Housing in Wichita, Kansas

In Wichita, KS, the median value of a house is $172,400 which is significantly lower than the US median of $338,100. Despite this difference, the one year house appreciation rate in Wichita, KS is actually higher than the national average at 9.88%, compared to 8.27% across the country. This indicates that housing in this area may be a wise investment for potential buyers looking for value in an area with growing potential.

The median home cost in Wichita is $172,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 69.0%. Home Appreciation in Wichita is up 9.9%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Wichita real estate is 46 years old

The Rental Market in Wichita

- Renters make up 35.3% of the Wichita population
- 3.3% of houses and apartments in Wichita, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

MEDIAN MONTHLY RENT BY NUMBER OF BEDROOMS

HOUSING BY YEAR BUILT

HOUSING	Wichita, Kansas	United States
	172,020	137,428,986
	47	41
	$172,400	$338,100
	9.9%	8.3%
	49.1%	57.8%
	69.0%	108.7%
	$12.48	$11.36
	$1,624	$2,724
	52.4%	56.2%
	10.9%	12.1%
	36.7%	31.6%
VACANT HOUSING
	3.3%	2.0%
	0.3%	0.4%
	0.9%	0.9%
	0.4%	0.5%
	0.2%	4.0%
	5.7%	4.3%
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING
	2.8%	2.7%
	3.2%	2.7%
	5.7%	3.4%
	11.7%	4.7%
	11.7%	5.5%
	22.6%	13.3%
	18.2%	14.0%
	14.6%	19.6%
	5.3%	12.2%
	1.7%	7.1%
	1.6%	8.2%
	0.6%	3.2%
	0.2%	1.8%
	0.0%	0.7%
	0.0%	0.9%
HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
	1.9%	2.5%
	2.3%	2.7%
	10.2%	14.0%
	12.9%	13.9%
	12.5%	13.4%
	12.8%	15.2%
	12.9%	13.9%
	20.0%	10.3%
	7.4%	4.9%
	10.7%	12.6%

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Reviews for Wichita 58 Reviews

Wichita, great for families or starter city. - 7/27/2020
My comparison is to living in AZ, CO, NE & WY. Wichita is a nice city with a lot to do. It has history, art, live music, breweries, plenty of biking and walking trails.... Read More

Tanya | Wichita, KS | Reply | 1 Reply

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Great city - 4/12/2020
I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful... Read More

Mike | Normandy, TN | Reply | No Replies

It has nice and not so nice qualities - 7/8/2019
I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all... Read More

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67212, 67217, 67203, 67207, 67216, 67213, 67218, 67204, 67211, 67226, ... 23 more

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