The story of this market
The typical home in Rice County, Kansas sells for about $122,538.
Prices are up +11.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 101% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, 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
0%
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: 2020 (+12.4%). Worst: 2016 (-2.8%). 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
$1,190
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
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 3 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
92
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $10,443,071.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
71.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 104 | 57 | 71.3% | 0% | $85,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Rice County, Kansas
Rice County is experiencing a period of modest home value appreciation, with values rising 11.5% year-over-year to a median of $122,538. The market remains characterized by low inventory and a stable, rural economic base. Future growth is tied to potential infrastructure developments like wind energy projects.
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 0.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 11 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 62.91% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 11.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports of 10 — 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.
Rice 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 10.0%/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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| 67427 | Bushton | $49,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $817 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67444 | Geneseo | $145,000 | $195 | — | 120 | 98% | — | 3 | 3 | $850 | researched Oct 8 |
| 67510 | Abbyville | $125,000 | $95 | +2.1% | 88 | 96.5% | 12.5% | 6.2 | 4 | $850 | researched Oct 7 |
| 67520 | Bison | $66,118 | $48 | +2.1% | 120 | 96% | 15% | 8.5 | 5 | $750 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67524 | Bison | $77,457 | $194 | +0.4% | 16 | 95.5% | — | — | — | $716 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67544 | Hoisington | $129,750 | $79 | -7.3% | 54 | — | — | — | 14 | $965 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67554 | Lyons | $105,000 | $25 | — | 71 | — | 15.8% | — | 20 | $961 | researched Oct 8 |
| 67557 | Little River | $235,000 | $98 | — | 16 | 100% | — | 1 | 1 | $739 | researched Oct 8 |
| 67579 | Sterling | $172,362 | $121 | +2.1% | 85 | 98.5% | 15% | 6.2 | 12 | $693 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67584 | Utica | $125,000 | $85 | +4.2% | 112 | 96.5% | — | 6.5 | 4 | $850 | researched Oct 1 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is currently evaluating windfarm development, with public hearings scheduled regarding infrastructure and land use.
The county economy is primarily agricultural and rural, with ongoing discussions regarding wind energy infrastructure projects.
Property taxes are administered at the county level; specific effective rates and exemptions are determined by local mill levies and state-mandated assessment practices.
The economy is largely rural and agricultural, with the county seat of Lyons serving as the administrative and commercial hub.
- Kansas State Fairgrounds4.521.2 mi
- Hutchinson Sports Arena4.622.3 mi
- B&B Hutchinson Mall 84.423 mi
- Metropolitan Coffee4.722.5 mi
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge4.718.8 mi
- Lights on Pennington Road519.3 mi
- Sterling Lake4.75.4 mi
- Cosmosphere4.822.1 mi
- Strataca, Kansas Underground Salt Museum4.825.3 mi
- Metropolitan Coffee4.722.5 mi
- Kansas Motorcycle Museum4.928.2 mi
- Kansas Wetlands Education Center4.924.7 mi
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge4.718.8 mi
- Sterling Lake4.75.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in the county seat of Lyons, this is a notable historic site.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter.
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.