Jefferson County, KS housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 43
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Home Value
$295,428
+9.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
43
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
43 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
33%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
62%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$141
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 62% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 9% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+5% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (43/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 33% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $81k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $141 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +14% over the next 12 months (84% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.6% to +13.8% (80% range; middle estimate +6.9%), chance of a rise 84%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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ZIP codes in Jefferson County, KS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden, KS 66512 | $317.3K | +9.6% | 20 |
| McLouth, KS 66054 | $360.1K | +6.5% | 19 |
| Valley Falls, KS 66088 | $267.3K | +10.2% | 32 |
| Oskaloosa, KS 66066 | $326.7K | +9.6% | 90 |
| Perry, KS 66073 | $305.1K | +7.3% | 31 |
| Ozawkie, KS 66070 | $259.4K | +9.5% | 63 |
| Nortonville, KS 66060 | $214.6K | +11.9% | 37 |
| Winchester, KS 66097 | $271.1K | +11.7% | 14 |
| Grantville, KS 66429 | $270.1K | +11.4% | 9 |