The story of this market
The typical home in Ellsworth County, Kansas sells for about $183,500, or $108 per square foot.
Prices are up +34.77% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 60 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 130% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $961 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $961 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
-1.2%
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: 2004 (+14.7%). Worst: 2019 (-5%). 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
$1,145
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
-1.2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 2 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
88
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $7,091,496.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
68.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 | 21 | 68.8% | 6.3% | $105,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Ellsworth County, Kansas
The Ellsworth County housing market is experiencing a period of price appreciation, with a 34.77% year-over-year increase in median listing prices. While inventory remains tight, the market is supported by steady demand and a low unemployment rate, reflecting a stable economic environment for this rural county.
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.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 4 cities · 5 ZIP reports
Median prices moved down 5.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 116 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 1.77% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.3% · poverty 10.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 6 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.
Ellsworth County, Kansas — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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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| 67439 | Ellsworth | $170,235 | $118 | +16.3% | 198 | 83.8% | 43% | 3.1 | 44 | $686 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67450 | Holyrood | $285,000 | $135 | +4% | 4 | 100% | — | 12.5 | 25 | $691 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67454 | Kanopolis | $347,400 | $183 | +4% | 21 | 100% | — | 5.5 | 11 | $744 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67486 | — | $240,000 | $46 | +9.7% | 18 | 96.7% | — | 1 | 2 | $961 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67490 | Wilson | $320,000 | $173 | -5.4% | 115 | — | — | — | 140 | $716 | researched Sep 28 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Crime rates in Ellsworth County remain low and are generally consistent with rural Kansas trends, with no significant spikes reported in recent data.
Schools in the county are primarily served by local unified school districts, which maintain small class sizes and are central to the community's educational infrastructure.
The region faces standard rural Kansas risks, including potential for severe wind, thunderstorms, and occasional wildfire threats, with insurance premiums reflecting these environmental exposures.
Economic momentum is driven by local agriculture, manufacturing, and public sector employment, with steady but modest development activity focused on maintaining existing infrastructure.
Property taxes are determined by local mill levies set by the county, city, and school districts, with assessments managed by the Ellsworth County Appraiser's office based on fair market value.
The economy is anchored by agriculture, local government, and small-scale manufacturing, with a stable unemployment rate of 3.3% as of early 2026.
The county is served by major highway corridors including K-14 and K-156, facilitating regional transit and freight movement.
The Ellsworth County Appraiser's office conducts annual assessments of real property to ensure compliance with state valuation standards.
Parcels are subject to various special districts including USD 112, USD 327, and local cemetery or recreation districts.
Property insurance markets are stable but sensitive to regional weather-related loss trends common in the Great Plains.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Kansas' first state park, offering boating, fishing, and hiking trails.
Preserves the history of the cattle town era and local heritage.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter profiles.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
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.