Kansas cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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63 Kansas cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 70/100 with median 1-yr of +3.8%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 63 tracked cities — 3 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

63
Cities tracked
$235,086
Median home (state)
57
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Ottawa

pop 12,733
80
Hot$237,259 · +10.3%

Tonganoxie

pop 6,195
79
Hot$376,877 · +4.1%

Atchison

pop 10,813
78
Hot$171,825 · +9.4%

Basehor

pop 7,996
77
Rising$444,637 · +3.9%

De Soto

pop 6,579
77
Rising$430,013 · +4.8%

Andover

pop 17,000
76
Rising$330,704 · +3.6%

Merriam

pop 11,560
76
Rising$331,669 · +5.2%

Mulvane

pop 7,016
76
Rising$237,254 · +2.9%

Olathe

pop 149,035
75
Rising$437,785 · +4.5%

Goddard

pop 6,009
74
Rising$301,883 · +2.0%

Paola

pop 5,835
74
Rising$373,881 · +5.0%

Louisburg

pop 5,266
74
Rising$405,972 · +3.2%

Lawrence

pop 97,271
73
Rising$335,513 · +3.4%

Prairie Village

pop 22,919
73
Rising$498,063 · +7.2%

Park City

pop 9,110
73
Rising$220,024 · +1.4%

Augusta

pop 9,103
73
Rising$219,175 · +6.6%

Maize

pop 7,059
73
Rising$307,359 · +2.2%

Overland Park

pop 202,893
72
Rising$487,466 · +5.2%

Gardner

pop 25,836
72
Rising$355,691 · +3.5%

Great Bend

pop 14,306
72
Rising$129,737 · +9.5%

Haysville

pop 11,406
72
Rising$209,462 · +4.3%

Spring Hill

pop 10,070
72
Rising$421,796 · +0.5%

Eudora

pop 6,564
72
Rising$335,910 · +3.8%

Wichita

pop 400,991
71
Rising$204,104 · +2.8%

Shawnee

pop 69,724
71
Rising$429,158 · +4.3%

Hutchinson

pop 39,561
71
Rising$149,978 · +6.7%

Leavenworth

pop 37,370
71
Rising$262,331 · +3.5%

Leawood

pop 34,013
71
Rising$791,281 · +6.3%

Derby

pop 26,604
71
Rising$284,311 · +2.9%

Newton

pop 18,320
71
Rising$173,504 · +4.0%

Winfield

pop 11,678
71
Rising$138,835 · +5.6%

Abilene

pop 6,501
71
Rising$181,009 · +5.9%

Lenexa

pop 59,427
70
Rising$482,917 · +4.3%

Manhattan

pop 54,700
70
Rising$291,280 · +4.3%

Bel Aire

pop 10,066
70
Rising$278,867 · +0.5%

Mission

pop 10,013
70
Rising$336,546 · +4.3%

Fort Scott

pop 7,563
70
Rising$128,157 · +2.5%

Valley Center

pop 7,416
70
Rising$259,587 · +3.4%

Salina

pop 46,109
69
Rising$175,877 · +4.0%

Hays

pop 21,213
69
Rising$251,175 · +5.1%

Lansing

pop 11,316
69
Rising$323,638 · +3.7%

Independence

pop 8,287
69
Rising$116,706 · +5.6%

Bonner Springs

pop 7,832
69
Rising$305,265 · +3.3%

Roeland Park

pop 6,689
69
Rising$337,829 · +4.9%

Kansas City

pop 156,752
68
Rising$202,558 · +1.1%

Colby

pop 5,539
68
Rising$182,079 · +4.0%

El Dorado

pop 12,694
67
Rising$173,179 · +5.7%

Emporia

pop 24,354
66
Rising$172,180 · +1.8%

McPherson

pop 14,068
66
Rising$218,089 · +3.4%

Chanute

pop 8,536
66
Rising$97,736 · +6.2%

Junction City

pop 22,053
65
Rising$201,944 · +4.6%

Pittsburg

pop 20,547
64
Rising$134,502 · -0.5%

Ulysses

pop 5,582
64
Rising$154,580 · +4.3%

Topeka

pop 125,467
63
Rising$193,522 · -0.8%

Arkansas City

pop 11,761
63
Rising$97,892 · +0.9%

Coffeyville

pop 8,545
63
Rising$62,732 · +2.9%

Dodge City

pop 27,663
62
Rising$210,841 · -1.9%

Wellington

pop 7,561
61
Stable$115,015 · +0.7%

Garden City

pop 27,996
60
Stable$235,086 · +0.1%

Iola

pop 5,309
58
Stable$89,797 · -0.8%

Liberal

pop 19,184
56
Stable$143,508 · +1.7%

Pratt

pop 6,587
55
Stable$126,439 · -2.3%

Parsons

pop 9,328
49
Stable$82,263 · -0.6%

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Tools for Kansas

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
87.7 (US=100)
Well Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental to semi-arid. Hot summers, cold winters. Tornado Alley — high tornado frequency, especially Wichita-area.

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