Burns, KS housing market
The typical Burns home is worth about $210,000, up 9.8% in a year, 16% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Burns compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Burns at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Burns | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $110,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $118,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $129,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $151,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $172,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $183,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $187,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $198,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $204,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $210,000 | $250,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Burns in 2025. The last year with any was 2020 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $58,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $58,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $58,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $70,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $32,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $275,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $304,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $582,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $175,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $880
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Burns is $880 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Burns pay a median of $754, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $640 · 4 bedrooms $1,340
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66840; Wichita, 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.