Fort Scott, KS 66701 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 23
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Home Value
$136,678
+9.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
23
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
54 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
31%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$182
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 31% 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 54% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−9% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (23/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price; 19% 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 $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $182 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +15% over the next 12 months (87% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −1.6% to +14.7% (80% range; middle estimate +7.6%), chance of a rise 87%, of a 5%+ drop 4%.
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Other ZIP codes in Bourbon County, KS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfield, KS 66779 | $199.1K | +6.9% | 16 |
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| Redfield, KS 66769 | – | – | 3 |
| Mapleton, KS 66754 | – | – | 57 |
| Fulton, KS 66738 | – | – | 61 |
| Garland, KS 66741 | – | – | 64 |