Barton County, KS housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 72
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Home Value
$123,108
+10.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
72
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
65 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
92.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
25%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$109
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 47% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (72/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.7% below their final list price; 19% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $39k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,144 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $109 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.1% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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ZIP codes in Barton County, KS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend, KS 67530 | $127.3K | +11.0% | 44 |
| Russell, KS 67544 | $100.8K | +9.8% | 55 |
| Ellinwood, KS 67526 | $128.6K | +6.7% | 81 |
| Claflin, KS 67525 | $143.7K | +11.3% | 34 |
| Great Bend, KS 67564 | – | – | 37 |