Bern, KS housing market
The typical Bern home is worth about $267,000, up 11.8% in a year, 7% above the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bern compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bern at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Bern | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $113,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $113,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $127,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $137,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $162,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $194,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $216,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $223,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $246,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $260,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $267,000 | $250,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bern is $930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,540
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66408; Nemaha County, KS), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.