Columbus, KS housing market
The typical Columbus home is worth about $138,000, up 5.6% in a year, 45% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Columbus compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Columbus at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Columbus | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $63,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $70,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $77,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $93,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $109,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $121,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $122,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $135,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $136,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $138,000 | $250,000 |
3.6 years of income
The typical Columbus home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Kansas (3.4).
How Columbus ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $880
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Columbus is $880 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Columbus pay a median of $774, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 28% of the town's median household income.
Studio $660 · 4 bedrooms $1,160
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66725; Cherokee County, 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.