The story of this market
The typical home in Sedgwick County, Kansas sells for about $265,354, or $134 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 17 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 99% since 2000. Last year 62 of 110 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, 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
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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 (+13.6%). Worst: 2011 (-2.1%). 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 110 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
59
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $255,916,974.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.6%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21126 | 12360 | 81.6% | 16.1% | $125,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County's housing market demonstrates steady resilience with median sold prices up 6.7% year-over-year to $265,354. Properties move briskly at a median 17 days on market, driven by acute inventory scarcity in entry-level and mid-market tiers. The county remains one of the most affordable regional markets in the Midwest, balancing high aerospace wage power against elevated hail and storm insurance friction.
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 0.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 76 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 13.35% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.7% · poverty 13.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 44 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.
Sedgwick County, Kansas — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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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| 67001 | Andale | $405,000 | $185 | +3.2% | 32 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.4 | 48 | $1,063 | researched Sep 30 |
| 67016 | Bentley | $180,000 | $130 | +4.1% | 13 | — | — | — | 38 | $1,094 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67025 | Cheney | $300,122 | $164 | — | 112 | — | — | — | 38 | $1,054 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67026 | Clearwater | $253,000 | $148 | -2.7% | 11 | 98.5% | 18.5% | 2.3 | 1,790 | $988 | researched Sep 30 |
| 67030 | Colwich | $210,000 | $83 | +2.5% | 55 | 98.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 489 | $1,325 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67037 | Derby | $290,000 | $145 | +2.5% | 45 | 98% | 15% | 3.5 | 232 | $1,136 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67050 | Garden Plain | $155,000 | $112 | +2.1% | 28 | 98.2% | 12% | 3.5 | 14 | $985 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67052 | Goddard | $288,500 | $152 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 80 | $1,550 | researched Oct 8 |
| 67060 | Haysville | $200,214 | $142 | — | 146 | — | — | — | 104 | $1,062 | researched Sep 27 |
| 67067 | Kechi | $287,000 | $130 | +4.1% | 18 | — | — | — | — | $1,629 | 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.
Sedgwick County experiences higher property and violent crime rates than broader Kansas rural benchmarks, heavily driven by dense urban corridors in central Wichita. Outer suburban and bedroom communities like Andover-fringe, Goddard, and Maize report significantly lower violent incident rates and peaceful suburban baseline safety metrics.
Public education quality exhibits pronounced geographic stratification across the county. Top suburban systems—including Maize USD 266, Goddard USD 265, Derby USD 260, and Valley Center USD 262—consistently receive strong academic evaluations, while Wichita USD 259 displays significant achievement divergence across its 90+ urban schools.
Sedgwick County sits in the heart of Tornado Alley, carrying high convective storm, hail, and straight-line wind risks that drive elevated property insurance underwriting costs. Riverine flooding risks are anchored around the Arkansas River and Little Arkansas River basins, mitigated substantially by the Wichita-Valley Center Floodway (Big Ditch).
Aviation and defense manufacturing anchor the local economy, headlined by Spirit AeroSystems, Textron Aviation, and McConnell Air Force Base. Regional economic expansion focuses on biomedical research, advanced composites, and logistics along Interstate 135 and Interstate 235.
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.
Sedgwick County park assets feature the 400-acre Sedgwick County Park, the Sedgwick County Zoo, Great Plains Nature Center, and extensive multi-use paths like the Prairie Sunset Trail. Cultural and sports facilities include INTRUST Bank Arena and Riverfront Stadium in downtown Wichita.
Sedgwick County maintains an accessible rental market with vacancy rates averaging 8% to 10% countywide. Multifamily construction in downtown Wichita and suburban corridors has balanced inventory, maintaining steady and affordable gross rent trajectories.
Aviation and defense manufacturing drive the regional economy, led by Spirit AeroSystems, Textron Aviation, Bombardier, and McConnell Air Force Base. Healthcare systems like Ascension Via Christi and Wesley Healthcare serve as the primary non-manufacturing employment anchors.
