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Wilson County, KS housing market

Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-08 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources

Typical home value$104,584+0.4% YoY · prices are flat
Market right nowBalanced marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 18% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$22,672About 0.4× the local median income ($58,848): affordable for a typical household
Days on market74 daysFaster than a year ago: sellers have the edge

The typical home in Wilson County, KS is worth $104,584, about the same as a year ago. That is slightly below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $109,852, so the area is 4.8% undervalued. It is a balanced market: homes take about 74 days to sell, listings are down 6% from a year ago, 18% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $22,672 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 $58,848. In the latest IRS figures, 67 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$104,584
Change in 1 year+0.4%
Overvalued %−4.8%
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Fair home value$109,852
Change in 5 years+21.8%
Home value to income1.8×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)$567
Income needed to afford it$22,672
Property tax rate1.48%

Rent and investing

HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms$961

Market activity

Listings vs a year ago−5.9%
Days on market74
Listings with a price cut18.2%
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Homes for sale48
Pending sales per 100 listings23
Asking price per sq ft$72

People and jobs

Median household income$58,848
Population change (1 year)−0.0%
Unemployment rate3.0%
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Population8,299
Income adjusted for cost of living$68,508
Net moves in (IRS)−67
Cost of living (US = 100)85.9

Schools, risk and environment

School rating (1 to 10)3.8
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)18.0
Flood risk score25.7
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Wildfire risk score59.0
Walkability (1 to 20)6.2
Road, rail and air noise52 dB

Questions people ask

Is Wilson County, KS overvalued?
Home prices in Wilson County, KS are slightly below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $109,852, so the area is 4.8% undervalued.
Is Wilson County, KS a buyer's or seller's market?
Wilson County, KS is a balanced market: homes take about 74 days to sell, listings are down 6% from a year ago, 18% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Wilson County, KS?
Home values in Wilson County, KS are up 0.4% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Wilson County, KS?
A household needs about $22,672 a year to afford the typical home in Wilson County, KS at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $58,848.

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