The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 66608 sells for about $149,929, or $108 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.7%), a market in balance. Homes take about 25 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $866 a month.
ZIP 66608 — Topeka
The housing market in ZIP 66608 is currently experiencing a period of stabilization with modest price fluctuations. Market data for this specific ZIP is limited, and many metrics are not published at the ZCTA level, requiring reliance on broader city-level trends for context. Demand remains steady, though buyers are finding more negotiating power compared to previous years.
Median prices moved down 0.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 25 days on market with 5.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 7.0% · poverty 18.6% — a mixed stability profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 66608, Shawnee County KS
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Kansas) — Kansas Residential Property Tax: 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.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables.
- West Ridge Lanes Family Fun4.25.9 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.36.2 mi
- Bonkers Topeka4.15.6 mi
- Prairie Band Casino & Resort4.216.5 mi
- Stormont Vail Events Center4.33.5 mi
- The Pennant4.42.6 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.15.8 mi
- Iron Rail Brewing4.42.4 mi
- Topeka Zoo4.33.5 mi
- Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center4.72.5 mi
- The Pennant4.42.6 mi
- Lake Shawnee4.76 mi
- B&B Theatres Topeka Wheatfield 94.56.2 mi
- Lake Shawnee4.76 mi
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park4.83.2 mi
- Gage Park4.63.7 mi
- Ted Ensley Gardens4.86.1 mi
- Perry State Park4.510.6 mi
- Lake Perry Yacht & Marina4.614.2 mi
- Rock Creek Marina & Resort- Boat Rentals & Cabins4.511.4 mi
- West Ridge Mall3.66.2 mi
- Hy-Vee Grocery Store4.47 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.26 mi
- Dillons4.25.6 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.36.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Major commercial and retail artery serving the ZIP.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.