Sedgwick County is crossed by Interstate 35 (Kansas Turnpike), Interstate 135, Interstate 235 bypass, and US-54/400 (Kellogg Avenue Expressway). Commutes are predominantly automobile-reliant, with typical regional travel times averaging under 20 minutes.
Development momentum concentrates in west/northwest master-planned tracts around Maize and Goddard, with infill and biomedical expansions focusing on central Wichita.
The Sedgwick County Appraiser's Office conducts annual mass appraisal revaluations based on fair market value, applying Kansas's 11.5% assessment ratio on residential parcels to derive assessed value before applying local mill levies.
Special taxing overlays include improvement districts, drainage districts, and local community improvement districts (CIDs) or Tax Increment Financing (TIF) boundaries primarily located within Wichita's commercial redevelopments.
Property insurance rates across Sedgwick County are elevated due to severe spring convective weather, widespread hail activity, and tornado exposures throughout the South Central Kansas plains.
Sedgwick County has recorded modest domestic net out-migration offset by international migration and organic natural population increases, resulting in roughly flat to slightly growing aggregate headcounts.
Kansas is predominantly a judicial foreclosure state requiring court action, notice of sale, and statutory redemption rights ranging between 3 to 12 months depending on the borrower's equity position.
Kansas sellers typically complete a standard seller's property disclosure statement identifying known structural, mechanical, environmental, or water intrusion defects, operating under latent defect legal obligations.
- Blast Off Bay4.32.3 mi
- Richard A. DeVore SOUTH YMCA - Greater Wichita YMCA4.18.3 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.24.7 mi
- Dave & Buster's Wichita4.218.4 mi
- Rock River Rapids Aquatic Park4.416.9 mi
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park4.82.2 mi
- Botanica, The Wichita Gardens4.89.4 mi
- INTRUST Bank Arena4.410.7 mi
- Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center4.510.3 mi
- Topgolf Wichita4.118.3 mi
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park4.82.2 mi
- Sedgwick County Zoo4.77.7 mi
- Exploration Place4.710 mi
- AMC Northrock 144.416.6 mi
- The Keeper of the Plains4.89.9 mi
- Botanica, The Wichita Gardens4.89.4 mi
- Exploration Place4.710 mi
- Wichita Art Museum4.79.7 mi
- Kansas Aviation Museum4.713.8 mi
- Museum of World Treasures4.611 mi
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park4.82.2 mi
- Botanica, The Wichita Gardens4.89.4 mi
- Sedgwick County Park4.67 mi
- Great Plains Nature Center4.815.4 mi
- O J Watson Park4.510 mi
- O'Brien's Marina4.514.9 mi
- Ninnescah Sailing Association4.618.4 mi
- Topgolf Wichita4.118.3 mi
- MacDonald Golf Course3.713.1 mi
- Auburn Hills Golf Course4.32 mi
- Hidden Lakes Golf Course4.518.2 mi
- Sierra Hills Golf Club4.518.7 mi
- Towne East Square4.315.3 mi
- Dillons Marketplace4.415.5 mi
- Dillons4.112.5 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.115.5 mi
- Kohl's4.15.8 mi
- Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport4.65.3 mi
- Stearman Field Bar & Grill4.524.1 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 top-ranked national zoological park in northwest Wichita housing over 3,000 animals across multiple immersive bioclimatic zones.
A 15,000-seat multi-purpose entertainment arena in downtown Wichita hosting concerts, sports tournaments, and minor league hockey.
A 400-acre open-space complex featuring four fishing lakes, bocce courts, sledding hills, and miles of paved multi-use hiking and biking trails.
Modern downtown ballpark home to the Wichita Wind Surge, the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.
Retrieved from US Census Bureau Decennial/ACS 5-year county profile data for Sedgwick 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.