A typical Fairfax home is worth roughly $211,000
What kind of housing town is Fairfax?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
94% of Fairfax households own their home
Half of Fairfax’s homes were built before 1987.
Kansas: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Fairfax
Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Fairfax home, with $62K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000 a month here, $330 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Kansas typical property tax (1.29% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Topeka, KS MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Fairfax vs. its neighbors
Fairfax is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | $211K* | — | $1,000 | $79,844 |
| Junction | $198K* | — | $990 | $76,635 |
| Ridgeway | $142K* | — | $920 | $80,547 |
| Valley Brook | $157K* | — | $890 | $76,678 |
| Elk | $148K* | +7%† | $1,010 | $76,845 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Fairfax buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.