Glen Elder, KS housing market
The typical Glen Elder home is worth about $160,000, down 3.9% in a year, 36% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Glen Elder compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Glen Elder at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Glen Elder | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $94,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $93,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $103,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $112,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $116,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $128,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $141,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $152,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $176,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $160,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $160,000 | $250,000 |
Glen Elder and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Elder | $160K | −3.9% | $900 | $97,731 |
| Solomon Rapids | — | +16.2%† | $910 | — |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
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 $900
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Glen Elder is $900 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Glen Elder pay a median of $438, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $650 · 4 bedrooms $1,300
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (67430, 67446; Mitchell 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.