Hays, KS 67601 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 29
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Home Value
$258,636
+3.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
29
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
74 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$110
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 22% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 53% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (29/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.0% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $71k 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 $110 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.6% to +12.7% (80% range; middle estimate +5.6%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis, KS 67637 | $171.8K | +2.7% | 86 |
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