Kansas housing market
Typical home value
$246K
▲ 3.5% 1 yr
5-year change
+30%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,497/mo
19 cities
Unemployment rate
3.8%
Median household income
$86K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Kansas is worth $246,055, up 3.5% in a year and up 30% over five years. That's the #42 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 19 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,497/mo, roughly a 7.3% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $85,540 in 2025, so the typical home costs 2.9× income.
- 4Unemployment is 3.8% (+0.0 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Kansas metro areas
Wichita, KS
$222K home$1,206 rent6.5% yield
▲ 2.9% 1 yr
Topeka, KS
$217K home$1,250 rent6.9% yield
▲ 1.2% 1 yr
Manhattan, KS
$268K home$1,262 rent5.7% yield
▲ 3.1% 1 yr
Lawrence, KS
$336K home$1,563 rent5.6% yield
▲ 3.4% 1 yr
Hutchinson, KS
$155K home$827 rent6.4% yield
▲ 6.2% 1 yr
Salina, KS
$179K home$1,066 rent7.1% yield
▲ 4.9% 1 yr
Emporia, KS
$191K home$718 rent4.5% yield
▲ 3.4% 1 yr
Kansas cities
19 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
19 cities
| Wichita | $205K | ▲ 2.3% | $1,159 | ▲ 4.4% | 6.8% |
| Overland Park | $481K | ▲ 5.3% | $1,754 | ▲ 3.1% | 4.4% |
| Topeka | $195K | ▼ 0.4% | $1,249 | ▲ 4.3% | 7.7% |
| Kansas City | $200K | ▲ 2.5% | $1,322 | ▲ 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Olathe | $433K | ▲ 4.6% | $1,809 | ▲ 3.1% | 5.0% |
| Lawrence | $333K | ▲ 3.3% | $1,580 | ▲ 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Shawnee | $424K | ▲ 4.5% | $1,497 | ▲ 0.3% | 4.2% |
| Manhattan | $294K | ▲ 4.5% | $1,315 | ▲ 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Lenexa | $477K | ▲ 3.6% | $1,730 | ▲ 4.0% | 4.3% |
| Salina | $177K | ▲ 4.3% | $1,066 | ▲ 5.0% | 7.2% |
| Hutchinson | $150K | ▲ 6.1% | $805 | ▲ 4.5% | 6.4% |
| Leavenworth | $262K | ▲ 4.3% | $1,182 | ▲ 2.6% | 5.4% |
| Leawood | $792K | ▲ 7.3% | $2,076 | ▼ 1.8% | 3.1% |
| Derby | $285K | ▲ 2.6% | $1,497 | ▲ 2.3% | 6.3% |
| Junction City | $200K | ▼ 3.1% | $1,132 | ▲ 1.3% | 6.8% |
| Emporia | $175K | ▲ 2.1% | $718 | ▼ 1.8% | 4.9% |
| Gardner | $351K | ▲ 2.3% | $1,602 | ▲ 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Prairie Village | $490K | ▲ 6.9% | $2,195 | ▲ 1.8% | 5.4% |
| Mission | $327K | ▲ 4.2% | $1,690 | ▲ 6.6% | 6.2% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.