Blue Rapids, KS housing market
The typical Blue Rapids home is worth about $115,000, up 3.4% in a year, 54% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Blue Rapids compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Blue Rapids at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Blue Rapids | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $64,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $65,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $72,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $85,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $93,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $100,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $105,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $113,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $116,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $115,000 | $250,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Blue Rapids is $1,190 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $880 · 4 bedrooms $2,000
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66411; Manhattan, KS HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.