The story of this market
The typical home in Bourbon County, Kansas sells for about $111,665, or $84 per square foot.
Prices are down 19.4% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 4 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 61% since 2003. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $994 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $994 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
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 (+18.4%). Worst: 2015 (-14.7%). 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
$1,184
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, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
65
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $10,240,932.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
74.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 330 | 169 | 74.8% | 7.5% | $115,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Bourbon County, Kansas
The Bourbon County housing market is experiencing a significant decline in median sale prices, which dropped 19.4% year-over-year to $111,665 as of May 2026. Despite the price correction, homes are moving faster than in the previous year, with a median of 4 days on the market. The area faces broader economic challenges, including a low median household income and a slight population decline.
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 0.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 92 days on market with 4.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
12% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.3% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — 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.
researched Sep 27
| 66701 | Fort Scott | $85,533 | $68 | +0.2% | 92 | 96% | 12% | 4.2 | 33 | $748 | researched Sep 27 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Economic development efforts are focused on the Fort Scott industrial park and business expansion opportunities within the historic district.
The local economy is supported by the Bourbon County Economic Development Council, which promotes industrial growth and business expansion in Fort Scott.
- Cedar Crest Lodge527.6 mi
- The Pitt4.627.1 mi
- Bicknell Family Center for the Arts4.828.8 mi
- Fort Scott National Historic Site4.86.7 mi
- Crawford State Park4.610.4 mi
- Gunn Park4.65.2 mi
- Bourbon State Fishing Lake4.514.3 mi
- Fort Cinema4.65.8 mi
- Fort Scott National Historic Site4.86.7 mi
- Stonetree Coffee & Pottery4.924 mi
- Fort Scott National Historic Site4.86.7 mi
- Crawford State Park4.610.4 mi
- Gunn Park4.65.2 mi
- Bourbon State Fishing Lake4.514.3 mi
- Dollar General4.15.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A significant historical area serving as a local anchor.
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data Commons.
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.