy in Kansas?
That depends on your timeline, not the headline. The measurable inputs today: a 30-year fixed rate of 7.03%, 1.3 months of supply statewide (Redfin, through May 2026), active listings -10.2% year over year, and home values +3.8% over the past year. Buyers with a five-year-plus horizon are mostly exposed to the payment, not the price, so the rate you can qualify for matters more than the month you buy. Properties Incorporated is an independent data platform, not a brokerage or lender — this is information, not advice.
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