Wichita - KS housing market
The Wichita metro has a typical home value of $224,280, up 3.2% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 15 days on market, a strong seller's market. 22% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Wichita housing market, October 2026
The typical Wichita home is worth $224,280 as of August 2026, up 0.0% from the prior month, up 0.0% over three months, and up 3.2% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $216,185 to $224,280.
Homes are going pending in about 15 days, slower than the 11 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,351 homes for sale, 3% fewer than a year ago. 22.3% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 19.9% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,205 a month, up 4.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.5.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($44,856), the typical Wichita home costs about $1,523 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $65,300 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($224,280) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Wichita - KS metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 3.2% over the past year. In Wichita - KS, that means a home worth $217,326 last year is now worth roughly $224,280.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $241,038. Homes are selling at 99.1% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Wichita - KS sit on the market for roughly 15 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 22.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 856 new listings hit the market each month in Wichita - KS. There are currently 2,351 homes for sale, down 2.5% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Wichita - KS is $1,205, up 4.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.5x, toss-up (#134 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,242 a month in principal and interest, $37 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.09% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in KS
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka - KS | $220,095 | +1.6% | 11.0d |