The story of this market
The typical home in Shawnee County, Kansas sells for about $191,691, or $134 per square foot.
Prices are down 17.98% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 36 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 118% since 2000. Last year 24 of 38 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,172 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,172 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+2.9%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+12.6%). Worst: 2011 (-1.2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.2%
KS · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,564
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+2.9%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 38 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
52
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $74,548,753.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
83.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6243 | 4028 | 83.7% | 17.1% | $115,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Shawnee County, Kansas
The Shawnee County housing market is experiencing a period of price correction with median sale prices declining significantly year-over-year. While inventory levels remain constrained, the market is cooling as evidenced by rising days on market and a shift in pricing dynamics compared to the previous year.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 37 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 21.02% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 11.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 35 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 66402 | Auburn | $310,000 | $165 | +2.1% | 22 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.5 | 18 | $879 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66533 | Rossville | $190,000 | $115 | +2.6% | 8 | 99.2% | 15% | 2.1 | 168 | $930 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66539 | Silver Lake | $355,000 | $165 | +2.1% | 22 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.4 | 48 | $860 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66542 | Tecumseh | $240,000 | $144 | +3.8% | 8 | 100% | — | — | 168 | $1,118 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66546 | Willard | $325,000 | $165 | +2.4% | 42 | 98.5% | 12% | 4.5 | 18 | $1,288 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66601 | Topeka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 30 |
| 66603 | Topeka | $91,500 | $74 | -2.5% | 65 | 96.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 12 | $698 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66604 | Topeka | $163,657 | $105 | -0.1% | 14 | 98.5% | 27.6% | 7.5 | 44 | $1,082 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66605 | Topeka | $265,900 | $115 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 35 | $884 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66606 | Topeka | $139,423 | $112 | -0.1% | 8 | 98.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 93 | $999 | researched Sep 27 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
- West Ridge Lanes Family Fun4.25.2 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.34.8 mi
- Bonkers Topeka4.15.7 mi
- Prairie Band Casino & Resort4.215.8 mi
- Stormont Vail Events Center4.38 mi
- The Pennant4.48.1 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.14.7 mi
- Iron Rail Brewing4.48.1 mi
- Prairie Band Casino & Resort4.215.8 mi
- Topeka Zoo4.35.3 mi
- Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center4.77.9 mi
- The Pennant4.48.1 mi
- Lake Shawnee4.712.1 mi
- OZ Museum4.727.4 mi
- Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center4.77.9 mi
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park4.88.3 mi
- Kansas Children's Discovery Center4.85.2 mi
- Combat Air Museum4.812.8 mi
- Lake Shawnee4.712.1 mi
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park4.88.3 mi
- 24/7 Travel Store4.212.2 mi
- Gage Park4.65.3 mi
- Ted Ensley Gardens4.811.6 mi
- Firekeeper Golf Course4.516.1 mi
- Village Greens Golf Course4.618.2 mi
- Berkshire Golf Club3.88.8 mi
- TopCITYGolf at GreatLIFE North48.6 mi
- Shawnee Country Club - GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness3.69.8 mi
- West Ridge Mall3.64.9 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.46.2 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.25.2 mi
- Dillons4.25.9 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.35.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau data.census.gov
Requires a judicial process for the foreclosure and sale of real estate by the county when property taxes remain unpaid.
K.S.A. Chapter 79, Article 28
applies when — Property subject to a special assessment or fee pursuant to K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq. or located in an improvement district
Seller must disclose the existence of the special assessment or fee to the buyer in writing prior to or as part of the sales contract and obtain written acknowledgment from the buyer.
K.S.A. 12-6a20
applies when — Property located within a designated reinvestment housing incentive district
Property may be subject to acquisition by the city or county for development purposes (excluding eminent domain) and specific relocation assistance requirements for tenants.
K.S.A. 12-5247
Annual tax bill calculated as: (Appraised Fair Market Value * 11.5% Assessment Rate) * (Mill Levy / 1,000). The mill levy is the combined tax rate set by local taxing jurisdictions.
Kansas Constitution Article 11, Section 1; K.S.A. 79-1439
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.