Great Bend, KS housing market
The typical Great Bend home is worth about $128,000, up 11% in a year, 49% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Great Bend compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Great Bend at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Great Bend | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $83,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $82,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $81,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $85,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $96,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $104,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $113,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $120,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $126,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $128,000 | $250,000 |
Great Bend and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend | $128K | +11% | $890 | — | $102,560 |
| Great Bend | — | +14.1%† | $890 | 4 | $54,139 |
| South Bend | — | +14.1%† | $890 | — | $70,650 |
| Buffalo | — | +14.1%† | $890 | — | $52,083 |
| Liberty | — | +14.1%† | $890 | — | $56,500 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
1.2 years of income
The typical Great Bend home costs about 1.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Kansas (3.4 years).
How Great Bend 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 $890
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Great Bend is $890 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 10% of the town's median household income.
Studio $650 · 4 bedrooms $1,320
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (67530; Barton 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.