Jewell County, KS housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 12.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. There are 170% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−18% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (98/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price (as of Jun 2026); 60% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $40k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,926 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $175 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.1%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.

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ZIP codes in Jewell County, KS