Wichita housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
For Wichita home prices, the Zillow Home Value Index put a typical Wichita, Kansas home at $204,831 in September 2026. That was 2.3% higher than a year earlier and the highest monthly value on record.
- Value of a typical home
- $204,831September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +2.3%since September 2025
- Change over 10 years
- +83.5%since September 2016
- 2002-to-present multiple
- ×2.2from $94,474
- Time on the market
- 51Realtor.com, Wichita, KS metro.
Wichita home prices since 2000
Wichita is shown by the steel line, and the United States by the grey line. Over the same months since April 2002, a typical Wichita home increased from $94,474 to $204,831, reaching ×2.17. The US reached ×2.58 during that period. Prices peaked during the boom in October 2008 at $110,337 and reached their low in December 2013 at $102,634, a −7.0% change.
Yearly median home prices in Wichita
Each year is based on the average of its twelve monthly values; the latest month appears for 2026.
| Year | Wichita | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $92,597 | $155,308 | |
| 2004 | $97,423 | +5.2% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $103,932 | +6.7% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $102,938 | −1.0% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $107,090 | +4.0% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $109,246 | +2.0% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $110,725 | +1.4% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $111,555 | +0.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $106,526 | −4.5% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $103,526 | −2.8% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $103,095 | −0.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $103,514 | +0.4% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $107,500 | +3.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $111,556 | +3.8% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $115,353 | +3.4% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $120,178 | +4.2% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $126,571 | +5.3% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $137,900 | +9.0% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $152,665 | +10.7% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $171,381 | +12.3% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $185,257 | +8.1% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $197,156 | +6.4% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $200,519 | +1.7% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $204,831 | +2.3% | $366,157 |
Current values of Wichita homes bought in any year
This estimate uses an index for a typical home and does not constitute an appraisal.
Each yearly figure is the average of twelve monthly index values; September 2026 is the current value. Other options include the home appreciation calculator.
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Wichita housing market forecast
For the 12 months from September 2026, Zillow's forecast projects a +3.9% change in the Wichita, KS metro. It also estimates +1.7% over the next three months. Based on Wichita's typical value of $204,831, the forecast points to about $212,800 after a year.
The site restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro and does not publish its own forecast. Such a 12-month forecast has usually differed from the actual change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
See forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Wichita housing market crash risk score
A score of 27 out of 100, moderate
The score ranks Wichita among 292 cities by five conditions that were high before earlier price declines. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. This rating shows current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +4.5% | 52 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −8.9% | 23 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 14.7 | 24 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 3.1 | 8 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +2.3% | 28 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. The scoring method for each input: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Wichita inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Wichita, KS metro counted 1,804 homes available for sale, down 11.2% from a year earlier and up 4.5% versus the same month of 2019. Listings had a median sale time of 51 days (−8.9% against 2019), while a price cut appeared on 18.6% of listings.
| Wichita, KS metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,804 | −11.2% |
| New listings | 820 | |
| Median days on market | 51 | +1.0% |
| Median list price | $275,000 | −4.6% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.6% |
Metro inventory comes from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Wichita cost of living
The Zillow Observed Rent Index placed Wichita's typical asking rent at $1,159 a month. That rent was 4.4% higher over a year. The typical home equals 14.7 years of that rent. Census ACS 2024 reports median household income of $65,855. A typical home is valued at 3.1 times the annual household income figure. BEA gives the metro a price index of 88.9, compared with the US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 66.2.
Rent and prices in Wichita, plus the salary needed to move there: Wichita cost of living.
Additional Kansas housing markets
See the Kansas housing market for the entire state.
How to read this chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Wichita, which tracks the smoothed and seasonally adjusted value of a typical home in the market's middle third, measured in that month's dollars. An open dot identifies the slider's selected month, while a terracotta dot shows the most recent month. These figures do not account for inflation. An index tracks the typical home rather than one particular house. To find one home's value from its sale price, use the home appreciation calculator or the card above it.