Columbus, KS 66725 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 88
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Home Value
$135,862
+5.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
88
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
68 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
93%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$137
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 93% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 2% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+15% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (88/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.0% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% 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 $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $137 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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Other ZIP codes in Cherokee County, KS
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Springs, KS 66713 | $122.9K | +4.8% | 77 |
| Galena, KS 66739 | $127.4K | +4.2% | 65 |
| Weir, KS 66781 | $123.4K | +6.0% | 80 |
| Chetopa, KS 67336 | $71.4K | +4.6% | 67 |
| Riverton, KS 66770 | $176.9K | +4.9% | 53 |
| Scammon, KS 66773 | $92.4K | −1.2% | 55 |
| West Mineral, KS 66782 | – | – | 72 |
| ZIP 66778 | – | – | – |