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Pawnee County, KS housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$109,195+5.0% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBalanced, leaning buyersMore homes for sale than last year, 19% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$23,671About 0.3× the local median income ($69,238): affordable for a typical household
Days on market94 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate

The typical home in Pawnee County, KS is worth $109,195, up 5.0% from a year ago. That is well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $98,345, so the area is 11.0% overvalued. It is a balanced market, leaning toward buyers: homes take about 94 days to sell, listings are up 13% from a year ago, 19% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $23,671 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $69,238. In the latest IRS figures, 102 more people moved out than in.

Home value over time

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Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.

Prices and affordability

Typical home value$109,195
Change in 1 year+5.0%
Overvalued %+11.0%
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Fair home value$98,345
Change in 5 years+51.3%
Home value to income1.6×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$592
Income needed to afford it$23,671
Property tax rate2.03%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$994

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago+12.9%
Days on market94
Listings with a price cut19.1%
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Homes for sale35
Pending sales per 100 listings11
Asking price per sq ft$71

People and jobs

Median household income$69,238
Population change (1 year)−1.0%
Unemployment rate1.2%
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Population5,991
Income adjusted for cost of living$80,603
Net moves in (IRS)−102
Cost of living (US = 100)85.9

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)5.8
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)31.6
Flood risk score20.7
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Wildfire risk score55.1
Walkability (1 to 20)6.5
Road, rail and air noise54 dB

Questions people ask

Is Pawnee County, KS overvalued?
Home prices in Pawnee County, KS are well above what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $98,345, so the area is 11.0% overvalued.
Is Pawnee County, KS a buyer's or seller's market?
Pawnee County, KS is a balanced market, leaning toward buyers: homes take about 94 days to sell, listings are up 13% from a year ago, 19% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Pawnee County, KS?
Home values in Pawnee County, KS are up 5.0% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Pawnee County, KS?
A household needs about $23,671 a year to afford the typical home in Pawnee County, KS at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $69,238.

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