Housing in Junction

A typical Junction home is worth roughly $198,000

Typical home value

$198K

KS $250K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$990

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,725

KS $2,798

What kind of housing town is Junction?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further21% below the Kansas typical home.A town of owners91% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.6 years of income

Less than across Kansas (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$281,000

Typical Junction home $198K

That covers a typical Junction home, with $83K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,270

Loan $980Tax $230Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $280 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Elk$148K Valley Brook$157K Vassar$233K Pomona$282K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Junction’s typical property tax (1.38% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

91% of Junction households own their home

Half of Junction’s homes were built before 1978.

Owners and renters

Own 91%Rent 9%

Kansas: 67% own.

1978

typical home built · KS 1976

$2,725

median property tax bill · KS $2,798

1.38%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · KS 1.29%

12%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

Renters already here pay a median of $1,167.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750

1 bedroom$780

2 bedrooms$990

3 bedrooms$1,320

4 bedrooms$1,450

of households rent · KS 33%

renter households

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · KS 44%

16%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,167

median rent paid today · Census

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.

Next door

Junction vs. its neighbors

Junction is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Pomona$282K Vassar$233K Junction$198K Valley Brook$157K Elk$148K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Junction	$198K*	—	$990	$76,635
Elk	$148K*	+7%†	$1,010	$76,845
Valley Brook	$157K*	—	$890	$76,678
Vassar	$233K	+4.6%	$1,210	$68,036
Pomona	$282K	+5.9%	$1,030	$62,188

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.

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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.