Kansas housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 32
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Home Value
$249,603
+3.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
32
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
54 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$124
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 21% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (32/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $70k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,236 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $124 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +11% 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 +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +6.1%), chance of a rise 85%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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Counties in Kansas
Metros in Kansas
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS metro | $327.3K | +3.7% | 33 |
| Wichita, KS metro | $224.3K | +3.2% | 33 |
| Topeka, KS metro | $220.1K | +1.6% | 42 |
| Joplin, MO-KS metro | $218.2K | +2.7% | 43 |
| Manhattan, KS metro | $271.8K | +3.6% | 33 |
| Lawrence, KS metro | $337.8K | +3.5% | 50 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS metro | $216.4K | +5.7% | 33 |
| Hutchinson, KS metro | $156.4K | +7.2% | 56 |
| Salina, KS metro | $183.1K | +5.1% | 22 |
| Pittsburg, KS metro | $141.5K | −0.7% | 37 |
| Garden City, KS metro | $233.9K | −1.8% | 98 |
| Emporia, KS metro | $192.4K | +4.5% | 39 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS metro | $128.1K | +5.7% | 68 |
| Dodge City, KS metro | $207.9K | −2.7% | 97 |
| McPherson, KS metro | $224.5K | +3.1% | 80 |
| Hays, KS metro | $246K | +3.5% | 51 |
| Ottawa, KS metro | $264.1K | +8.0% | 24 |
| Great Bend, KS metro | $123.2K | +10.3% | 73 |
| Liberal, KS metro | $146.5K | +1.3% | 53 |
| Atchison, KS metro | $189.6K | +8.0% | 24 |