Bourbon County, KS housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 56
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Home Value
$141,101
+9.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
56
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
62 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
36%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$185
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 36% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 53% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (56/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.7% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $42k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,812 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $185 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +14% over the next 12 months (85% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.3% to +14.1% (80% range; middle estimate +7.2%), chance of a rise 85%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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ZIP codes in Bourbon County, KS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Scott, KS 66701 | $136.7K | +9.0% | 23 |
| Redfield, KS 66779 | $199.1K | +6.9% | 16 |
| Bronson, KS 66716 | – | – | 8 |
| Redfield, KS 66769 | – | – | 3 |
| Mapleton, KS 66754 | – | – | 57 |
| Fulton, KS 66738 | – | – | 61 |
| Garland, KS 66741 | – | – | 64 |