The story of this market
The typical home in Butler County, Kansas sells for about $274,000, or $150 per square foot.
Prices are down 9.39% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 46.8 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 100% since 2000. Last year 8 of 18 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is wildfire, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,043 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,043 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
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: 2022 (+15.8%). Worst: 2011 (-1.2%). 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
$1,382
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 18 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
69
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $42,316,725.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2941 | 1722 | 82.1% | 11.6% | $155,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Butler County, Kansas
The Butler County housing market is experiencing a cooling phase with median prices declining by over 9% year-over-year as of mid-2026. While inventory remains relatively tight at 164 active listings, the combination of price depreciation and longer days on market suggests a shift toward a more buyer-friendly environment. Market activity is currently characterized by a cautious outlook as property values adjust to broader economic pressures.
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 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 104 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 2.84% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 7.8% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports of 7 — 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.
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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| 67002 | Andover | $394,169 | $190 | — | 149 | — | — | — | 166 | $1,454 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67010 | Belle Plaine | $288,993 | $160 | 0% | 51 | — | — | — | 57 | $871 | researched Sep 19 |
| 67042 | El Dorado | $133,400 | $108 | +2.1% | 52 | 97.2% | 12% | 4.7 | 84 | $833 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67052 | Goddard | $288,500 | $152 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 80 | $1,550 | researched Oct 8 |
| 67074 | Leon | $190,164 | $115 | +3.5% | 50 | 98.5% | 18% | 3.2 | 1,417 | $797 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67107 | Moundridge | $243,000 | $128 | +2.1% | 42 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.5 | 18 | $750 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67133 | Rose Hill | $234,500 | $138 | +4.2% | 28 | 98.5% | 12% | 2.3 | 42 | $1,064 | 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.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. Federal (United States (federal)) — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Liens: Establishes a statutory federal lien upon the parcel running in favor of the United States for all unrecovered cleanup costs, damages, and statutory interest incurred by the EPA. Rate and formula: Direct Dollar-for-Dollar Reimbursement (Lien Amount = Incurred Response Costs + Administrative Costs + Federal (United States (federal)) — Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) Withholding: Imposes an affirmative withholding tax obligation on the transferee (buyer) to withhold and remit tax on the gross amount realized (gross sales price). The statutory base withholding rate is 15% of the total purchase price (Formula: Tax = Amount Realized × 15%). Exemptions and reductions: (1) 0% wit Federal (United States (federal)) — Federal General Tax Lien Encumbrance: Under IRC § 6321, a statutory lien arises automatically as of the date of assessment and attaches to all real property owned or acquired by the taxpayer.
The Butler County Appraiser's Office conducts annual market studies to determine property valuations, with approximately 86% of residential properties trending upward in value for 2026.
- Dave & Buster's Wichita4.222.1 mi
- Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Wichita4.225.8 mi
- Field Station: Dinosaurs4.229.9 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese3.823.9 mi
- Jumpy Jump Land4.221.6 mi
- INTRUST Bank Arena4.429.9 mi
- Topgolf Wichita4.122.2 mi
- Chicken N Pickle - Wichita4.423 mi
- Park City Arena4.427.1 mi
- Charles Koch Arena4.527.1 mi
- Andover Central Park4.719.5 mi
- Fulton Valley Farms4.711.9 mi
- Robert Shryock Park4.713.2 mi
- Andover Community Center4.619 mi
- Central Cinema 64.53.3 mi
- Kansas Aviation Museum4.728.9 mi
- Museum of World Treasures4.629.6 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House4.827.8 mi
- Old Town Farm & Art Market4.729.6 mi
- Mark Arts4.725 mi
- Santa Fe Lake4.316.3 mi
- El Dorado Lake State Park4.33.5 mi
- Andover Central Park4.719.5 mi
- Deer Grove RV Park4.34.5 mi
- Robert Shryock Park4.713.2 mi
- Shady Creek Marina Sales & Service4.53.5 mi
- El Dorado Lake4.52.1 mi
- Augusta Country Club3.914 mi
- Dillons4.42.8 mi
- El Dorado Shopping Center44.1 mi
- Stearman Field Bar & Grill4.516.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ACS profiles for Butler County, KS.
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.